KSI Auto Parts has provided more than $250,000 in financial and in-kind support for collision repair schools through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. KSI contributed $25,000 to support the Education Foundation in 2018 and started a program to donate parts to schools that has supplied $240,000 in parts. The monetary contribution assists the Foundation’s ability […]
ASA Annual Meeting to Feature Talent, Recruitment and Retention Panel Discussion
Issues surrounding the need for new technical and management talent and the challenges faced from a growing shortage of qualified technicians will be explored during an in-depth discussion at the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Annual Business Meeting & Conference. Scheduled for 1-5 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 1, the Talent, Recruitment & Retention discussion will […]
Fayetteville Collision Repair and Refinishing Program Draft Days Today and Tomorrow
Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) announced that with the upcoming graduation for the class of 2019 in the Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology Program, the College has scheduled draft hiring days for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 -13. Student Observations will be held today, and interviews will be held on tomorrow. The Collision Repair and […]
UTI Opens Registration for Free Ignite Summer Program for High School Juniors
Free summer program offers hands-on introduction and training for high-tech, high-demand careers in the transportation industry. As part of its continued effort to address growing workforce demand for skilled technicians, Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) is bringing back Ignite – a free, summer program designed to give high school juniors an exclusive firsthand look at […]
Collision Repair and Restoration Instructor and Student Featured on Autolab Radio Tomorrow
Live broadcast to feature instructor and incoming student. A Pennsylvania College of Technology collision repair and restoration instructor and a New York high school senior planning to enroll in the Williamsport, Pa. college’s automotive restoration technology major will be among the guests on Saturday’s broadcast of The Auto Lab, a radio series about the automotive […]
Service King Reports 500th Veteran Milestone in Mission 2 Hire
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced a milestone in its Mission 2 Hire initiative with the recent hiring of its 500th U.S. Armed Forces Veteran. The importance of this number is embedded in the company’s short-term goal to hire 500 U.S. Armed Forces Veterans and family members within five years. Launched in May 2015, the […]
SkillsUSA Students Meet with Federal Legislators to Advocate for Career and Technical Education
SkillsUSA students serving as national officers visited Washington, D.C., Feb. 5 to advocate for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) during SkillsUSA Week and CTE Month. Starting the day at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE), 13 members of the SkillsUSA national officer team, along with executive […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Receives $75,000 Support from Enterprise Holdings Foundation
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the Enterprise Holdings Foundation has continued its support of the organization with a contribution of $75,000 to support collision education. The donation benefits the industry by enhancing the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s ability to offer grants and scholarships to career and technical schools and colleges and the students […]
3M and Collision Repair Education Foundation Continue Hire Our Heroes Program in 2019
The 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, along with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), are again offering the popular 3M Hire Our Heroes scholarship and tool grant awards program for 2019 to help military members and their families pursue careers in the collision repair industry. This is the seventh year that 3M has partnered with the […]
Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education Programs to Increase 5.9%
While much of the federal government remains shut down, funding under the Department of Education was finalized on time in September. It is expected funding for career and technical education programs through Perkins should be distributed as normal on July 1. According to information released by the Department of Education, career and technical education state […]