California high schools and community colleges will receive up to 350 vehicles a year to support technical education programs. The Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) new Cars for Schools program provides retired vehicles to public high schools, community colleges, and regional occupation programs, offering students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in auto and collision […]
AASP/MA President Brodeur Named Vocational Partner of the Year
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) President Molly Brodeur of Al Brodeur’s Auto Body in Marlborough, MA was recently named Vocational Partner of the Year by Crossroads School. Established in 2002, Crossroads School education and related services to students with autism ages three to 22 to enhance their quality of life and independent […]
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Awards $40,000 in Start-Up Grants for SkillsUSA Chapters
Seventeen high schools from across the country will each receive grants of up to $2,500 from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools to strengthen their local SkillsUSA chapters. The grants, totaling $40,000, will support students learning construction trades, transportation and manufacturing. Designed to strengthen chapters established within the past three years, the Harbor Freight Tools for […]
Applications Open for Over $150,000 in Collision Repair Education Foundation Student Scholarships and Grants
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) 2020 grant and scholarship application period is now open to high school and post-secondary collision students who will be attending career and technical schools and colleges in the fall. The Foundation and its supporters offer over $150,000 in student scholarships and grants annually. Application information for CREF grants and […]
LKQ Donates $25,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
The LKQ Corporation continued its support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) with a contribution of $25,000 in 2019. LKQ’s annual contribution allows CREF the ability to work on attracting students to local technical programs, support the students while in school, and help connect the students to local/national industry employers. Terry Fortner, LKQ Vice […]
AASP-MN Raises Over $14,000 to Support Scholarships at 18th Annual Race for Automotive Education
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) held its 18th Annual Race for Automotive Education, January 14- 16, at ProKart Indoor Racing in Burnsville, Minn. The event raised over $14,000 to support the Alliance’s Automotive Education Fund and will fund scholarships for automotive students enrolled in ASE-accredited auto service and collision repair programs […]
Universal Technical Institute Partners with Pennsylvania Automotive Businesses to Launch Early Employment Initiative
Working with local transportation industry employers, Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Exton, Pa., has launched its Early Employment initiative that blends post-secondary skills education with on-the-job, apprenticeship-type training. The Exton, Pa. campus provides both automotive and diesel training programs. The Exton campus is only the second of 12 campuses to offer the program. UTI started […]
Mitchell Donates $3.4 Million of Cloud Estimating Solutions to Collision Repair Schools
Mitchell has donated more than $3,400,000 worth of its Mitchell Cloud Estimating solution to dozens of US collision repair and technical schools. The donation of the cloud-based estimating solution, which writes estimates on collision damage, assists students by teaching them the estimating writing process to prepare them for work upon graduation. “We’re always looking for […]
CCAR and TechForce Foundation Partner on Be a Pathfinder Campaign
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) and TechForce Foundation are partnering for the Be A Pathfinder promotion designed to engage students and their influencers through exploring learning styles and career roadmaps. The Be a Pathfinder campaign guides future technicians, parents and influencers to recognize the life-long opportunities of a career in the transportation industry […]
AASP/NJ Partners with UTI on Employment Initiative
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) has partnered with Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to help graduating students find employment with member shops. AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant and Mechanical Chairman Keith Krehel, from Krehel Automotive Repair in Clifton, N.J. recently were given a tour of the UTI Bloomfield campus which gave […]
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