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Collision Repair and Restoration Instructor and Student Featured on Autolab Radio Tomorrow

February 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Pennsylvania College of Technology, Workforce Development

Service King Reports 500th Veteran Milestone in Mission 2 Hire

February 14, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Service King Collision Repair Centers, Veterans, Workforce Development

SkillsUSA Students Meet with Federal Legislators to Advocate for Career and Technical Education

February 7, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation Receives $75,000 Support from Enterprise Holdings Foundation 

January 30, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Workforce Development

3M and Collision Repair Education Foundation Continue Hire Our Heroes Program in 2019

January 29, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M Hire Our Heroes Flag

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Hire Our Heroes, Scholarships, Workforce Development

Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education Programs to Increase 5.9%

January 25, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

2019 Perkins Career and Technical Education State Grants

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Perkins Career Education Act, Workforce Development

AASP-MN Accepting Applications for Automotive and Collision Repair Scholarships

January 25, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AASP-MN 2019 logo

Thanks to another successful fundraising drive within the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) membership, the Alliance will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary automotive or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Scholarships, Workforce Development

Progressive Plans to Hire More Than 10,000 in 2019

January 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Progressive Insurance announced it expects to hire more than 10,000 people in the coming year to support its growth. The company has grown more than 50 percent in the last three years to $30 billion in revenue for 2018. Positions the company will offer include IT and analyst roles, corporate functions, customer care and claims […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, California, Colorado, Flordia, Ohio, Progressive, Texas, Workforce Development

Career Fair at March 29-30 Denver Auto Show to Raise Awareness of Collision Repair Industry Employment Needs

January 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is hosting a two day career fair on March 29-30 in collaboration with the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). Held during the Denver Auto Show at the Colorado Convention Center auto dealers and collision professionals will have a chance to present career opportunities to student training for a transportation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Workforce Development

Pro Spot Sponsors Nashville I-CAR Committee Golf Fundraiser Supporting Collision Repair Schools

January 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

I-CAR Nashville Golf

Pro Spot is sponsoring and promoting the upcoming Annual Golf Fundraiser at Topgolf Nashville, hosted by the Nashville I-CAR Committee on Tuesday, April 16. The money raised will be donated to support collision school programs in the greater Nashville area.  More information and registration is available online. Pro Spot opened a new Training Facility in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fundraiser, I-CAR, Pro Spot International, Workforce Development

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