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Automotive Service Professionals Month Highlights Repair Industry as Rewarding Career Path

June 24, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

June is Automotive Service Professionals Month and the ASE Education Foundation is celebrating the valuable service provided by automotive service professionals and encouraging students to consider automotive repair as a career path. “Repairing today’s complex vehicle systems requires highly skilled professionals. It takes years of education and on-the-job training to handle diagnostic repair challenges as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, ASE Education Foundation, Automotive Service Professionals Month, Workforce Development

I-CAR Helps High School Students Navigate an Uncertain Future with Collision Careers Website

May 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Amid financial aid delays and concerns about the future, many students have skipped the pressures of May’s Decision Day and are considering an alternative path to a traditional four-year degree by choosing a skilled trade that offers long-term success and financial stability, like automotive collision repair. CollisionCareers.com provides essential information and resources to students, parents, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Careers, Collision Repair Education Foundation, I-CAR, Workforce Development

TechForce Foundation and SkillsUSA Announce Collaboration

May 14, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation and SkillsUSA have entered a strategic collaboration to empower the next generation of skilled aviation, automotive, collision repair, diesel, and welding technicians and tackle the technician shortage head-on. The collaboration will help students garner the skills, education, and support needed to successfully develop careers as professional technicians. Through the collaboration, SkillsUSA will […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, SkillsUSA, TechForce Foundation, Workforce Development

Six Students Receive BASF Paint Award of Excellence at Detroit Autorama

March 1, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

To kick off Detroit Autorama 2024 taking place this weekend, BASF announced it awarded six students the BASF Paint Award of Excellence. This honor went to a select group of high-achieving students who are passionate about the automotive industry and collision repair. The six selected students will participate in exclusive activities during the student career […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BASF, Michigan, Workforce Development

Pennsylvania College of Technology Receives Nearly $1.5 Million NSF Grant to Aid Transportation and Collision Repair Workforce

February 26, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pennsylvania College of Technology announced it is the recipient of a nearly $1.5 million federal grant to support students majoring in a transportation-related field. The National Science Foundation awarded $1,498,465 (grant No. 2221107) as part of its S-STEM program, which funds scholarships for academically talented low-income students. Dubbed Transportation Scholars, the program will provide up […]

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

Suncorp Group Partners with Australian Collision Industry Alliance Partnership to Boost Collision Repair Careers

February 22, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Suncorp Group is the first insurance company to throw its support behind Australia’s newest repair industry advocacy body to help combat the skills shortage and ageing workforce of the motor repair industry. In a two-year sponsorship deal inked with the Australian Collision Industry Alliance (ACIA), Suncorp Group has become the first insurance partner to support […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Australian Collision Industry Alliance, Suncorp, Workforce Development

NCOIL Supports Effort to Inspire Young Professionals to Choose a Career in Insurance

February 12, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

As February marks the eighth annual Insurance Careers Month, the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) is proud to join the Insurance Careers Movement (ICM) in highlighting the many important and fulfilling career opportunities the insurance industry has to offer. The ICM is a global network of more than 1,000 insurance carriers, agents, trade associations, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Council of Insurance Legislators, Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation Benchmark Grant Applications Now Open

February 6, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Grants support collision repair schools across the U.S. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that applications are open for its 2024 Benchmark Grants. Collision repair is an intriguing field to pursue, yet schools often struggle to attract and retain students in their collision programs, not because there’s a lack of interest but typically due […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Grants, Workforce Development

Safelite Seeks to Recruit 500 Auto Glass Technicians During National Virtual Hiring Event February 5-7

February 5, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite AutoGlass is holding a National Virtual Hiring Event on February 5-7 to recruit 500 auto glass technician trainees who will join Safelite in cities nationwide. “We’re inviting ambitious individuals who want to build a rewarding career path and make a difference in their communities to join our virtual hiring event and become part of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Safelite, Workforce Development

I-CAR’s Collision Careers Launches Digital Advertising Campaign to Attract Collision Repair Technicians

February 1, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) announced its Collision Careers platform launched its first-ever digital advertising campaign aimed at attracting high potential talent to the industry and showcasing the benefits of a career in collision repair to solve a talent crisis that is estimated to be 100,000 skilled technicians short. The campaign features […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Careers, I-CAR, Workforce Development

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