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ASE Education Foundation to Present Adopt-A-School at SkillsUSA

June 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mike Coley, president of the ASE Education Foundation and George Arrants, vice president of the foundation, will host a professional development seminar for high school and college counselors at the 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta. Scheduled for June 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room A313 of the Georgia […]

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

ASE Education Foundation Adopt-A-School Program Helps Students Transition from School to Work

June 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ASE Education Foundation’s new Adopt-A-School program is a valuable resource to help students transition to the workforce. By implementing work-based learning programs, businesses can help reinforce classroom instruction and increase students’ hands-on skills, making graduates more productive at the start of their careers. “Many businesses hire students while they are still in school. Done […]

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

10th Annual Cool Wheels Car Show Benefited Youth Automotive Training Center

May 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following a two-year hiatus, the Youth Automotive Training Center’s 10th Annual Cool Wheels Car Show returned to Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach on Sunday, April 24. The community-building event supported YATC’s mission to give at-risk youth a second chance at success with all proceeds directly benefiting the students and graduates. The 2022 Cool Wheels […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fundraiser, Workforce Development, Youth Automotive Training Center

Fix Network Canada and Skills Ontario Launch Trades & Tech Truck to Help Recruit Youth to Pursue Careers in Skilled Trades

May 6, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Fix Network and Skills Ontario partnered once again to officially launch Skills Ontario’s new Trades & Tech Truck, a mobile experiential learning unit, at Fix Network’s facility in Milton, Ontario, Canada. With activities and simulators, including modules simulating auto-painting, welding, electrical systems, heavy machinery and more, visitors of the Trades & Tech Truck were […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Fix Network Canada, Ontario, Workforce Development

GM Customer Care and Aftersales Celebrates National Skilled Trades Day

May 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In recognition of National Skilled Trades Day, celebrated the first Wednesday in May each year, General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales is thanking the more than 40,000 auto technicians across its dealerships. GM is committed to helping GM dealerships both retain its current skilled auto technicians and recruit future talent through education and opportunities for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: General Motors, Skilled Trades Day, Workforce Development

Solutions to Collision Repair Industry Technician Shortage Subject of Northeast Trade Show Panel

February 28, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ongoing technician shortage has left many collision repair centers struggling to keep up with repair volume – without proper manpower. A special panel at the NORTHEAST 2022 Automotive Services Show, The Continuing Tech Shortage: How Do We Fix It? seeks to examine and confront the issues surrounding the lack of good help which is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Northeast Trade Show, Workforce Development

20th Annual AASP-MN Race for Automotive Education February 22-23

January 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 20th Annual Race for Automotive Education is planned for February 22, 23 & 24, 2022, at ProKart Indoor Racing, Burnsville, Minn. The event serves as the primary fundraiser for Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) Automotive Education Fund, that provides financial resources to support automotive and collision repair students, enhance automotive programs […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Career and Technical Education, Fundraiser, Scholarships, Workforce Development

Collision Engineering Program Receives $700,000 Grant from ECMC Foundation to Address Collision Repair Technician Shortage

January 6, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Engineering Program announced in late December that it received a $700,000 grant from the ECMC Foundation to support the growth and expansion of the program. With foundational support provided by the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, the program launched last year and is designed to attract and develop entry-level talent to fill essential roles within […]

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

Collision Repair Education Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from General Motors

January 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Funds will be used to support program to educate students and school guidance counselors on industry collision repair industry career opportunities. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that General Motors has provided a $100,000 grant in support of the Foundation’s Career Opportunity Awareness Initiative, which focuses on highlighting the collision repair industry as a […]

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

CREF Scholarship Recipient Olivia Peterson Shines as Incoming Collision Repair Professional

December 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

When Olivia Peterson, a collision repair student at College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill. applied for a scholarship through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) earlier this year, she had no clue how far that simple action would take her in a short span of time. Chosen to receive a $2,500 scholarship from Gerber […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, College of Lake County, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Illinois, Scholarships, Workforce Development

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