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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

Enterprise Supports Youth in Partnership with Ranken Technical College and Women’s Industry Network

December 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Enterprise is supporting a new teaching model for the collision repair industry to enhance student proficiency and job placement According to the company, the term “technician” no longer encompasses all the experience and knowledge today’s collision repair technicians need to work on modern vehicles. Enter Collision Engineering. The brainchild of John Helterbrand, national collision engineering […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ranken Technical College, Women's Industry Network, Workforce Development

CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group Showcases Collision Repair Careers at Lincoln Technical Vocational College

November 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group is continuing its support for the future of the collision repair industry with its ongoing sponsorship of Lincoln Technical Vocational College over the past decade. Recently, CARSTAR hosted a booth at the Lincoln Technical Vocational College Career Fair to showcase careers in collision repair. Some 150 students and 30 vendor […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Chicago, Illinois, Workforce Development

3M Safety & Industrial Group to Promote Skilled Trades as Part of New Corporate Equity Commitments

November 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

To drive greater equity in its communities, 3M announced it has set new equity-related commitments within each of our four business groups. 3M’s Safety & Industrial Business Group (SIBG) that includes the automotive aftermarket as well as personal safety, electric markets and others will focus on promoting skilled trades  The commitments will leverage the power […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Workforce Development

Maaco Joins Defense Department Military Spouse Employment Partnership

October 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

On October 26, Maaco joined the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership in a virtual ceremony. Maaco joins 45 new partners to MSEP – bringing the number of employers to 544. MSEP connects military spouses with hundreds of partner employers who commit to recruit, hire, promote and retain military spouses. Since its inception in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Defense, MAACO, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, Workforce Development

ASE Education Foundation Launches New Adopt-A-School Program

October 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ASE Education Foundation has introduced a new Adopt-A-School program that enables businesses to provide support to local schools while simultaneously providing those businesses with access to up-and-coming service professionals entering the work force. “Our Adopt-A-School program is a new avenue to help increase the number of service professionals entering the industry while at the […]

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

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Spring Semester Career Fair Schedule

October 12, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than 10,000 high school and college transportation students anticipated to attend events. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced the return of its high school and college transportation (collision repair and auto service) career fair events for the upcoming spring 2022 semester. CREF is collaborating with other events such as auto shows, industry conferences, […]

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

AASP-MN Announces 19th Annual Race for Automotive Education September 28-30

August 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 19th Annual Race for Automotive Education is planned for September 28-30 at ProKart Indoor Racing, Burnsville, Minn. The event, postponed from January due to COVID, serves as the Alliance’s primary fundraiser for its Automotive Education Fund, which provides financial resources to support automotive students, enhance automotive programs and raise awareness of career opportunities in […]

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

Advance Auto Parts Commits $250,000 to Increase Diversity Among Automotive and Collision Repair Technicians at Wake Tech Community College

August 3, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Gift will support recruitment initiative to increase diversity in the school’s automotive programs and provide tools for the new Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence The Advance Auto Parts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), announced a $200,000 commitment and partnership with Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina for a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advance Auto Parts, Career and Technical Education, Donations, Wake Tech Community College, Workforce Development

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