Education

CREF High School & College Student Career Fairs

If your business is facing an aging workforce and you are looking to meet hundreds of local technical students for entry-level consideration, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) invites you to participate in our transportation student career fair events. Each event brings together hundreds of high school and college auto service, collision repair, etc. students […]

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Bhad Scholarship

$1.7M BHAD Scholarship Launches Exclusively for Trade Students

Influencer, musician & businesswoman “Bhad Bhabie” pledges scholarships, grants, and start-up capital to qualified vo-tech grads. What’s Up: The rapper, songwriter, and internet personality Danielle Bregoli, known professionally as Bhad Bhabie, has partnered with Educapital Foundation to create the “Bhad Scholarship” Award. This $1.7M scholarship will help 1,000 students to enroll in technical and trade

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Destiny Potter on Gratitude, Tenacity, and Love For The Industry

Destiny Potter got her start in the workplace at age 16, but has achieved success far beyond graduation day. THE DEAN’S LIST: Indiana collision repair pro Destiny Potter‘s career arc proves the impact and longevity of human kindness and scholarship. She’s a 2017 graduate of Lincoln College of Technology with an Associate’s Degrees in Business

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CREF 2021 Impact Report | Making a Difference in Collision Repair

CREF 2021 Impact Report to the Industry The Vision: A collision industry with a sufficient number of qualified, properly trained, and immediately productive entry-level employees to meet current and future Industry needs. Brandon Eckenrode, CREF’s managing director, provided the following summary for a look back on how CREF and their partners made an positive impact

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SEM 2K Urethane Chip Guard: Training Series – Episode 5

SHAKE. SHOOT. DONE. SEM 2K Urethane Chip Guard is a job-sized, two-component, shake-and-shoot, textured coating for reproducing a variety of OE textures and chip guards. The two-component system helps eliminate common problems seen with one-component products such as long flash times, pinholes, solvent trap, delamination and solubility.  Features OEM recommended 2K durability with 1K convenience Reproduces

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The Body Filler Hardener Dilemma: How Much is Too Much?

Hot Topic: What’s the best body filler hardener mixing ratio in a high-heat environment? Summertime heat is a body filler nightmare, and our latest Evercoat Optex video clip generated a hot-button question: What’s the best hardener mixing ratio in a high-heat environment? We asked Evercoat’s Tim Mckinney for advice. See his response below. “The topic

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PACER Program to Keep Streets Safe in 2023

What is the PACER Program? Launched in 2002, the PACER (Police And Community Educating Racers) Program is a non-profit organization that works with Canada’s Police services and other community partners to raise awareness of illegal street racing, illegal modifications, and unsafe driving behavior. PACER has hosted numerous anti-street racing events and programs at the track,

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First Day of School: When a Collision Program Expands

As autobody training programs disappear across the country, an Arizona tech school tripled its same-course enrollment. Its instructor shares his perspective on what’s working. AUTOBODY SOURCE STAFF This April, we highlighted one of several bodyshops promoting enrollment in Honolulu Community College’s Auto Body Repair and Painting program, in our Summer 2021 issue. The college ultimately

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