In the latest episode of BodyShop Business: The Podcast, Jason Stahl and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), discuss the technician shortage. Topics they discuss include:
- Why is there a technician shortage in the collision repair industry?
- What is CREF’s role in helping relieve some of the stress on shops that the technician shortage has created?
- Did COVID have an impact on collision repair instruction at schools?
- What role can collision repairers play in making sure quality students are coming out of their local schools?
- What opportunities does rapidly advancing vehicle technology give the industry to attract new talent?
BodyShop Business: The Podcast is sponsored by OEC and CollisionLink Plus.
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