BASF Supports Young Spray Painters as Global WorldSkills Competition Sponsor
During the competition, participants will exclusively use products from the comprehensive portfolio of BASF’s refinish brands Glasurit and R-M, depending on the country, as well as the RODIM brand range of paint-related products.
BASF Sponsors SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competitions
“Having representatives available for these students to ask questions and recruit is invaluable to us as an organization, to our customers and to our industry, along with the students looking for opportunities,” said Jeff Wildman, OEM and industry relations manager for BASF Refinish NA.
Axalta and WorldSkills Australia Renew Partnership
The renewal coincides with a celebration of a 10-year partnership between Axalta and WorldSkills that began in 2007.
Car-O-Liner Supports Industry Through SkillsUSA and WorldSkills Sponsorships
Car-O-Liner will sponsor the Collision Repair Technology competition at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky., and also sponsor the Autobody Repair skill at the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil.
Car-O-Liner Trains Canadian and U.S. Reps for 42nd WorldSkills Competition
American George Mason and Canadian Jordy Bartman will participate in auto body repair portion of competition Car-O-Liner sponsoring for third time.
SkillsUSA Winner to Compete in WorldSkills Competition
George Mason of Gilbert, S.C., to compete in the Autobody Repair segment of the biennial international event in Leipzig, Germany.
Auto Body Student Finishes 11th in WorldSkills Competition
The 2011 WorldSkills Competition in London is now history, having taken place Oct. 4-9, and the SkillsUSA World Team came home with a silver medal in welding and three additional Medallions of Excellence in automotive service technology, culinary arts and cosmetology. Auto body competitor Cameron McCreery from Sterling, Colo., finished 11th in the world, only
Colorado Collision Student Represents U.S. Well at WorldSkills Championships
The 2011 WorldSkills Championships took place Oct. 4-9 in London and the USA was well represented. Representing the U.S. in collision repair was Cameron McCreery of Sterling, Colo., a student at Morgan Community College. As a student member of SkillsUSA, McCreery earned the right to be a member of the WorldTeam by competing and winning
Sherwin-Williams is Paint Sponsor/Supplier to WorldSkills Auto-Painting Competition
Several hundred vocational trade students around the world gathered in London Oct. 3-8 to put their skills to the test against international standards and rigorous judging at the 60th WorldSkills International Competition. Every two years, hundreds of young skilled people, accompanied by their teachers and trainers, gather to compete before the public in the skills
Women’s Industry Network Commits $10,000 to Assist WorldSkills Competitor
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has committed $10,000 to SkillsUSA over the next two years in support of 2011 WorldSkills automotive refinishing contestant Kayla Toncik. In 2009, Kayla became the first female gold medal winner in automotive refinishing technology in the history of SkillsUSA, which also earned her the WIN NACE Scholarship award last year.