COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Value of Transportation Techs
The COVID-19 pandemic has shattered many preconceived notions about careers and technology, says the TechForce Foundation.
Finalists for FutureTechs Rock Awards Announced
TechForce Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards.
TechForce Foundation and CREF Announce Scholarship Recipients
The TechForce Foundation, in partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, awarded three collision repair students with scholarships funded through a TechForce Foundation FutureTech Success Grant.
TechForce Foundation Announces 2019 FutureTechs Rock Awards Winners
The TechForce Foundation announced that Jonathon Miranda, an automotive student at Ohio Technical College in Cleveland, Ohio, was named the 2019 FutureTechs Rock Awards grand-prize winner.
Nominations Now Open for TechForce Foundation’s Techs Rock Awards
The TechForce Foundation has announced that nominations are now being accepted for its Techs Rock Awards, which recognize professional technicians working full-time in the collision repair, auto, diesel, motorcycle, marine, aviation, restoration or motorsports industries.
TechForce Foundation Names Director of National Partnership
TechForce Foundation has named Tina Smith as its director of national partnership, with responsibilities for developing corporate partnerships throughout the transportation industry (including the automotive and collision repair segments and more) that aim to solve the tech shortage.
Axalta to Host Automotive Career Fair
Axalta has announced it will be hosting an automotive career fair at its Customer Experience Center in Concord, N.C., on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Remaining Schedule of Fall Career Fairs
The Collision Repair Education Foundation fall schedule of career fairs, offered in partnership with the TechForce Foundation, provides collision and auto service industry businesses with the opportunity to connect with high school and college transportation students across the country.
TechForce Foundation Launches New ‘Because I’m a Tech’ Campaign
The campaign is designed to educate teens and parents that there’s more than one road to success – that a technical education and career is a viable pathway to a rewarding future.
TechForce Foundation Report Shows Decline in Collision Tech Program Completions Over Last Six Years
A new study from the TechForce Foundation has indicated that total postsecondary completions for collision tech programs have declined over the past six years, from 8,566 completions in 2011 to 5,791 in 2016.
Student Registration Tops 1,000 Mark for First Three Collision Repair Education Foundation Career Fairs of 2018
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that more than 1,000 students have registered for its first three Spring Career Fairs.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Teaming up with TechForce Foundation, S/P2 on 2018 Career Fairs
Through the partnerships, the events will bring together collision, auto service, heavy-duty and diesel students but also will help ensure that attending students have resumes ready for distribution to the participating employers.