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To date, TOPDON has donated over $66,000 to aid organizations and schools that are dedicated to preparing the next generation of auto technicians around the world.
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- To date, TOPDON has donated over $66,000 to aid organizations and schools that are dedicated to preparing the next generation of auto technicians around the world.
- “According to TechForce Foundation, the need for qualified automotive, diesel, and collision techs in the auto industry is staggering, with demand for new specialists expected to rise to nearly 800,000 by 2027,” said Chad Schnitz, Vice President of TOPDON USA.
- Since 2017, TechForce has awarded more than $18 million in scholarships and grants to financially disadvantaged students as they obtain their technical education.
- The TOPDON USA products being donated include diagnostic scan tools, battery service tools and thermal imaging cameras.
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Nissan She’ll also have the support of professional technicians and leading mobility/transportation industry organizations across North America as Grand Prize Winner of the TechForce Foundation® 2023 Techs Rock Awards.
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- She’ll also have the support of professional technicians and leading mobility/transportation industry organizations across North America as Grand Prize Winner of the TechForce Foundation® 2023 Techs Rock Awards.
- She is the first independent shop professional to win the top honor in the Techs Rock Awards program.
- “I am very excited, very honored, and very grateful to be the Grand Prize Winner!” Riley said.
- The Techs Rock Awards are part of TechForce’s workforce development campaign to inspire and support tomorrow’s workforce of technicians.
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Nissan TechForce Foundation® announces the Category Winners in the 2023 Techs Rock Awards and opens the Grand Prize Public Vote.
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- TechForce Foundation® announces the Category Winners in the 2023 Techs Rock Awards and opens the Grand Prize Public Vote.
- Meet the Category Winners and vote for the Grand Prize Winner at TechForce.org/Vote .
- The Pay it Forward category recognizes technicians for being a community advocate and inspiring the next generation of techs.
- Technicians will shape our future, and the Techs Rock Awards are made possible by TechForce donors who help shape theirs.
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Nissan The Techs Rock Awards will accept nominations May 15 through May 26, 2023, at TechForce.org/TechsRock .
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- The Techs Rock Awards will accept nominations May 15 through May 26, 2023, at TechForce.org/TechsRock .
- Technicians will shape our future, and the Techs Rock Awards are made possible by TechForce donors who help shape theirs.
- In addition to prizes, Nissan is also co-sponsoring the 2023 Techs Rock Awards to help TechForce celebrate all technicians’ contributions throughout the country and the industry.
- The Techs Rock Awards are part of TechForce’s workforce development campaign to inspire and support tomorrow’s workforce of technicians.
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Nissan Taeler Coverdale, a Collision Repair student at Universal Technical Institute in Houston, Texas has been named as Grand Prize Winner in TechForce Foundation®’s 2023 FutureTechs Rock Awards.
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- Taeler Coverdale, a Collision Repair student at Universal Technical Institute in Houston, Texas has been named as Grand Prize Winner in TechForce Foundation®’s 2023 FutureTechs Rock Awards.
- I’m in utter shock right now,” said Taeler upon learning she is this year’s Grand Prize Winner.
- The student with the most votes was Taeler, earning her the Grand Prize from among ten contenders who were all Category Winners.
- Through the FutureTechs Rock Awards TechForce and its partners have awarded 50 transportation technician students with over $67,000 in prizes and scholarships since 2019.
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Nissan The Grand Prize public vote in TechForce Foundation’s 5th annual FutureTechs Rock Awards is now open.
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- The Grand Prize public vote in TechForce Foundation’s 5th annual FutureTechs Rock Awards is now open.
- TechForce created this prestigious award to honor aspiring technicians and recognize students with a promising future in the transportation industry.
- Grand Prize voting is open for one week, from Monday, February 27 to Friday, March 3.
- With the 5th annual FutureTechs Rock Awards, TechForce and its partners have awarded 50 transportation technician students with over $67,000 in prizes since 2019.
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Tutoring ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, today announced a strategic partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund to support the growth of the industry-leading Collision Engineering Program (CEP). The new industry partnership will expand the CEP to a new college that will become the seventh school to offer the two-year apprenticeship model, founded by Enterprise Holdings Foundation and Ranken Technical College, to attract and develop entry-level talent to fill essential roles within the collision repair industry.
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- "This is an exciting time to support students pursuing careers in collision engineering," said Mike Schmidt, economic mobility director at Ford Motor Company Fund.
- Throughout the Program, students learn in both classrooms and modern collision engineering facilities where industry experts provide real-world education as students work toward earning their associate degree.
- "Widespread industry support is vital to addressing the worker shortage and skills gap, and to ensuring the success of the Collision Engineering Program," said Mary Mahoney, vice president at Enterprise Holdings.
- TechForce is honored to partner with CEP and Ford Fund to administer the Ford Fund scholarships."
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Tutoring ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, today announced a strategic partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund to support the growth of the industry-leading Collision Engineering Program (CEP). The new industry partnership will expand the CEP to a new college that will become the seventh school to offer the two-year apprenticeship model, founded by Enterprise Holdings Foundation and Ranken Technical College, to attract and develop entry-level talent to fill essential roles within the collision repair industry.
Key Points:
- "This is an exciting time to support students pursuing careers in collision engineering," said Mike Schmidt, economic mobility director at Ford Motor Company Fund.
- Throughout the Program, students learn in both classrooms and modern collision engineering facilities where industry experts provide real-world education as students work toward earning their associate degree.
- "Widespread industry support is vital to addressing the worker shortage and skills gap, and to ensuring the success of the Collision Engineering Program," said Mary Mahoney, vice president at Enterprise Holdings.
- TechForce is honored to partner with CEP and Ford Fund to administer the Ford Fund scholarships."
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Facebook Total employment of collision repair technicians dropped 0.7% percent, however, continuing a six-year decline.
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- Total employment of collision repair technicians dropped 0.7% percent, however, continuing a six-year decline.
- TechForce projects nearly 78,000 new entrant technicians will be needed to fill these roles between 2022 and 2026.
- Click here to download the 2022 Technician Supply & Demand Report and related artwork available for publication.
- TechForce Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) with the mission to champion all students to and through their education and into careers as professional technicians.
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Facebook SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TechForce Foundation, the only nonprofit 501(c)(3) committed exclusively to career exploration and workforce development for technician professionals across all transportation industry sectors, today released a critical new whitepaper addressing the role that women techs can play in solving the ongoing technician workforce shortage.
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- Women Techs Solving the Tech Shortage.
- Women Techs: Solving the Tech Shortage Problem goes into detail on how the automotive, aviation, diesel, collision, motorsports and other transportation industry sectors can recruit and retain women technicians and offer professional growth opportunities throughout every phase of their careers.
- TechForce Foundation interviewed women technicians across multiple sectors from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UK.
- "Women make up more than half the population but account for less than 3% of the technician workforce," said Jennifer Maher, CEO of TechForce Foundation.
