CCAR Administers Over 1.6 Million S/P2 Online Tests to Automotive Students in 2010-11
7/28/2011
Students in automotive training programs across the U.S. completed more than 1.6 million online tests in safety, health and environmental subjects.
The Coordinating Committee For
Automotive Repair (CCAR®) has announced that automotive students
completed more than 1.6 million online exams in its S/P2® Safety and
Pollution Prevention e-learning program during the 2010-2011 school year.
“The amount of testing completed by
our school partners is a testimony to the importance of environmental and
safety education in today’s automotive curriculum,” said CCAR’s Chairman, Charlie
Ayers, Franchise Business Manager, Midas International Corporation, Itasca, Ill.
“CCAR remains committed to assuring that coming generations of entry-level
employees will raise the level of awareness of ‘green and safe’ practices
throughout the auto repair industry.
S/P2 (www.sp2.org) was developed to
address key safety and pollution prevention issues for automotive repair
professionals. The training is based on U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) standards, which require personnel to be trained
on safety and environmental regulations at the beginning of their employment,
and at least annually thereafter.
“We
are gearing up for what we expect to be another record year of school testing,”
said Daren Fristoe, CCAR President and Chief Operating Officer. “Automotive instructors
who want to learn more about S/P2 are invited to contact us for assistance in
getting ready for fall classes.“
CCAR’s work with
automotive training programs includes the incorporation of S/P2 content into
three leading national contests for students: the National Automotive
Technology Competition, held in conjunction with the New York International
Auto Show; the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition; and the SkillsUSA
National Championships (Automotive Service Technology).
For
more information on CCAR and S/P2, visit www.ccar-greenlink.org and www.sp2.org, or call toll-free to
1-888-772-3535.