BodyShop Business, WIN to Hold Event on Tech Shortage
The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at Babcox Media, 3550 Embassy Parkway, Fairlawn, Ohio (15 minutes south of Cleveland and north of Akron).
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, Larsen Motorsports To Address Talent Shortage In Collision Repair With Scholarship Program
With the newly established Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund, Blazing Trails, a 501(c)3, will add a specific focus on automotive service and collision repair programs at the postsecondary level to its existing vocational and technical training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Icahn Automotive Announces ‘Race to 2026’ Program To Address Technician Shortage
Icahn Automotive plans to recruit, train and retain technicians by helping to fill an industry-wide technician gap.
Updated TechForce Report Shows Technician Shortage Continues
The TechForce Foundation has released a Transportation Technician Supply & Demand Report that reveals the transportation technician shortage continues to worsen. This new report updates the organization’s “Transportation Technician Supply” and “Transportation Technician Demand” reports for 2018.
TechForce Report Shows Continued Decline in Collision, Auto Tech Program Completions
A new study from TechForce Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on championing and aiding aspiring transportation technicians, indicates the number of new entrant vehicle technicians continues to decline.