ASE, Wrenchway technician survey opens; WIN raises over $6,500 for education
WrenchWay and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) have opened a new “Voice of Technician” survey to gauge what is and isn’t working in the industry’s education pipeline and job market.
The survey is open to collision, automotive, and diesel technicians, instructors, and students.
“The feedback we receive will help us highlight what it is really like to work or teach in this industry,” said Dave Johnson, president and CEO of ASE, in a press release. “We will use the responses to identify challenges, spotlight opportunities for improvement, and support positive change for technicians, students, instructors, and employers.”
The survey takes 6 to 10 minutes to complete, and those who complete it will be entered to win a prize. Winners will be randomly selected on Dec. 12 and notified via email.
For the benefit of collision repair industry education, the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) Scholarship Fundraising Committee has announced that more than $6,500 was raised through its annual scholarship walk and team competition fundraising.
The walk was held at WIN’s annual conference in May, in addition to a continued program for team fundraising, which allowed businesses, organizations, and individual teams to compete for industry recognition by raising scholarship funds
This year’s top three businesses/teams in fundraising are:
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- Jerry’s ABRA Auto Body & Glass
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Entegral, Powered by Enterprise
- Sparks Underwriters
WIN awarded a record number of 40 collision repair students with scholarships this year. Recipients were chosen from a pool of nearly 120 applicants, another record-breaking number. Recipients received tool kits and/or scholarship funds.
The scholarships are presented to students enrolled in post-secondary collision repair technology programs. WIN partnered with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) again this year to expand its reach to individuals seeking a career in collision repair.
Funds to support the scholarship program from sponsors and WIN’s general fund, scholarship walk, continued fundraising efforts, and swag and bracelet sales.
Christina Sepulveda and Pam Watson, co-chairs of the WIN Scholarship Fundraising Committee, said the scholarship walk and extended fundraising were separated again this year to increase participant involvement by offering opportunities to donate throughout the year.
WIN scholarships are open to high school seniors or post-secondary students enrolled in a collision repair program who have studied collision repair for at least one semester and have obtained a completed Collision Repair School Solutions Survey from a qualified collision instructor. Individual eligibility factors for each award can include gender, school, year in school, future plans, outside activities, and/or financial need.
For more information about WIN’s scholarship program, visit this link. Scholarship applications are not currently open.
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