March 27, 2018 — Toronto, ON — Level Three Advanced apprenticeship students from Centennial College in Toronto recently were awarded industry recognition plaques. The 17 graduates will now go back to work for their employers and soon write their “Red Seal” trades exam for trades licensing as Auto Body Collision Damage repair technicians. This “license” will allow them to apply their skills anywhere in Canada (except Quebec).
Presenting the awards and plaques were John Norris from the CIIA collision repair industry trade association and Peter Wrong of 3M Canada, a strong supporter of collision damage repair skills development in Canada.
At the March 6 Career Fair at Centennial College in Toronto, the entire Auto Body lab and another room were filled with shop owners and managers looking to hire talented auto body and collision damage repair future employees. In the largest turn-out for this industry ever at the college, over 65 students, resumes in hand, were interviewed by employers. The demand for talented new employees was significant.
These students were all registered for the “Autobody Techniques” course at the College with an equivalent learning to Level 1 or Level 2 apprenticeship.
Companies involved in Career Fair included:
Highland Collision, Master Collision DepoCt, Superior Auto Centre, Multimatic, Automotive Coatings, Royal Auto Collision, CK Collision, Group, Maaco, Royal Synergies Collision, 427 Auto Collision, Fix Auto, Excellence Auto Collision, CSN, CARSTAR and CIIA
Highland Collision, Master Collision DepoCt, Superior Auto Centre, Multimatic, Automotive Coatings, Royal Auto Collision, CK Collision, Group, Maaco, Royal Synergies Collision, 427 Auto Collision, Fix Auto, Excellence Auto Collision, CSN, CARSTAR and CIIA
