Colourful Collab: 3M and Axalta to launch training content for automotive refinishing
Above: Patricia Morschel, vice president of marketing and commercial operations for Axalta global refinish; Troy Weaver, director of global refinish,
Marking Milestones: Tropicana Community Services celebrates auto body and collision repair pre-apprenticeship graduates
Toronto, Ontario — Tropicana Community Services recently celebrated the graduation of its 2023 and 2024 classes in the Auto Body
Restoration Realizations: Saskatchewan Polytechnic autobody students restore 1959 Impala
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — In October, Scott Kucharyshen, program head for Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s autobody repair program, shared that a class of
Buddy Up: Manitoba to reinstate one-to-one apprentice-journeyperson ratio Oct. 30; Exemptions available, says ATA of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Manitoba is reinstating its one-to-one apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio as of Oct. 30, though collision centres may apply for
An Automotive Jump Start: Youth Unlimited introduces vulnerable youth to automotive training in the Newmarket and Cambridge, Ont. area
Newmarket, Ontario — The Shop at Youth Unlimited is using donated used vehicles from the community to help youth at
An Electric Investment: Federal government invests $365,000 into Niagara College’s Motive Power program
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – On Tuesday, October 15, Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament, Niagara Centre and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
Trade Adventures: TVO Kids launches Trading Skills television series aimed at introducing Gen Alpha to careers in the skilled trades
Toronto, Ontario — A new TVO Kids, Trading Skills, which began airing on Tuesday, aims to introduce children to careers
Progressive Repair Planning: CWB Group, Canadian Collision Repair Academy invite industry to register for repair planning course; discounted dates available
Toronto, Ontario — The Canadian Welding Bureau’s (CWB) Canadian Collision Repair Academy (CCRA) invite the industry to register for the
Partnered Placements: Sask DLC partners with SADA and SAAR to provide automotive and autobody students with placement opportunities
Kenaston, Saskatchewan — The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) has extended partnership agreements with the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association
Future of the Industry: Canadians Gabrielle Leclerc, James Bartel succeed at WorldSkills Lyon 2024
Lyon, France — The WorldSkills Lyon 2024 international skills competition concluded this past weekend, where two Canadians showed the results
Leaping to Level Three: Level Up! Skilled trades career fairs to expand to more Ontario cities for third consecutive year
Toronto, Ontario — According to a recent media release, the Ontario government is expanding the Level Up! Skilled trades career
Boosting Burnaby: Burnaby high school students’ enrollment in Youth Work in Trades program increases by 11 percent
Burnaby, British Columbia — A recent report from Burnaby High School in Burnaby, British Columbia, indicates increasing numbers of students
