CompaniesTropicana Employment CentreCompany OverviewContactAbout Tropicana Employment CentreLatest from Tropicana Employment CentreWebinarDiscovery day at Pfaff Autowork's Markham: Tune in to see Tropicana's autobody students get a taste of the tradeTropicana Employment CentreFebruary 14, 2025Sponsored By: Tropicana Employment CentreView WebinarWebinarBroadening Bodywork: Understanding trade equivalency testing and the skills shortageTropicana Employment CentreFebruary 14, 2025Sponsored By: Tropicana Employment CentreView WebinarEventsMarking Milestones: Tropicana Community Services celebrates auto body and collision repair pre-apprenticeship graduatesToronto, Ontario — Tropicana Community Services recently celebrated the graduation of its 2023 and 2024 classes in the Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer 310B Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Marking 14 years of the organization’s dedication to skills development in the Canadian collision repair industry, the ceremony highlighted the program’s role in addressing the skilled labour needs […]November 4, 2024Collision RepairDiscovery Day Details: Tropicana hosts 2024 Discovery Day student learning event at CWB GroupMilton, Ontario — On May 23rd, Tropicana Community Services hosted the 2024 Discovery Day event at the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB Group) in Milton, Ont. The event was hosted in collaboration with CWB Group’s Canadian Collision Repair Academy and Tesla Collision Centers in Canada, and was also in support of Tropicana’s 2024 cohort of its […]May 27, 2024Collision RepairTropicana’s Teachings: Pre-apprenticeship auto body students experience collision repair at AkzoNobel headquartersToronto, Ontario — Tropicana Community Services brought its class of pre-apprenticeship students to AkzoNobel’s headquarters and training centre for a Discovery Day event last Thursday, where they were showed the ins and outs of the trade by professionals from AkzoNobel, CARSTAR, LKQ Canada and 3M. First up on the agenda was a painting workshop hosted […]May 19, 2024BusinessThrowback Thursday: Tropicana students experience autobodyToronto, Ontario — In honour of Tropicana Community Services’ Discovery Day at the AkzoNobel headquarters today, this Throwback Thursday features TWO exclusive albums from past Tropicana student events. Take a gander through our archived pictures from 2017 and 2023, respectively, and witness Tropicana’s dedicated pre-apprenticeship autobody students in their element! One of Tropicana’s offerings is […]May 15, 2024EventsLevelling Up Ontario: Level Up events promote skilled trades to studentsMississauga, Ontario — On November 15 and 16, thousands of students from the Mississauga area from between grades 7 through 12 met with institutions, businesses and associations from across the skilled trades to ‘Level Up’ their trades awareness. The Level Up Event occurred at the International Centre in Mississauga, where over 8,000 students each day […]November 27, 2023Collision RepairTrips for Tropicana: Pre-apprenticeship autobody students visit Canadian Collision Repair AcademyToronto, Ontario — This past Tuesday, Tropicana Community Services brought its class of 17 pre-apprenticeship auto body students to the Canadian Welding Bureau’s newly opened Canadian Collision Repair Academy, which the organization created in collaboration with Volkswagen Group Canada and several suppliers, distributors and industry supporters. Students started the day with a brief presentation before […]July 12, 2023Collision RepairUnleashing Potential: Tropicana to host 2023 class field trip at Canadian Collison Repair AcademyToronto, Ontario — Tropicana Community Services is bringing students from its Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer Pre-Apprenticeship program to the Canadian Collision Repair Academy (CCRA) for their annual class field trip, a rep from the organization told Collision Repair. On July 11, Tropicana will bring 20 students to the CCRA, located within the CWB […]June 27, 2023Collision RepairREGIONAL NEWS | ONTARIOFAIR TRADE If you live in the Toronto area and have always wanted to try your hand at the trade, a new collaborative program between Tropicana Community Services and Centennial College seeks to give prospective auto body technicians a chance to see if collision repair is the right fit, completely free of charge. Set to […]April 6, 2023TrainingFair Trade: Free Centennial College, Tropicana introductory auto body course to kick off in AprilScarborough, Ontario — If you live in the Toronto area and have always wanted to try your hand at the trade, a new collaborative program between Tropicana Community Services and Centennial College seeks to give prospective auto body technicians a chance to see if collision repair is the right fit, completely free of charge. Set […]February 21, 2023HomeONTARIO | REGIONAL NEWSEXPERIENCE POINTS In the fight to attract new skilled trades workers to Canadian industry, the Ontario government has announced the launch of a new travelling, skills-focused, career fair geared toward students from Grades 7 to 12. With its debut event at Mississauga’s International Centre, Ontario’s labour minister is not mincing words, saying “Ontario is facing […]December 22, 2022HomeAll are Welcome: Pfaff Autoworks hosting Job Fair and Open House on Dec. 6Markham, Ontario — Join Pfaff Autoworks this Tuesday between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. for an open house and job fair at the new Pfaff Autoworks facility in Markham. Enjoy refreshments and learn about the latest auto body repair and refinish technologies from company partners SATA, BASF, Titanium and Flatline. Representatives from Centennial College and […]December 2, 2022Collision RepairFreshly Skilled: Tropicana celebrates 2020, 2021, 2022 collision repair pre-apprenticeship classes with lavish graduationToronto, Ontario — Tropicana Employment Services hosted its long-anticipated Collision Repair and Auto Body pre-apprenticeship graduation, where the not-for-profit honoured three classes of now-working apprentices. The celebration honoured three graduating classes—the classes of 2020 and 2021 had their originally scheduled ceremonies cancelled due to the pandemic—and was held at Centennial College’s event centre. The night […]November 21, 2022HomeTO SERVE AND BURN RUBBEREver seen a drag-racing police car? Story by KATE NG Toronto’s Paint Source Automotive celebrated the relaunch of the Police and Community Educating Racers (P. A.C.E.R.) Program in August, where companies and local organizations gathered for a barbeque and the unveiling of a police-themed drag racing Dodge Dart. The P. A.C.E.R. program is a not-for-profit […]September 19, 2022
