Tag: auto training

Collision Repair

Get WITT It: Saskatchewan Polytechnic launches womens’ weekend skilled trades workshops across five campuses

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Women in Trades and Technology (WITT) program is proud to launch several programs across its five campuses, providing women a chance to improve their skills or launch a career in the trades. The Saskatoon campus offers an introductory course over four weekends for $300, teaching the basics of auto body, […]

January 10, 2023

Collision Repair

Back to Class: Repairify Institute training program launching in 2023

Texas, United States – At the 2022 SEMA Show, Repairify unveiled plans to launch the Repairify Institute in 2023, a technical training program for automotive professionals. The learning program will be available in Canada, with a French language stream coming later, said the company. According to a company newsletter, this is the industry’s first course […]

November 3, 2022

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Community Spirit: SAAR director, Sask. Polytech alum donates $60K for BETAG autobody repair tools

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Students in Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s auto body technician certificate program can look forward to working with modern BETAG equipment and software, thanks to a generous donation by polytech alumni, Barb and Tom Bissonnette. The tools include reverse presses, weld-on metal tags and pullers, induction heaters, glue tabs and pullers. All of these allow […]

October 18, 2022

Collision Repair

Expanding Education: VCC to include fuel cell EVs in auto servicing curriculum

Vancouver, British Columbia — A new acquisition has expanded Vancouver Community College (VCC)’s Automotive Service Technician curriculum to include fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), in addition to EV and fossil fuel vehicle repair and servicing. In an arrangement with Toyota Canada, VCC received a Toyota Mirai, one of the first FCEVs for the Canadian market. […]

July 8, 2022

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ASE Expands: ASE certification testing expanding in Canada

Toronto, Ontario — The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), an organization that works to improve the quality of vehicle repair by testing and certifying automotive professionals has recently expanded its certification testing in Canada. This expansion was made possible through its acquisition of Vancouver-based Paragon Testing Enterprises by Prometric.  “Prometric has been a […]

July 29, 2021