Bridging the Gap: Hyundai Canada launches new automotive scholarship for Black students at Centennial College
Markham, Ontario — Hyundai Canada and Centennial College announced today a new scholarship to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the automotive sector in Canada. The Hyundai Diversity Scholarship aims to foster the recruitment and advancement of Black students applying to the School of Transportation at Centennial College. The scholarship in full covers $60,000, which […]
Centennial College hosts info session for Tropicana students
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — April 2, 2018 — This past Friday, Centennial College invited a number of interested student applicants from Tropicana Employment Centre for an information session and a tour of the autobody and collision repair lab. They also toured the welding lab and the paint booth areas. This was preceded […]
Suad Dualeh appointed to coordinator of Tropicana’s pre-apprenticeship training program
By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — March 15, 2018 — Tropicana Employment Centre has recently announced the promotion of Suad Dualeh. After working with Tropicana for ten years delivering training and development services, she will now be contributing to the strategic and operational objects of Tropicana Employment Centre as coordinator of the pre-apprenticeship program. “I’m […]
Autobody students seek work at upcoming career day
By CRM Staff Scarborough, Ontario — February 27, 2018 — Centennial College is hosting a career day for the autobody program students on March 6, 2018. The event will be held at the college, 930 Warden Avenue, Room 121, in Scarborough between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. Armed with their resumes and eager to work, […]
CCIF’s education-industry connection program invests in students
By James Kerr Toronto, Ontario — January 23, 2018 — In the collision repair industry, not all schools are on a level playing field. “Some schools are doing well, others are struggling with the same budget they’ve had for 30 years,” says Patrice Marcil, North American Customer Experience Director at Axalta Coating Systems and Chairman […]
Collision 360 presents scholarship at Centennial College Student Awards Night
By Barett Poley Toronto, Ontario — April 5, 2017 — Jaskirat Kelsi, a Centennial College autobody student, has received a scholarship, thanks to a generous donation from Anthony Iaboni and his company Collision 360. The scholarship was awarded to Kelsi in recognition of his hard work and determination. According to Centennial College, the […]
CCIF event highlights aftermarket scan tool capabilities
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — March 29, 2017 — The OEM-specific scan tools may deliver the best results, but the cost of lining them all up may be more than most shops would like. According to Michel Julien, founder of TeamXTremeTech, the cost of scan tools for the 16 most common car brands would […]
Centennial College graduates new Level 3 class
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — March 6, 2017 — A new group of fully qualified technicians has completed their apprenticeship. Centennial College in Toronto held a special event at the school’s Ashtonbee campus to honour the latest round of graduates from its Level 3 Automotive Body Damage and Collision Repairer (ABCDR) program. The graduation […]
Centennial College Level 3 Graduation Ceremony 2017
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Tropicana graduates new pre-apprenticeship class
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — September 2, 2016 — A number of new technicians are on their way into the collision repair industry, thanks to the Tropicana Community Services Pre-Apprenticeship program, its sponsors and their own hard work. The graduation ceremony for this year’s class took place at The Radisson Hotel in Toronto, […]
