Tag: skills development

Training

Dave Squared: BETAG’s Dave Flockhart to co-host Elite Body Shop webinar Thursday

Toronto, Ontario — The power of two Daves combined will be present on this Thursday’s Elite Body Shop Academy webinar, as host Dave Luehr welcomes BETAG Innovation COO Dave Flockhart onto the show to talk hiring practices. Dave Flockhart, a known quantity in the collision repair wold and recent speaker at AutoCanada’s 2023 conference back […]

July 11, 2023

Training

Skills for Jills: Conestoga’s ‘Jill of All Trades’ program to go nationwide with support of RBC investment

Kitchener, Ontario — Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ont. is slated to get a slice of some newly announced skills trades funding as the RBC Foundation announced Wednesday that $650,000 of a total $3.5 million investment is on the way to support the national rollout of the college’s “Jill of All Trades” program. The one-day workshop […]

November 11, 2022

Collision Repair

Industry Educator: Repairify names Chris Chesney as new v-p of automotive training and development

Toronto, Ontario — Repairify Inc. has a new face coming to its automotive training and development department as the company welcomes industry veteran Chris Chesney to his new role as vice president. “Chris Chesney is widely regarded as one of the greatest educators in the automotive industry. He has the experience of building and growing […]

November 1, 2021

Collision Repair

Prepped for Success: Axalta launches prepper to painter upgrade course

Toronto, Ontario — Looking to take your refinishing game to the next level? Axalta has launched a brand new training course to give technicians the opportunity to upgrade from prepper to painter in about a week. The course combines online and in-person training sessions and aims to give technicians the knowledge and skills to be […]

October 21, 2021

Collision Repair

Investing in People: Dave Luehr to host webinar on technician development

Toronto, Ontario — Dave Luehr will be joined by a pair of representatives from I-CAR during his webinar on Tuesday to talk technician development and what shop owners can do to make the most out of their staff. “As a body shop owner or manager, you are clearly aware of the necessity to develop technicians […]

October 15, 2021