In November of 2010, the
Society of Collision
Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced that the
organization would sponsor the cost of membership for
educational facilities with collision repair vocational
or technical programs as part of a partnership with the
Collision Repair
Education Foundation.
The memberships serve to enhance SCRS' ongoing effort
to support industry education and provide added value
to the importance that the Education Foundation serves
in the industry. To qualify for the sponsored
membership, the educational institution simply was
required to complete the Collision Repair Education
Foundation's online School Solutions Survey.
At the close of the first quarter of 2011, SCRS has
currently presented over $21,000 worth of memberships
to over 70 participating schools. "It is exciting to be
able to offer this support to the educational segment
of our industry," shared SCRS Education Committee Chair
Paul Val. "Education plays such a pivotal role in
today's repair process, and making sure these incoming
members of our trade are connected to their
association, and that the educators are being kept up
to date with the information generated by the
association, is a tremendous asset to the repair
facilities we serve."
With participation climbing, SCRS is able to expand
communications with a greater audience in the technical
education sector while providing further opportunity
for SCRS to extend it's history of support to other
initiatives that foster significant benefit to the
industry. The program with the Collision Repair
Education Foundation speaks directly to fulfilling the
objectives of both organizations, creating a system
where the industry is the real benefactor.
"The future of our industry looks much brighter when
there is a strong relationship and interconnectivity
between collision repair businesses, professionals in
the trade, collision repair schools and students," says
Education Foundation Executive Director Scott Kruger.
"Students and instructors will certainly benefit by
connecting with the collision repair industry through
SCRS, with both segments learning the current and
future needs and issues of our profession."
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For schools interested in participating in the survey
and receiving a sponsored membership from SCRS, visit
collisioneducationfoundation.org/soluti
ons-survey/ and complete the online survey.
For information on how to donate to programs supported
by the Education Foundation visit us on the Internet
at: www.collisioneducationfoundation.org.
About SCRS: Through its direct members and 39 affiliate
associations, SCRS is comprised of 6,000 collision
repair businesses and 58,500 specialized professionals
who work with consumers and insurance companies to
repair collision-damaged vehicles. Additional
information about SCRS including other news releases is
available at the SCRS Web site.
