THE ARC OF THE WELD
CWB introduces welding course to address industry needs “WITH MORE TRAINEES, WE ARE GAINING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PARTICIPANT NEEDS, AND WE CAN ADJUST THE PROGRAM ACCORDINGLY.” — Victor Andrisani, CWB Consulting Manager With a national labour shortage predicted for the welding industry through 2028, new bonds need to be made within the industry. Connections […]
IAA
IAA’s Training and Learning Development launched training program LEAD IAA, Inc. is a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. Leveraging leading-edge technology and focusing on innovation, IAA’s unique platform facilitates the marketing and sale of total-loss, damaged and low-value vehicles. Headquartered near Chicago in Westchester, Illinois, IAA has nearly 4,000 employees and more […]
SATA CANADA
No matter the surface, SATA is the standard SATA Canada, a subsidiary of SATA GmbH & Co. KG., is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario. The facility occupies a total of 1,393.5 sq. m. (15,000 sq. ft.), including offices, warehouse and training centre. The headquarters also features a service facility with the goal of turning any product […]
WELCOME TO CANADA’S AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET
Why don’t you stay a while? By Allison Rogers With the pandemic came a new way of training. Now that we’re 18 months into this new world of learning—much of which is digitally-driven, I might add—the members of Canada’s automotive aftermarket are faced with a whole new way to approach skilled trades education. Whether you’re […]
Shaken and Stirred
The scoop on Ontario’s new towing regulations By Max Reid This past year has shaken the Ontario towing industry to its very foundations, and we aren’t even talking about COVID. Widespread corruption, on the part of Ontario police departments at both the municipal and provincial level, as well as within the towing community itself, has […]
Open for Business
In some parts of Canada, hiring is no longer easy as 1-2-3 By Bianca Mazziotti With the seemingly ever-present skills shortage looming over the industry, Canadian collision centres have been getting creative in attracting new staff to their businesses post-pandemic. 1. ALBERTA Although Canada’s automotive industry has been having difficulty hiring people, not all hope […]
An Uncertain Path, an Uncertain Future
The question of OEM Certifications By Maddy Kylie The automotive industry is an industry like no other. Ripe with innovation and backed by some of the world’s greatest minds, it is a landscape that is constantly evolving. Over the past few years, the industry has made some of the biggest changes yet—cue electric and autonomous […]
Reflect, React and Repeat
OARA representatives talk informed, ‘disciplined’ buying decisions By Allison Rogers With salvage in such short supply and buyers vying for any vehicle they can get their hands on; the role of the educated and disciplined buyer has never been more important. During a May 2021 Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) virtual training session, led by […]
Electric Evaluations
Andrew Shepherd gives insight on I-CAR’s new courses By Max Reid With automakers the world over announcing wide-scale conversions of their fleets to battery-electric vehicles (EVs) and telematics systems becoming nearly commonplace, the collision repair industry is no longer simply on the verge of a technological revolution—we’re in the midst of it. That is why […]
Tomorrow’s Techs
The state of the modern autoshop class By David DiCenzo Matthew Lyle clearly remembers helping lead the inaugural Electric Car Team at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute as somewhat of a “catastrophe.” In 2016, Lyle, the Head of Technical Education at the Guelph-based high school, partnered with his Transportation Technology teacher colleague Dennis Ashley to form […]
