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Nominate a student for the FutureTechs Rock Awards | Deadline April 20
Over $14,500 in prizes are up for grabs in TechForce’s 2021 FutureTechs Rock Awards! Anyone can nominate a student. Self-nominations are accepted. Ten finalists will be chosen by a panel of industry judges, and one student will go on to win the Grand Prize based on a public vote.
Take five minutes to nominate an outstanding transportation technician student. Nominations close this Tuesday April 20, so act today! Nominate a student for the 2021 FutureTechs Rock Awards>>
Join the world’s only peer network dedicated to future and working technicians
Are you on TechForce yet? Experience the world’s first and only peer network 100% dedicated to future and working technicians! Connect with other students, educators and working techs, compete in daily trivia and other fun challenges, and find events, trainings, scholarships and more. Join TechForce today>>
Apply for John Weinberger Driven to Care Legacy
Scholarships by April 30
The family of renowned automotive enthusiast, racer, and entrepreneur John Weinberger has teamed up with TechForce to offer a variety of scholarships.
The John Weinberger Driven to Care Legacy Scholarships support students with awards of up to $10,000 across a broad spectrum of automotive career disciplines. Per TechForce procedure, students must submit an Accelerate Tuition application and will be considered for all possible awards. Don’t miss out! Learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply before the April 30 deadline here>>
Apply for the 2021 Prize for Teaching Excellence by May 21
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools announced that applications are now open for its fifth annual Prize for Teaching Excellence. The prize will award over $1 million to 18 outstanding public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs. To apply before the May 21, 2021 deadline head to HFTforSchoolsPrize.org>>
TechForce welcomes CADIA & STEAM Sports Foundation as Association Partners
TechForce is excited to partner with Center for Automotive Diversity & Inclusion and Advancement (CADIA) in pursuit of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. CADIA is a non-profit that seeks to double the number of diverse leaders in automotive by providing diversity, equity and inclusion tools, networks, insights and practical advice to companies in the auto-mobility space. Learn more here>>
TechForce also welcomes STEAM Sports Foundation as an Association Partner in our workforce development campaign. The Foundation is dedicated to showing tomorrow’s workforce career opportunities available via science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Learn more about STEAM Sports Foundation here>>
TechForce scholarships help students pursue their passion
“With three generations of close family that work on cars, I became passionate about their engineering and mechanics at a young age,” says Cody, a college-level technician student and TechForce Foundation scholarship recipient.
TechForce is proud to support passionate students like Cody with tuition scholarships. Learn how TechForce’s scholarships can help you achieve your education goals and apply here>>
Celebrate technician careers with NC3 and SkillsUSA signing days
National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3)’s National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day is this Thursday, April 15. This day is dedicated to high school students who are making a commitment to technical education. Learn how you can celebrate your fellow students and the dignity of work>>
SkillsUSA National Signing Day will be held on Tuesday, May 4 to celebrate high school seniors and college/post-secondary students who have chosen to pursue a career as a professional in any of the skilled trades. Learn how you can get involved here>>
Thank you to all TechForce Foundation partners!
Associations: Automotive Communications Council, Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association (AMRA), American Rental Association (ARA), Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), Automotive Service Association (ASA), Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), ASE Education Foundation, ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC), Auto Care Association/Women in Auto Care, Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT), Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement (CADIA), Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR), Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence, National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada (NAACC), National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF), National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), National Center for Autonomous Technology (NCAT), SkillsUSA, STEAM Sports Foundation and American Trucking Association’s Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC)
Celebrities: Lyn St. James (IndyCar), Bogi Lateiner (Girl Gang Garage), Steve Johnson (Steve Johnson Racing – NHRA) and Julia Landauer (Julia Landauer Racing – NASCAR)
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Ten transportation technician students to be recognized for outstanding contributions as role models at school and in their communities
TechForce Foundation Now Accepting Nominations for its 3rd Annual FutureTechs Rock AwardsTM
Ten transportation technician students to be recognized for outstanding contributions as role models at school and in their communities
April 6, 2021 — SCOTTSDALE, AZ — TechForce Foundation’s® annual FutureTechs Rock Awards season has begun. TechForce created this prestigious award to honor aspiring technicians and recognize those students with a promising future in the transportation industry. Now in its third year, the FutureTechs Rock Awards are accepting nominations through 4 PM PDT, April 20, 2021. Nominate a future technician today at TechForce.org/FutureTechsRock.
Nearly $15,000 in scholarships and prizes will be awarded:
Each category finalist, selected by a panel of industry experts, will receive prizes valued over $1,200 from TechForce partners including AutoZone, Ford Motor Company, Cengage Learning, Advance Auto Parts, FedEx Freight and CRC Industries.
The Grand Prize Winner, as chosen by popular vote, will receive a $1,000 TechForce Foundation scholarship and additional prizes valued over $1,500 from Advance Auto Parts, CRC Industries, AutoZone and Ford Motor Company.
Students will be considered for one of ten categories depending on their academic program’s focus, including Automotive, Diesel On-Road and Off-Road, Motorcycle/ATV, Marine/Watercraft, Aviation, Restoration, Motorsports, Collision Repair and Welding/CNC.
A panel of industry experts will select one finalist from each of the ten categories. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the slate of finalists via a People’s Choice Public Vote, to be held May 3-7, 2021.
Past winners have remarked on the FutureTechs Rock Awards, “Just being nominated means so much… This experience encourages me to do my best… It’s a great feeling to know that other people recognize my hard work.” Meet last year’s winners here.
The FutureTechs Rock Awards are part of TechForce Foundation’s workforce development initiative to help inspire and support tomorrow’s workforce of technicians.
About TechForce Foundation
TechForce Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) with the mission to champion students to and through their technical education and into careers as professional transportation technicians. The Foundation distributes more than $1.5 million in scholarships and grants annually, thanks to its generous corporate sponsors and donors, and spearheads an industry-wide workforce development initiative to help encourage and support more young people to pursue the vehicle technician profession. For more information, visit www.techforce.org.
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