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CCAR's S/P2 Initiative to Schools Extends to All 50 States

The Internet-based S/P2 training addresses the key safety and pollution prevention issues that face professionals working in automotive service and collision repair. The program was developed by CCAR over a two-year period in accord with U.S. EPA and OSHA standards, which require that shop personnel be trained at least annually on safety and environmental regulations. These standards also apply to automotive training programs.

More than 560 career and technical schools representing over 32,000 students have implemented the S/P2 curriculum, which CCAR is providing to schools at no charge. The 50th state was achieved when Mr. Earl Smith of Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyo., recently registered his school for S/P2.

The costs of CCAR's S/P2 initiative to schools are being underwritten in part by sponsorships from the automotive industry for both the "mechanical repair" and "collision and paint" modules. Sponsorship opportunities from the local to national level are available. S/P2 Sponsors receive many benefits, including increased visibility with automotive instructors, as well as with students who are preparing to enter the auto industry and are at an important development stage in their career planning.

CCAR began contacting automotive training schools in January 2002 to promote S/P2. "The adoption and usage of S/P2 by schools in such a relatively short time has been incredible," said Matt Dunn, CCAR's Director of S/P2. "Teachers find that S/P2 online training allows every student to be taught quickly, and it automatically calculates grades and issues a certificate to students as they pass. I've spoken with several teachers who tell all their students, 'You don't go into the shop until you pass S/P2.'"

Established in 1994, CCAR is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the professionalism and image of automotive technicians. CCAR's more than 200 affiliates represent all segments of the automotive service and collision repair industry, including vehicle manufacturers and dealers, national automotive chains and local repair shops, and colleges and universities that offer training in automotive service and collision repair.

CCAR also operates "CCAR-GreenLink," the national environmental compliance assistance center for the automotive industry, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]. CCAR-GreenLink is recognized globally as a leading source of environmental compliance and pollution prevention information for the automotive industry.

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