CCAR and Electude Announce Automotive Safety Education Partnership

 
June 26, 2018 – The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) is pleased to announce a partnership with Electude International, the leading global provider of automotive e-learning solutions. CCAR and Electude will deliver safety training and credentials to automotive teachers and students via Electude’s award-winning online learning system.
CCAR is a non-profit organization with a singular focus on the automotive industry and its needs for safety and hazardous material compliance and training.  Founded in 1994 with grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CCAR has been the designated EPA Compliance Assistance Center for the Automotive Industry for the past twenty-four years. CCAR is also one of the original OSHA Alliance partners and is the only OSHA Alliance partner focused on providing safety best practice information to the automotive collision and repair industries. CCAR has twice been recognized by the ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) with their “National Excellence in Training” award and was chosen by the North American Hazmat Action Committee (NAAHAC) to develop hazardous material handling training courses (i.e. HazmatU).
Thomas Snyder, Electude’s Chief Commercial Officer said “We at Electude are delighted to be partnering with CCAR. Our goal is to combine CCAR’s excellent training and credentialing offerings with Electude’s discovery-based training platform. We are confident that together we will create a superb user experience”. Charlie Ayers, President of CCAR, stated “CCAR and Electude are forming what we are confident will be a long-term relationship that taps into the best both organizations have to offer. Expanding CCAR’s presence in education has been a goal of ours and Electude is the optimal partner for making that goal a reality.”
The initial course offerings from CCAR provided in Electude will be available for fall 2018 term courses. CCAR will be offering a new credential to accompany these courses that will be available within the Electude LMS. To learn more please contact your Electude sales person or send an e-mail to sales@electude.com.
About Electude:
About Electude: Electude (www.electude.com) is the world’s leading automotive e-learning company. Built on a quarter century of experience in providing students with the most effective, engaging and enjoyable method of learning. Electude prides itself on focusing on equipping instructors with the techniques, tools and training to give students the best educational experience possible. With clients in over 50 countries spread over 6 continents, Electude is available in more than 30 languages. Electude is a true educational innovator that provides the most comprehensive and effective automotive e-learning solution currently available in the market.
About CCAR
About CCAR: Established in 1994, the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair is a not-for-profit organization that works – internationally in scope – with the automotive industry, the insurance industry, OEM’s, career and technical schools, collision and automotive repair shops, governments, municipalities and other organizations to provide best practice information and training.
To learn more about CCAR and its programs, please visit https://ccar-greenlink.org.
Media Contact
Catherine Roberts
Electude International
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e: catherine.roberts@electude.com
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