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The Automotive Industry Planning Council (AIPC) is a national advisory group of industry leaders, vocational/technical educators, and educational policy makers whose mission is to promote communication, cooperation, and excellence in automotive service training programs.
Each year, the AIPC presents the Automotive Awards of Excellence in Automotive Technician Training Programs. All ASE/NATEF certified programs such as automobile technician training and collision repair/refinishing are invited to participate. State winners are recognized in three categories: secondary program; post secondary - generic program and post secondary - manufacturer affiliated program (ASEP, CAP, ASSET, PACT). Entries are submitted to AIPC where a national winner and two runners up are selected in each category. The national winners receive their trophies/awards each year at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) convention. Total prize package for the 2005 winners and runners up was over $500,000. Each of this year's national winners received over $50,000 in vehicles, tools, training equipment, North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Memberships/conference registrations, and Automotive Service Association (ASA) Educational Memberships for their programs. Donations were given to the National and State winners by American Honda, ASE/NATEF, ATech Training, DaimlerChrysler, NACAT, and ASA. In addition, Toyota made a special donation of $7,500 to the Kirkwood Community College T-Ten program. Total prize package for the 2005 winners and runners up was over $500,000. |
