The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the $1,000 Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket “High Octane” Scholarship.
Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket (formerly known as Automotive Specialty Markets) is now a division of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency and continues as a leader in the automotive business insurance industry, and provides the scholarship program specifically to address the educational needs of automotive service and repair businesses.
The scholarship will be applied toward the recipient’s expenses to attend the 2016 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) in Anaheim, Calif., August 10-12. CARS is sponsored by ASA and offers an educational lineup of AMi seminars, technical training courses and industry sessions, an exposition and the opportunity to network with other automotive service professionals.
To be eligible for the award, the following requirements must be met: applicants must work in the mechanical repair industry; must demonstrate an interest in self-improvement through education and training; must own or work for a business that is an ASA member in good standing; and, if the applicant is not the business owner, must be recommended by the owner. AMi Trustees and their employees, and Arrowhead and its employees, are not eligible to apply.
To request a scholarship application, call AMi at (817) 514-2929, or email [email protected]. Applications must be received by AMi on or before July 1, 2016. The scholarship recipient will be notified by AMi on or before July 8, 2016.
The continuing education offered by the AMi helps automotive collision and service repair professionals improve their business management knowledge. In addition to providing business management classes, AMi offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) professional designation, which is the industry’s first business education accreditation. AMi courses concentrate on seven core areas of business management education: leadership, sales and marketing, operational management, financial management, personnel development and human resource management, risk management, and IT management.
AMi was established in 1989 to answer the demand for continuing education and industry-accepted recognition programs tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. To date, AMi programs have attracted more than 250,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMi is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational foundation, to which tax-deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum or methods of donations, please contact AMi at (817) 514-2929, or visit the AMI website at www.AMionline.org.
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. is a national insurance program administrator for commercial, personal and specialty products. Headquartered in San Diego, Arrowhead generates over $800 million written premium.
Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket’s relationships with strong insurance carriers provides stability for its nationwide network of producers and policyholders. For more information about the Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket products and services, please contact Gerald Cecil, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket at (888)240-8803, ext. 2808 or [email protected].
