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The Automotive Management Institute (AMi), the industry’s leading provider of management education for automotive collision and mechanical service repair professionals, is proud to recognize Kukui as its first Learning Foundation partner. Kukui generously donated its services to build and maintain the new AMi website.  The AMi Learning Foundation Program enables AMi to provide learning tools, educational programs and professional recognition at the lowest cost possible to the industry.    Thanks to Kukui’s support, AMi recently launched the Institute’s “next generation” with a new suite of front office and management certificates and professional designations for both the collision repair and mechanical service repair segments.       “Kukui quickly embraced our ‘next generation’ vision and volunteered to develop and provide on-going maintenance for our new website,” said Jeff Peevy, AMi president. “With their support, we have launched an impressive website, providing clarity to those in the industry seeking a competitive advantage. We thank them for their support and professional guidance in this huge industry project.”   “We were thrilled to have the opportunity to help AMi modernize its site and raise awareness for the Learning Foundation Program,” said Kukui President and CEO Todd Westerlund. “We feel confident that AMi’s new site will ser... read more

North Richland Hills, Texas, June 20, 2016 ­— The Automotive Management Institute (AMi), the industry’s leading provider of management education for automotive collision and mechanical service repair professionals, is proud to announce the launch of the “next generation of AMi.” This includes six new front office and management certificates and professional designations, access to more than 100 relevant online courses, career paths, a new website and a world-class online Learning Management System (LMS). The new online course offerings include content from highly-respected industry professionals, such as Mike Anderson, Mark Claypool, Michael Graham, Frank LaViola, Jeremy O’Neal, Frank Terlep and others. “The new AMi represents more than a year of soliciting, organizing, and prioritizing industry feedback to ensure we offer the most relevant professional designations, career paths and overall business management educational support possible,” said Jeff Peevy, AMi president.” For example, we heard clearly from business owners and managers the need to offer career paths for their font office staff.” The industry-serving nonprofit now offers Customer Service Certificates and Professional Designations for Office Manager, General Manager and Master General Manager, specifically for collision repair and mechanical service repair segments of the automotive industry. Each level of recognition is s step toward the next level... read more

North Richland Hills, Texas, May 3, 2016 — The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the 2016 Emil Stanley Merit Award. The scholarship is awarded annually to an individual who works in an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Collision Division member-business and who displays a desire to improve their business skills through management education. The 2016 award marks the 26th year in which AMi and ASA have honored Emil Stanley with this commemorative management-oriented scholarship. The award recipient will receive $1,000 toward expenses to attend the 2016 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) in Anaheim, Calif., August 10 - 12. NACE, the world’s largest collision repair event, is sponsored by ASA, and offers a comprehensive lineup of AMi, industry and technical seminars, an exposition with hundreds of diverse exhibiting companies displaying the latest equipment, products and services and technology available to today’s collision repair industry. To be eligible for the award, the following requirements must be met: applicants must work in the collision repair industry; must demonstrate an interest in self-improvement through management education; 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 business owner. AMi Trustees and their employees, and the Emil Stanley Scholarship Selection Committee an... read more