“Education and professionalism are essential for improving our industry. We believe that the WISE program is one of the best options available to achieve certification. It’s also an investment and we recognize that. We partnered with WISE to put together this scholarship program so that certification is more accessible to more people."
James Schellhorn, Chief Business Development Officer, RepairQ
RepairQ celebrates the wireless repair community with the promotion of the new industry-recognized standard, Wireless Industry Service Excellence (WISE) Certification Program. The program certifies both individual technicians as well as retail locations on industry-recognized standards, certifying those that meet the highest standards for service quality and technical skill. The first certification of its kind, WISE-certified device repair retailers and technicians provide consumers with a predictable, high-quality repair experience.
One ‘retailer’ scholarship to include a technician and retail certification
The retailer and multi-door scholarships will be awarded based on the number of technicians in the store and the number of store locations with a value not to exceed $5,000 for each scholarship recipient. Certifications provided through the scholarship program will be valid for one year.
The application will collect your information and your responses to the following questions:
Applications are due no later than December 31, 2020. Once received, applications will be reviewed and essay answers will be sent to a selection committee of industry professionals without identifying information. The committee will make selections based on applicants’ responses and scholarship recipients will be notified.
Recipients will be notified before February 1, 2021 and will have three months to complete their WISE Certification from the date of notification.
The committee will review WISE Certification scholarship applications and essay answers from each applicant with no identifying information. Committee members include:
Chris Bleess, Senior Director, ServiceCentral Technologies Inc.
Ward Johnsmeyer, Chief Business Development Officer, Swappa
Danyelle Kukuk, VP of Product Management, Batteries Plus Bulbs
Jonathan Nestor, Technical Manager, AGiRepair
Spencer Smith, Vice President of Operations, FixIT Mobile
Jeremy Willis, Founder, PFM
For more information, please contact: Contact WISE at programs@wisecertification.com
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