NAEDA Equipment Dealer Foundation announces scholarship program
The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) Equipment Dealer Foundation (EDF) announced on Dec. 21 the availability of scholarships to assist in the training, re-training and advancement of employees or potential employees of equipment dealers in the United States and Canada.
The North American program is designed to create a larger pool of qualified, committed, long-term employees for equipment dealerships. Scholarship grants will be administered and matched by NAEDA-affiliated associations. Equipment dealerships will also be required to match the scholarship granted by EDF and NAEDA-affiliated associations.
EDF Chairman Tom Nobbe said he is pleased to announce this program will help dealers have a greater impact when it comes to attracting good, qualified talent to their dealerships.
Paul Kindinger, president and CEO of NAEDA, added, “The need for qualified people at dealerships across North America is only going to increase with time. We hope this small step towards helping NAEDA affiliates and our dealer members clearly demonstrates our interest and support for efforts already underway at the local level.”
Based in Fenton, Mo., NAEDA provides educational, finance, legal assistance, and legislative services to more than 5,000 retail agricultural, industrial and outdoor power equipment dealers in the United States and Canada. EDF is the publicly supported 501 (c) (3) charitable organization of NAEDA.
