ABOUT EDF
Established in 1988
MISSION
Our mission is to strengthen and sustain the future of the equipment industry by investing in its people. Through workforce development, industry-specific education, and scholarship support, we empower technicians, dealership staff, and future professionals with the skills, training, and opportunities needed to build successful careers. By supporting education, advancing professional development, and growing the talent pipeline, we are committed to ensuring equipment dealerships thrive for generations to come.
Since its inception, EDF has been focused on education within the equipment industry, particularly in the promotion of the service technician within dealerships. Up until 2017, that meant providing scholarships to current and prospective dealership employees to attend technical training to further their skills and career.
Now, in addition to the scholarship program, EDF works with the Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education (CASE) program to provide partial scholarships to teachers that enables them to bring mechanical education back to their classrooms. In this way we are able to reach hundreds, if not thousands of students each year.
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EDF also sponsors the Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's Ag Service Technician Program which it helped establish through a regional association.
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Additionally, in 2020, EDF launched its own grassroots marketing campaign called Technicians For Tomorrow.
Technicians For Tomorrow is targeted for familiarizing parents and teachers of middle and high school students with the careers available at an equipment dealership.