It Was a Very Good Year!

2025 has been a very good year for WCA. 

Our Passport Credentialing Program produced record numbers of credentialed students, continuing a post-covid-era trend. We are on track to exceed awarding over 1,600 Credentials to our secondary and post-secondary students in 2025.

We continued to advance WCA’s industry outreach and visibility through the issuance of press releases and deployment of the Pathways newsletter. We also showed at AWFS 2025 and awarded 10 teachers $850 scholarships to attend the show. 

The continued support of our GOLD & SILVER Sponsors truly allows us to continue to develop our programs and accomplish our goal of helping develop a trained workforce!  The new online training modules for our MANufacturing and EDUcation members have been well received, and we intend to continue the development of more modules for release in 2026.

One of the first major announcements we will make in 2026 is the release of our new registry for the administration of the Passport Credentialing Program. The new streamlined registry will speed the process of recording the hands-on evaluations and online testing results for our Educators. This new system will be in the testing phase after the first of the year and we will be working with our instructors to make the transition as seamless as possible. More details to come!

As we prepare to turn the pages of the calendar to 2026, WCA would like to wish all of you a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year!!!

Sincerely,

Scott Nelson
President
Woodwork Career Alliance of North America
snelsonwca@gmail.com