The Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab, aka the MiLL, opened with great fanfare last fall in Colorado Springs, CO. Billed as a national training center for the woodworking industry, the MiLL features more than $3 million worth of equipment operating under power in a 46,600-square-foot building. The facility offers woodworking instruction to students by day and […]
Among the woodworking students at Westosha Central High School of Salem, WI, who received their WCA Sawblade certificates were these five who showed up on the last day of the 2017-18 school year: Joseph La Jorge, left, Kyle Blume, Chris Sdralis, Jacob Hardesty and Lance Christopherson. The students earned their Sawblade certificates by mastering basic […]
Ethan Harrison, a 2018 graduate of Blackfoot High School of Blackfoot, ID, will represent the United States in the biennial WorldSkills cabinetmaking competition Aug. 22-27, 2019 in Kazan, Russia. Harrison earned the honor by winning a head-to-head competition at SkillsUSA last month in Louisville, KY. Runner-up, Hunter Thompson, a 2016 graduate of Cedar Ridge High […]
Joe Davis, woodworking instructor at the Dale Jackson Career Center, of Lewisville, TX, received the 2018 Educator of the Year Award from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association. Davis is an accredited skills evaluator of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America; his program is a founding WCA EDUcation member. High school students who take […]
Competition will put real-world woodworkers to the test in a virtual reality world. Nellysford, VA – Woodworkers attending the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, can compete for prizes and bragging rights by entering the WCA Bandsaw Skills Challenge. The competition will be held all four days of the show, Aug. 22-25, at the Woodwork Career […]
CALABASAS, CA — Harbor Freight Tools for Schools announced it will award more than $1 million in cash prizes to outstanding public high school skilled trades teachers and programs, doubling the amount awarded for last year’s Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The 2018 prize will honor 18 public high school skilled […]
More than 40 individuals from industry and education gathered at a recent lunch and learn sponsored by Stiles Machinery and held at Madison College, Madison, WI. Participants spent the day learning about technology and practical applications for working with solid wood, as well as networking with current students. Stiles product specialist Peter Van Dyke kicked […]
Harbor Freight, a discount tool retailer based in Calabasas, CA, is furthering its commitment to support U.S. public high school career and technical education programs. In 2013, Harbor Freight launched Harbor Freight Tools for Schools (HTFS) and donated $1.5 million worth of tools to the Los Angeles Unified School District. Last year, the company awarded […]
The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America is pleased to welcome eight new EDUcation™ member schools and five new INDustry™ Sponsors. Thank you for your membership and support! EDUcation™ Members Boyceville High School, Boyceville, WI Dobson High School, Mesa, AZ Junction City High School, Junction City, OR Mesa High School, Mesa, AZ Mountain View High […]
More colleges and adult education woodworking programs are implementing WCA Skill Standards to prepare their students for professional careers. The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America’s (WCA) Passport credentialing system is becoming an integral component of well-respected postsecondary woodworking programs across the nation. Instructors find that implementing the WCA’s nationally-recognized skill standards creates a sturdy […]