LINCOLN, Neb. – The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA) continues to increase industry awareness and participation, while also developing new programs to help train the next generation of woodworkers.  WCA issued a record-shattering 1,358 credentials in 2023, nearly 40% more than the number it awarded in 2022 (980) and double the 2021 […]
The International Woodworking Fair (IWF) announced its 2024 Industry Partners Alliance (IPA). The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America is one of 15 leading wood products industry trade and professional associations representing thousands of members to be named an IPA member. As an IPA member, WCA will receive exclusive preferred benefits to help facilitate its […]
The Architectural Woodwork Institute Education Foundation (AWIEF) is accepting applications for its Academic Grant Program through March 31. The AWIEF Academic Grant Program empowers schools specializing in architectural woodworking. Each year the program provides up to $100,000. The grant program prioritizes not-for-profit high schools and postsecondary schools that excel in architectural woodworking, emphasizing technological advancements […]
The Woodworking Technology program at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will hold its 36th annual Hands-On, High-Tech open house April 16 and 17. FVTC, a founding EDUcation member of the Woodwork Career Alliance, is inviting instructors and students from every high school woodworking program within 100 miles of Oshkosh to participate in […]
The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America is pleased to welcome the following new members and renewing sponsors. Thank you for your membership and support! New EDUcation™ Members Cumberland County High School – Burkesville, KY Dakota High School – Macomb, MI Durango High School – Durango, CO East Bladen High School – Elizabethtown, NC Franklinton […]
Patrick Molzahn’s days at Madison College’s Cabinetmaking & Millwork program are numbered. Molzahn’s 25-plus years teaching career at the college will officially come to an end Dec. 31 when he retires. He has already turned over the program director’s reins of one of the nation’s most prestigious postsecondary woodworking programs to Lizzy Conley, one of […]
As the end of the year is quickly approaching, I just want to thank all of the INDustry sponsors and partners for their continued support of WCA. Without their backing we would not be able to offer our future workforce updated education programs and credentialing services. Please try and support those businesses whenever possible. 2023 […]
This new non-profit organization is developing a scalable curriculum that incorporates the WCA Skill Standards and Passport credentialing system to teach students woodworking skills that will make them workforce ready. The woodworking industry’s struggle to recruit skilled workers is a well-documented, decades-old problem. Case in point, according to a 2021 study by Woodworking Network and […]
The Architectural Woodwork Institute announced the appointment of Adria Salvatore as its new Education Director. Salvatore brings 17 years of experience at the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS). In her departing roles as AWFS Association Director, she focused on Membership, Association and AWFS Fair Education, and Public Policy. Salvatore’s responsibilities with AWI include […]
Kristine Cox, president of Rowland Woodworking and a member of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America’s Board of Directors, was honored with Honorary Lifelong Membership of the Architectural Woodwork Institute at the AWI’s 2023 convention. Cox was recognized for spending “her life ensuring the next generation of woodworkers are encourage to move forward. As […]