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 […]
Plans call for the initial courses to be launched in the first quarter of 2024 following beta testing by industry professionals. LINCOLN, Neb. – The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America is preparing to beta test the first two modules of a planned series of online courses specifically designed to help train entry-level woodworkers. […]
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association, an association partner of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America, is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program through Jan. 15, 2024. The program targets any student planning to enroll in a wood science or wood technology program at an accredited two-year or four-year technical school, college or university […]
By Casey Britten When Pacey Berken chose his final project in the Fox Valley Technical College Woodworking Technology program, he was thinking of his grandparents. “My grandparents put me through the program, so I figured they should get a little return on their investment,” the 2022 graduate explains. “I wanted to design a chair that […]
Stanley Black & Decker has established the DeWalt Trades Scholarship to assist individuals attending a two-year college or vocational-technical school to pursue a trade degree/certificate in an industry aligned with the Stanley Black & Decker Trade Goals – including but are not limited to Construction, Industrial, Motor/Power Sector, Mechanics, and Technology. Up to 40 $5,000 […]
Students attending Woodwork Career Alliance EDUcation member high schools and postsecondary schools garnered two first places, two second places and an honorable mention in the 2023 AWFS Fresh Wood student woodworking competition. Students at Lincoln East High School of Lincoln, Neb., took first and second place in the High School Design for Production category. Ethan […]
Fifty-five competitors representing high schools and colleges from around the country had merely eight hours to create a highly customized standing cabinet. At the end of the day, only six of them departed Atlanta with a medal in the 2023 SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking competition. The Cabinetmaking contest was one of 110 separate events held during the […]