The “giving arm” of the Architectural Woodwork Institute, its Education Foundation, has launched a new Institutional Grant Program for schools whose wood programs help prepare students for careers in the architectural woodwork industry. In its inaugural year, the AWIEF awarded $108,000 in grants among six accredited institutions whose programs impact nearly 1,000 students. AWIEF’s new […]
The Woodwork Career Alliance ended the first six months of 2022 by setting a new threshold of candidates entering our Passport credentialing program, a whopping 892 new enrollees. We also awarded a record 852 credentials to students and professional woodworkers during the first half of the year. I am hopeful this is a tread that […]
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 Bruce High School, Bruce, WI Hacketstown High School, Hacketstown, NJ Find WCA EDUcation™ woodworking programs in your area. New MANufacturing™ Members ACS Inc., Buford, GA New Gold […]
Colleagues laud Heuer for his vision, dedication and leadership to create the WCA’s credentialling system. NELLYSVILLE, Va. – As a fitting tribute to one of its most influential founding fathers, the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America announced the renaming of its teacher financial aid program to the Greg Heuer EDUcation Scholarship Fund. Heuer, secretary […]
Dozens of items including sligned collectables, get-away packages and much more will be displayed at IWF booth C2123. Net proceeds from the special event will help fund woodworking skills development programs offered by the Woodwork Career Alliance to students and professionals. ATLANTA – Early bidding is open for an online silent auction benefiting the Woodwork […]
The reverberating buzz of saws cutting wood in the cavernous Georgia World Congress Center was music to Kent Gilchrist’s ears, technical chair of the annual SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking competition. After having been cancelled in 2020 and held virtually last year, the national SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking competition returned as a live event in June. Some 45 high […]
WCA is truly experiencing a breakout year for new candidates entering our Passport credentialing program! As of early May, we have issued Passports to over 750 new candidates. In addition, we have already awarded 336 credentials to students and professional woodworkers. I believe the video we produced with AWFS and AWI last year has really […]
The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America is pleased to welcome two new EDUcation™ member schools, one new MANufacturing™ members, and 10 renewing INDustry™ Sponsors. Thank you for your membership and support! New EDUcation™ Members All Hands Boatworks, Milwaukee, WI Green Hope High School, Cary, NC Find WCA EDUcation™ woodworking programs in your area. New […]
Cat Cole, then Ross, talks about her role as a project manager at Wisconsin Built. She also traces her pathway to a career in woodworking, including the training she received at Madison College’s Cabinetmaking and Millwork program. Watch the video. Read Cole’s Long & Winding Road Leads to a Woodworking Career.
The instructor of Hocking College’s new Cabinetmaking and Architectural Millwork program finds a job that melds his skills and passions. Chris Hedges is an educator turned woodworker turned woodworking educator. Hedges instructs the new Cabinetmaking and Architectural Millwork program at Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH. The two-year program, an EDUcation member of the Woodwork Career […]