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Associated Reading: Modern Cabinetmaking, Chapter 31 and 32
Panel Products and Veneer
In this lesson, we switch gears for a bit and talk about veneer, plywood, and composite panels as we use these materials quite a bit in modern woodworking and cabinetmaking. It is strongly recommended that you do the required reading prior to watching the video… Associated Reading: Understanding Wood, Chapters 14 & 15 : […]
Nature of Wood
In this first lesson, you will learn about the basic anatomy, structure, and classification of trees as well as a brief discussion of wood density. It is strongly recommended that you do the required reading prior to watching the video… Associated Reading: Understanding Wood, Chapter 1 : Modern Cabinetmaking, Pages 181-185 Video length: […]
02 – WCA Memberships
There are four types of memberships in the WCA; below are short descriptions of each. Please review each membership type, but pay close attention to the type(s) of memberships that apply to you… Individual Membership For Students, Teachers, and Employees… The Individual Membership is for teachers, students, or company employees who want to participate in […]
06 – Sawblade Certificate
This lesson is important for all educators, but particularly for those at secondary or post-secondary programs where the students are not able to accumulate 12 or 480 hours of classroom and/or work experience during the program. It may also be of interest to some employers as a “starter” credential for newer employees. When the WCA […]
05 – Prerequisite Assessments
Before a candidate is eligible to be assessed on any machinery, they must pass a specific set of Prerequisite assessments from the Layout and Measurement category. The list of required assessments is: No other assessments should be performed until the candidate has passed all of the above up to level 2, where applicable. In fact, the […]
04 – The Skill Standards
The Skill Standards are the heart of the WCA Credentialing program. It is important that all Skill Evaluators have a thorough understanding of the standards that they will be assessing candidates on. Not only is it important to understand the content of the standards, but also the philosophy behind them… A key difference between the WCA […]
11 – The Next Steps
Maintaining Status Activity reports are reviewed by the Evaluations Committee annually. Skill Evaluators who have not performed at least one operational evaluation on a minimum of four different candidates over the course of one calendar year may be placed on conditional leave. They are contacted by their Chief Evaluator via phone or in person to […]