For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Kessler adam@awfs.org 323.215.0312 August 24, 2018, Anaheim, CA — The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) announced the winners of its inaugural Design It Digital (DID) student CAD competition at the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) Atlanta on Wednesday August 22nd, at the AWFS® Booth #2375. DID is a Computer Aided […]
After months (technically years) of waiting, anticipation, and efforts by AWFS and countless other industries and associations and organizations, the Perkins V reauthorization has passed in the Senate, House, and by Executive Order. AWFS joins with NAM, ACTE, and others in expressing appreciation to those representatives who helped moved this legislation forward, and is satisfied […]
PINNACLE AWARDS 2018 Call for Entries Deadline: July 31, 2018 Click here to learn more!
SCM, a world-leading producer of woodworking machinery with a double-digit annual growth in the U.S. market, welcomed Congressman Rob Woodall to in discussing public funding opportunities for Career Technical Education programs. SCM, a world-leading producer of woodworking machinery, welcomed at its Duluth, GA branch Congressman Rob Woodall, the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s seventh congressional district. […]
TWO “Meet the New Face of Manufacturing” Campaign posters available now! “Meet the New Face of Manufacturing” is a comprehensive marketing effort to acquaint and interest young people in careers in wood products manufacturing. We want to convey the reality of 21st century manufacturing – it is modern, high-tech, offers varied and challenging careers and […]
WATCH THE RECORDING from the AWFS webinar Join The Movement, Host a MFG Day Event! held on Jun 7, 2018 10:00 AM PDT Looking for a way to attract skilled workers? Would you like to connect students interested in woodworking-related careers? Have you considered hosting a company tour or open house? 64% of students who attend a company […]
Anaheim, Calif. – April 12, 2018 — The 2019 AWFS®Fair show cycle is well under way and the Call for Proposals for the show’s educational seminar program has officially begun. Technical experts, exhibitors with an educational segment, business owners and managers, consultants and other wood products manufacturing professionals are invited to submit proposal ideas for […]
Ten members of the AWFS Public Policy Committee called on the offices of twenty nine legislators and agency staff in Washington on February 28, 2018, to encourage support for Career Technical Education (CTE) and apprenticeship programs, both critical for strengthening our industry’s skilled workforce. The fly-in, a joint effort with Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America […]
Advocates of workforce development and industry training and education are focused on the prospect of an expanded network of apprenticeship opportunities in the U.S. to address our skills gap. It seems as though new bills are being proposed, new articles are being published, new service vendors are opening their doors, new websites are launching by […]
There’s a new apprenticeship bill moving in Congress that needs your support. The PARTNERS Act of 2017 aims to expand apprenticeship with the goal of building a skilled workforce. PARTNERS stands for Promoting Apprenticeship with Regional Training Networks for Employers Required Skills. It’s a bipartisan bill that would support partnerships between business and local workforce […]
