AWFS Board member and active volunteer Karl Frey (Colonial Saw/Lammello) was honored at the AWFS Annual Member Meeting on July 25, 2023 with the AWFS “Saúl Martín Spirit of Service Award“. Karl received this award because of his ongoing commitment to supporting industry education efforts. “Karl always shows up to MFG Day […]
Zoe Dewberry, Fortuna High School, Wins SkillsUSA CA 2023 Cabinetmaking Gold Forty-One high school and middle school students competed in the live woodworking contests ANAHEIM, CA – April 21, 2023 — SkillsUSA California hosted the State Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking competitions on Saturday, April 15 at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California. Staff and industry volunteers […]
February is CTE Month! AWFS celebrates Career and Technical Education Month® a public awareness campaign, hosted by ACTE and sponsored by NAHB, that takes place each February to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across the country. Visit ctemonth.org to get involved. AWFS is proud to endorse the […]
Workforce Development Takes Commitment on Local, State and National Level Recently, a group of AWFS® and WMMA members attended a virtual D.C. fly-in and met with the offices of 10 members of Congress and Congressional committees. During our meetings, members of our respective associations asked our legislators for their support in funding for workforce training […]
AWFS® Education Manager Adam Kessler was honored last week with the Industry Person of the Year award for his work in bringing industry and education together and providing services and support for school programs in Southern California. The award was presented by the Los Angeles County Industrial and Technology Education Association (LACITEA), a group comprised […]
Forty-three Woodworking Students Competed at the SkillsUSA California State Conference ANAHEIM, CA – April 27, 2022 – SkillsUSA California hosted the State Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking competitions on Saturday, April 23rd at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California. Staff and industry volunteers from the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) and the Society of […]
It’s a fun and exciting time of year…it’s SkillsUSA competition season! SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization (CTSO) which serves over 300,000 students and teachers by helping students prepare for the workforce. Mission Statement: SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. We improve the quality of our […]
Nineteen students from three schools within the Alhambra Unified School District (AUSD) (California) participated in a district-wide student woodworking competition on Wednesday, October 20 at Mark Keppel High School. The students came from the wood technology programs at Alhambra High School, Mark Keppel High School, and San Gabriel High School. For the competition, students […]
In early June 2021, woodworking students across the United States competed in the SkillsUSA National Cabinetmaking Contest. Students submitted their career-based resumes, completed a Technical Assessment (written test), and provided a sample project Cut List via the SkillsUSA Champions Hub contest website. On June 15-17th High School and Post-Secondary woodworking students from across the country […]
Industry professionals from AWFS® (Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers®) member companies and the Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) supported students from high schools across the state competing in the first ever remote SkillsUSA California Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking contests. The contests were designed to be completed entirely at home, and students submitted videos and […]
