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 […]
February is CTE Month! Career Technical Education (CTE) provides students with technical and professional skills, education, and training to prepare for the workforce. CTE is a critical area of study with proven benefits for students. For example, according to AdvanceCTE, “the high school graduation rate for CTE concentrators is about 90 percent – 15 percentage […]
Do you know of anyone who is… — a current/former educator open to relocation — a former student (with work experience) who feels the calling to teach, or — an industry professional who could help train our industry’s future workforce? Clark County School District (Las Vegas, NV) is looking to fill open high school teaching […]
The Southern California chapter of the Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) recently held their annual holiday party and meeting. In lieu of a gift exchange, SWM members contributed tool donations which will become part of the Prize package for students in SkillsUSA California State Cabinetmaking and Introductory woodworking competitions. SkillsUSA is one of the largest […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Society of Wood Manufacturing, or “SWM”, a new AWFS chapter focused on supporting high school woodshop programs in Southern California, launched in Spring 2017 and is off to a busy start. In April, SWM provided a scholarship to the SkillsUSA California Cabinetmaking contest winner, Phil Oien of San Pasqual High School (San Diego), for […]
AWFS Supports Career & Technical Education on Multiple Fronts Here are some updates on activities from the AWFS Education Department: “Wood CTE” Coalition Tackles Industry Perception In 2016, AWFS launched a “Wood CTE” group with several other industry associations including WMMA, WMIA, CPMA, WCMA, AWI, and CMA to share information with each other about their […]
March 29th of this year marks a special (albeit bittersweet) day in the history of AWFS®. This is the day that Nancy Fister, our Education & Conference Director, will be spending at Disneyland with the rest of the AWFS staff. For all of us, it is sort of an “unofficial” holiday as it marks the […]
