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Mattson helping educators think like industry

Mattson moved back to Oregon a year ago, but he is still involved with the MiLL National Training Center, and a consulting business he started to help educators meet the needs of industry.

By Karl D. Forth, July 3, 2019 | 11:55 am CDT

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Wood Industry 40 Under 40 winner overcomes challenges to focus on students

Chris Harding has had challenges in his past, but he is focused on his own future and that of his students at the Woods Manufacturing program in Peyton, Colorado. The school will be part of the new Peyton-Widefield Vocational Education Center, which will be home to the National Manufacturing Training Center in Colorado Springs.

By Karl D. Forth, October 21, 2016 | 3:56 pm CDT

Management

A New Woodworking Academy Headed to National Prominence

The Peyton, CO School District has taken the first step to creating a woodworking program that will become national in scale. That first step was the opening of a dedicated woodworking school in Peyton, CO on the site of a former middle school campus. Enrollment in the current academic year is expected to reach 60 students. For the 2016-2017 school year, 120 students are expected.

By Bill Esler, September 14, 2015 | 4:31 pm CDT

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On Woodworking Education, Employee Loyalty and Life

I've spent a lot of time recently with companies that are trying to figure out how to deal with employee recruitment and retention issues.Woodworking educator Dean Mattson offers an interesting spin to this dilemma.

By Chuck Ray, July 9, 2014 | 12:56 pm CDT

Management

Call for a U.S. National Wood Industry Academy

What if the wood industry launched its own model of classroom education in a cutting edge training center? At the WIC 2014 Wood Industry Conference, award winning educator Dean Mattson challenges suppliers.

By Dean Mattson, May 8, 2014 | 8:53 am CDT