I do know that the Nancy Fister I first met 15 years ago was an invaluable asset to the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) and to industry.

A bipartisan bill from Senators Coons, Ayotte, Graham, Gillibrand will authorize the Department of Defense to support industry-relevant, manufacturing-focused, engineering training at U.S. universities and qualified organizations, including non-profits.

Wisconsin once again leads the nation in accredited skill evaluators following a sold-out Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA) Accredited Skill Evaluator training program held October 28 at Madison Area Technical College.

The opening of the National Manufacturing Training Center is planned for August 2017, as announced at IWF in Atlanta. An open house event will take place November 2 at the site of the planned training center.

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.

Manufacturing Day, October 7, 2016, is a special day that companies across America salute modern manufacturing and bring it to the attention of the next generation of workers.

The National Academy for Wood Education has a home. A location has been chosen in Colorado Springs. This was just announced at IWF.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and Monogram have announced the winners of the Charette Design Competition, which awarded students more than $30,000 in scholarships.

Educators are now saying that for many students and their parents, high school age is too late to introduce them to technical careers, writes Nancy Fister, AWFS education director. If you want today’s kids to consider jobs in the skilled trades, they need to be exposed in middle school.

High school and college/post-secondary students from all over the state took part in the annual Wisconsin Skills USA cabinetry competition at the Alliant Center in Madison.