WCA's major undertaking - development and publication of industry-approved Standards of Tool Skills and Evaluations is aimed at meeting the need for skilled woodworkers in an increasingly competitive global market.

WoodLINKS USA, the wood industry education initiative, has been merged into the Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA), which now will begin offering an Education membership for woodworking training centers of all types.

The Skilled Workforce Initiative, which is designed to improve the skillset and qualifications of entry-level workers in Manufacturing, will now be offered in New England.

Architectural woodwork and wood products business face the same employment challenges as other markets, but we may be outgamed by other players.

The shortage of skilled labor can have an impact on the industry. So, let’s plan now to work together to develop the next generation of woodworkers that businesses already need.

The wood industry worker supply chain is tightly linked. Woodworkers in furniture and cabinetry factories often move to custom woodshops or remodelers, and back again. So all wood production segments need to work together to assure we've got the pipeline full.

WoodLINKS USA and The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA) are exploring a merger of the two wood industry education and training organizations.

Stiles Machinery is the first wood manufacturing equipment company to offer Woodwork Career Alliance certification in WCA’s Standards of Tool Skills, an industry-approved program to educate woodworkers in the latest techniques and machines.

Stiles Machinery will offer certification of WCA’s Standards of Tool Skills, an industry-approved program aimed to educate woodworkers in the latest woodworking machinery and techniques. It is the first machinery company qualified to offer WCA certification.

A contemporary woodshop will find all manner of digital assists to getting the job done. And in many cases, a younger corps of workers using them.