A silent auction to support wood industry education is planned at IWF Atlanta show in partnership with the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America.

Ethan Harrison, a 2018 graduate of Blackfoot High School of Blackfoot, Idaho, will represent the United States in the biennial WorldSkills cabinetmaking competition Aug. 22-27, 2019 in Kazan, Russia.

Competition will put real-world woodworkers to the test in a virtual reality world.

Competition will put real-world woodworkers to the test in a virtual reality world using Mimbus Wood-Ed technology.

Since being established 25 years ago, the GWTTP has trained and placed some 900 low-income adults with jobs at local woodworking businesses.

The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America’s passport credentialing system is becoming an integral component of programs across the nation.

Unlimited access to the online vault of training resources is a valuable new benefit that comes with the $250 annual fee for EDUcation and MANufacturing membership in the WCA.

Their sponsorships will benefit WCA high school and postsecondary woodworking programs in the United States and Canada.

Getting involved with the Woodwork Career Alliance has helped guide the development of a more relevant curriculum for a Wisconsin school’s four-year woodshop program.

Each of the inmates was recently issued a WCA Passport to document his woodworking skills, setting him on a path for a fresh start upon his reentry into society.