Becoming a SkillsUSA partner means exposing your brand to woodworking students and teachers!
SkillsUSA is a leading national Career and Technical Education (CTE) organization with over 300,000 student and teacher members. The organization promotes skilled trades as well as employability or “soft” skills. Students compete in their skilled trade area and advance to higher levels, ultimately competing at Nationals in Kansas City every June.
AWFS staff and volunteers coordinate the SkillsUSA California state and Los Angeles/Orange County (CA) Regional Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking contests and we are looking for volunteers and sponsors!
How can industry partners get involved?
Participate in the Technical Committee with developing the[...]
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Safety Speed Manufacturing has provided a new, horizontal panel router to the woodshop program at Del Oro High School in Loomis, California. The 3 ¼ Hp unit is ideal for cross dados and full-length rabbets in jobs up to 36” in length. Safety Speed exhibited at the 2013 AWFS Fair in Las Vegas and chatted with a number of teachers who came through their booth. A record number of teachers came to the show to take advantage of the “Teacher Track” seminars and other activities offered expressly for teachers. Brian Donahue, President of Safety Speed, reached out to AWFS at[...]
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Registration is now open for the College of Woodworking Knowledge (CWWK) educational seminars at the AWFS Fair, July 24-27, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Fifty different seminars will be offered on topics varying from Business Management, Cabinet/Millwork, Small Shops, Software and Technology, Techniques and Applications, Safety & Environment, Handcrafted Furniture, and Teacher Track (for Woodworking Educators). There are three FREE seminars on industry certifications and regulations, reducing citations, and industry-education partnerships. You can review the complete seminar program and speaker bios in our comprehensive brochure.
You can register for the AWFS Fair, or UPDATE your registration to add seminars here. AWFS members and[...]
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If you are preparing an entry for the Fresh Wood student woodworking contest, the entry deadline is around the corner - May 15! Please be advised that AWFS's address has changed effective immediately. All entries (and other communication) should go to:
AWFS
2400 E Katella Ave Suite 340
Anaheim, CA 92806
Click here for all forms and information related to Fresh Wood.[...]
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What: Fresh Wood student woodworking competition
Who: Open to students in North American high school or post secondary woodworking or related programs and who are considering a career in the woodworking or related industry.
When: Entry Deadline May 15, 2013
Where: Finalists invited to AWFS Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada (July 24-27, 2013)
Have you heard about the Fresh Wood student woodworking competition?
There are six entry categories: chairs, tables, production/RTA work, case goods, reproduction and "open" (anything you like!). You can read all about the criteria, rules and parameters here.
All entries are judged by a panel of industry experts. The top scoring entries are[...]
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