HMA introduces hardwood certificate program
In response to the labor crisis impacting the construction industry, the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) has launched the Hardwood Manufacturers Certificate Program.
The program is a 16-week, 14-credit course of study that is designed to prepare learners for fast-growing, in-demand positions within the hardwood manufacturing industry.
Endorsed by the HMA, and in conjunction with the Northcentral Technical College in Antigo, Wisconsin, the program is open to all hardwood industry stakeholders and is an excellent vehicle to advance that promising, career-minded employee within your organization who is looking for more, the HMA said.
“Like other industries in the manufacturing sector,” says Linda Jovanovich, executive vp of the HMA, “hardwood producers and processors have been challenged by our nation’s skilled labor crisis. In response, our industry has found it necessary to grow our own workforce. And this Hardwood Manufacturers Certificate Program will enable us to do just that.”
Upon program completion, certificate holders will be able to identify hardwood species; scale, grade and value hardwood logs; breakdown logs and edge/trim lumber; investigate slicer and rotary veneer manufacturing; examine the physical and mechanical properties of wood; operate a conventional dry kiln; and apply basic hardwood lumber inspection grading rules.
Courses are conducted at Northcentral Technical College’s 27,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Wood Technology Center of Excellence, Antigo, Wis.
Program specifics — detailed course descriptions, course costs, housing information — are available at www.HMAmembers.org. Prospective students may apply here. And questions regarding the Hardwood Manufacturers Certificate Program should be directed to Travis Allen, wood science instructor, at 715.348.7723 or [email protected].
The program is a 16-week, 14-credit course of study that is designed to prepare learners for fast-growing, in-demand positions within the hardwood manufacturing industry.
Endorsed by the HMA, and in conjunction with the Northcentral Technical College in Antigo, Wisconsin, the program is open to all hardwood industry stakeholders and is an excellent vehicle to advance that promising, career-minded employee within your organization who is looking for more, the HMA said.
“Like other industries in the manufacturing sector,” says Linda Jovanovich, executive vp of the HMA, “hardwood producers and processors have been challenged by our nation’s skilled labor crisis. In response, our industry has found it necessary to grow our own workforce. And this Hardwood Manufacturers Certificate Program will enable us to do just that.”
Upon program completion, certificate holders will be able to identify hardwood species; scale, grade and value hardwood logs; breakdown logs and edge/trim lumber; investigate slicer and rotary veneer manufacturing; examine the physical and mechanical properties of wood; operate a conventional dry kiln; and apply basic hardwood lumber inspection grading rules.
Courses are conducted at Northcentral Technical College’s 27,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Wood Technology Center of Excellence, Antigo, Wis.
Program specifics — detailed course descriptions, course costs, housing information — are available at www.HMAmembers.org. Prospective students may apply here. And questions regarding the Hardwood Manufacturers Certificate Program should be directed to Travis Allen, wood science instructor, at 715.348.7723 or [email protected].