Gaining & Sustaining Industry Support Through Vision Casting and Automating the WCA Certification Process
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMWed
Benton North - Piedmont 4 (Right of Keynote)
Construction
Speakers
Avery Pipkin
Woodworking Teacher
Cedar Ridge High School
Mark Smith
Build strong industry support and increase program resources through effective vision casting and outreach strategies. Explore ways to gain partners, internships, funding, and recognition while using free tools to market your program and automating the WCA certification process. Apply proven strategies, outreach ideas, and simple automation steps to grow support and streamline certifications right away. To see a preview of one of the presenters online marketing tools, visit www.rchsit.weebly.com. This presentation will also talk about how he implemented the WCA Saw Blade Certification into his program and how he automated the student sign up and certification process.