The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has released its 2023 Training Calendar. These events are held at various NWFA regional training centers across the United States and Canada. Each course is led by an NWFA Regional Instructor. These instructors are highly skilled and trained individuals who have a great passion for the wood flooring industry and are eager to share their knowledge, through NWFA standards, with others.

"Participating in NWFA hands-on training is one of the best personal and professional investments you can make to enhance your career. Not only do you learn from some of the best in the industry, but attending also opens the door to networking opportunities with other wood flooring professionals," says Brett Miller, NWFA vice president of technical standards, training, and certification. "In 2023, we’re visiting markets we’ve not been in for some time as well as some new locations.  It’s a perfect opportunity to learn new skills, and work towards becoming certified, no matter what stage you are at in your career.”

The course schedule is as follows:

• 2/1/23 | Sales Workshop + CP Testing | TISE - Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2/14/23 – 2/17/23 | Basic Installation, Sand and Finish combo| NWFA Headquarters
• 2/23/23 | Claims, Evaluations, & Inspections | Middle Tennessee Lumber – Clarksville, Tennessee
• 2/24/23 |Wood Floor Repairs | Middle Tennessee Lumber – Clarksville, Tennessee
• 2/28/23 – 3/3/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | – Galleher - San Jose, California
• 3/7/23 | Concrete Prep (Bilingual) | BOSS – Dallas, Texas
• 3/8/23 – Moisture Testing (Bilingual) | BOSS – Dallas, Texas
• 3/9/23 – Problems, Causes, Cures (Bilingual) | BOSS – Dallas, Texas
• 3/14/23 – 3/17/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | NWFA Headquarters
• 3/28/23 – 3/31/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | NGF Distributors – Marietta, Georgia
• 3/28/23 – 3/31/23 | Basic Installation, Sand and Finish combo| Lägler North America – Denver, Colorado
• 3/30/23 | Wood Floor Claims, Evaluations, & Inspections | NWFA Headquarters
• 3/31/23 | Moisture Testing Workshop | NWFA Headquarters
• 4/4/23 – 4/7/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Pro Flooring – Tukwilla, Washington
• 4/11/23 – 4/14/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Basic Coatings – Bowling Green, Ohio
• 4/11/23 – 4/14/23 | Advanced Installation | City Floor Supply – King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
• 5/18/23 – 5/19/23 | Circles, Curves, and Bending Wood Workshop | Loba-Wakol – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• 5/19/23 | Wood Floor Repairs Workshop | Unique Wood Floors – Bloomington, Minnesota
• 5/23/23 – 5/26/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | NWFA Headquarters
• 5/23/23 – 5/26/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Carpenters Training Center – Vancouver, Canada
• 5/30/23 – 6/2/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Middle Tennessee Lumber – Clarksville, Tennessee
• 6/1/23 | Wood Floor Claims, Evaluations, and Inspections | Assured Flooring – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
•  6/1/23 – 6/2/23 | Circles, Curves, and Bending Wood Workshop | Lägler North America – Denver, Colorado
• 6/2/23 | Subfloor Preparation & Moisture Testing | Assured Flooring – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 6/6/23 – 6/9/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing |Galleher – San Jose, California
• 6/6/23 – 6/9/23 | Basic Installation, Sand and Finish combo| Basic Coatings – Bowling Green, Ohio
• 6/19/23 | Sales Workshop + CP Testing | Lockwood Flooring – Omaha, Nebraska
• 6/20/23 – 6/23/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Loba-Wakol – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• 7/11/23 – 7/14/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Denver Hardwood – Denver, Colorado
• 7/17/23 | Sales Workshop + CP Testing | Lockwood Flooring – Grimes, Indiana
• 7/18/23 – 7/21/23 | Basic Installation, Sand and Finish combo|Carpenter’s Training Center – New York, New York
• 8/8/23 – 8/11/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Middle Tennessee Lumber – Clarksville, Tennessee
• 8/24/23 | Sales Workshop + CP Testing | Kennebec Lumber - Syracuse, New York
• 8/25/23 |Engineered Flooring Workshop and Mill Tour | Kennebec Lumber – Syracuse, New York
• 8/29/23 – 9/1/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Loba-Wakol – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• 8/31/23 | Subfloor Preparation & Moisture Testing (Bilingual) | Derr Flooring Company – Herndon, Virginia
• 9/1/23 | Wood Floor Repairs Workshop (Bilingual) | Derr Flooring Company – Herndon, Virginia
• 9/12/23 – 9/15/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Denver Hardwood – Denver, Colorado
• 9/19/23 – 9/22/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Amber Flooring – Oakland, California
• 9/25/23 – 9/29/23 | NWFA Wood Floor Inspector School |NWFA Headquarters
• 10/3/23 – 10/6/23 | Intermediate Installation + CP Testing | Assured Flooring – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 10/10/23 – 10/13/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing |Carpenters Training Center – Vancouver, Canada
• 10/16/23 | Sales Workshop + CP Testing |Lockwood Flooring – Lenexa, Kansas
• 10/17/23 – 10/20/23 | Advanced Installation |NWFA Headquarters
• 10/24/23 – 10/27/23 |Basic Installation, Sand and Finish combo (Bilingual) | Loba-Wakol – Wadesboro, North Carolina
• 11/7/23 – 11/9/23 | Advanced Finish | NWFA Headquarters
• 11/28/23 – 12/1/23 | Intermediate Sand & Finish + CP Testing | Amber Flooring – Oakland, California

Each NWFA hands-on class includes an educational reference manual, access to online courses that reinforce the hands-on training being taught, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), instructor directory, and lunch.

For more information, visit nwfa.org.