The National Wood Flooring Association has released its 2024 Hands-On 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 with others.

The 2024 course schedule is as follows:

• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | San Jose, CA | February 6 – 9
• Wood Floor Repairs | Dallas, TX | February 8
• Wood Floor Sales and CP Testing | Dallas, TX | February 9
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Nashville, TN | February 13 – 16
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish | St. Louis, MO | February 20 – 23
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Waco, TX | February 27 – March 1
• Circles, Curves, & Bending Wood | Clarksville, TN | February 28 – 29
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish (Bilingual) | Dallas, TX | March 5 – 8
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | March 12 – 15
• Stair Balustrade (Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association) | St. Louis, MO | March 18 – 20
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Atlanta, GA | March 19 – 22
• Wood Floor Claims, Evaluations, and Inspections | Wadesboro, NC | March 21 – 22
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Denver, CO | March 26 – 29
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | King of Prussia, PA | May 14 – 17
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Clarksville, TN | May 14 – 17
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | May 21 – 24
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish | Wadesboro, NC | June 4 – 7
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Bowling Green, OH | June 4 – 7
• Wood Floor Repairs | Boston, MA | June 4
• Wood Floor Sales and CP Testing | Boston, MA | June 5
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish | Denver, CO | June 11 – 14
• Wood Floor Repairs (Bilingual) | Los Angeles, CA | June 20
• Problems, Causes, & Cures | Bloomington, MN | June 20
• Subfloor Preparation | Syracuse, NY | June 20
• Wood Floor Repairs and Bonus Mill Tour | Syracuse, NY | June 21
• Wood Floor Claims, Evaluations, and Inspections | Bloomington, MN | June 21
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Clarksville, TN | June 25 – 28
• Installation CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | June 27
• Sand & Finish CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | June 28
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Wadesboro, NC | July 9 – 12
• Medallions & Parquetry | Denver, CO | July 11 – 12
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Kansas City, KS | July 16 – 19
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Tukwila, WA | July 16 – 19
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | York, PA | August 27 – 30
• Medallions & Parquetry | San Jose, CA | September 5 – 6
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish | St. Louis, MO | September 10 – 13
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Denver, CO | September 10 – 13
• Textured Wood & Color Finishes | Bowling Green, OH | September 12 – 13
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Charlotte, NC | September 17 – 20
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish (Bilingual) | Oakland, CA | September 17 – 20
• Inspector School | St. Louis, MO | September 23 – 27
• Basic Installation and Sand & Finish | Boston, MA | October 1 – 4
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Wadesboro, NC | October 8 – 11
• Advanced Installation | St. Louis, MO | October 15 – 18
• Intermediate Installation and CP Testing | Bowling Green, OH | October 22 – 25
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | Tukwila, WA | October 22 – 25
• Advanced Finish | St. Louis, MO | November 5 – 7
• Intermediate Sand & Finish and CP Testing | San Jose, CA | November 12 – 15
• Problems, Causes, & Cures | Clarksville, TN | November 13
• Wood Floor Repairs | Clarksville, TN | November 14
• Subfloor Preparation (Bilingual) | Waco, TX | November 21
• Moisture Testing (Bilingual) | Waco, TX | November 22
• Installation CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | December 5
• Sand & Finish CP Testing | St. Louis, MO | December 6

Each NWFA hands-on class includes an educational reference manual, access to online courses that reinforce the hands-on training being taught, safety goggles, disposable respiratory mask, earplugs, instructor directory, and lunch. 

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