NAWLA Wood Basics Course
The Wood Basics Course is an intensive, four-day training experience that is custom-tailored to the forest products industry. Individuals with two weeks to two years of experience in all areas of their companies will benefit from this program. Course topics include Forest Ecology, Engineered Products, Transportation, Grading, Structural Panels, Lumber Manufacturing, Dimension Lumber, Ecology and Silviculture. Field trips to a working instructional forest and mill tours are also included.

University of Industrial Distribution (UID)
The University of Industrial Distribution is held annually at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis. This program, attended by over 500 participants each year, is a concentrated educational program focused on the unique needs of the entire industrial wholesale distribution industry. Numerous NAWLA members take part in the event every year.

NAWLA Buyers’ School
The next offering of the School will include several enhancements by the NAWLA Education Committee. This 3½ day School begins with interactive sessions on Supply Chain Management and the principle attributes of an effective negotiation process. The School also includes several expanded offerings: Inventory Management, Hedging Strategies for Office Wholesalers, a Transportation & Logistics Panel of industry experts (office wholesaler, stocking distributor, manufacturer, railroad company and a logistics manager), numerous industry-specific case studies and an ethics program.

NAWLA Webinars
NAWLA conducts monthly and quick response educational Webinars which allow participants to stay abreast of critical issues facing the industry from the comfort of their respective offices. Webinars run for approximately 60 minutes and address a variety of topics such as CoC, LEEDs, GBI – Green Building Initiative, certified wood products, evaluating employees, hiring new managers, succession planning, and more.

Sales Training Course
These regularly scheduled workshops are held in various locations throughout the year, and are an important addition to your own in-house training and educational programs. The workshops are based on the recently updated NAWLA Sales Training Course manual and have been designed to benefit the newer sales associate and the seasoned veteran.