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 400 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 in 2008 will include several enhancements by the NAWLA Education Committee. This 3½ day School begins with an interactive session on Supply Chain Management and the principle attributes of an effective negotiation process. The School also includes several expanded offerings: session on Inventory Management, session on 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. The 2008 NAWLA Buyers’ School will be held at the Hyatt Chicago On The River Walk — Downtown, date to be announced soon!

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 C-o-C, LEEDs, GBI – Green Building Initiative, certified wood products, evaluating employees, hiring new managers, succession planning, and more.

Executive Management Institute (EMI)
This powerful and comprehensive five-day program is geared to senior level managers, officers and CEO’s of forest product wholesalers, manufacturers and NAWLA service affiliate companies. Plans are already underway to offer the NAWLA EMI in 2008. The EMI was developed from the ground up by the NAWLA Education Committee in consultation with the graduate school faculty of Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business, ranked in the top ten business schools in the United States.

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.