NWFA highlights educational offerings for remainder of 2016

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St. Louis, Mo.—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) offers a comprehensive selection of technical education classes for wood flooring professionals at all skill levels. NWFA hands-on training and educational workshops take place across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The educational offerings for the remainder of 2016 are as follows:

Retail Sales | June 22 | Chicago

Concrete Preparation for Wood Flooring | June 23 – 24 | Chicago

Intermediate Installation | June 28-30 | Mexico City, Mexico

Certification Training + Testing | July 12 – 15 | New York

Certification Training + Testing | July 25 – 28 | St. Louis, Mo.

Retail Sales | July 29 | St. Louis, Mo.

Retail Sales | July 29 | Tualatin, Ore.

Intermediate Installation | August 8 – 11 | Marietta, Ga.

Intermediate Sand + Finish | August 8 – 11 | San Jose, Calif.

Installation Certification Training + Testing | August 17 – 18 | Salem, N.J.

Retail Sales | August 19 | Salem, N.J.

Intermediate Installation | August 22-25 | Ontario, Canada

Wood Floor Repair | August 25 | St. Louis, Mo.

Wood Flooring Trends- Wide and Long Planks | August 30 | St. Louis, Mo.

Principles of Wood Flooring | September 13 – 16 | Chicago

Intermediate Sand + Finish | September 19 – 22 | Marietta, Ga.

Inspector School | September 26 – 29 | St. Louis, Mo.

Intermediate Installation | September 26 – 29 | Chicago

Intermediate Sand + Finish | October 3 – 6 | Chicago

Advanced Training | October 17 – 21 | St. Louis, Mo.

Concrete Preparation for Wood Flooring | October 20 – 21 | Dallas

Specialty Training “Wood Stairs” | November 8 – 11 | St. Louis, Mo.

Intermediate Sand and Finish | November 14-17 | Ontario, Canada

“Education is of utmost importance to the NWFA,” said Brett Miller, vice president of education and certification at NWFA. “We have watched industry professionals’ careers take off upon earning our certifications and promoting their NWFA membership when they talk with customers. In such a competitive market, it is important that professionals have something to set themselves apart from everyone else. NWFA offers that opportunity.”

To learn more about educational opportunities available through NWFA or to register for a class, visit www.nwfa.org/education.

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