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2022 Education Survey: Thanks for your response!
The SDFWA Education Team would like to thank the almost 300 members who completed the 2022 Education Survey. Your feedback will help the team continue to provide the top-notch educational experiences that you’ve come to expect and design new classes and experiences that reflect members’ evolving interests.
Through your feedback, we learned that you value the classes we offer and are impressed with the quality of instruction provided by our volunteer instructors and TAs. We learned that there is strong interest in existing courses, with the notable interest reflected in our digital tools offerings (particularly the effective use of the laser, CNC, and Shaper Origin), and our turning courses. Finishing, hand tool joinery, workbench jigs, and box making were also favorites among survey respondents.
Common recommendations included in the comments section reflected a desire for more classes designed around specific projects, as well as classes for advanced woodworkers. Several respondents asked the Team to review the cost of classes, and to look at the way we might link mentoring opportunities, SIGs, and other learning opportunities to the courses that we offer.
The Education Team is meeting in early October to establish priorities for 2023. The survey responses, including the highlights above, will be front and center as the Education Team continues to improve and expand the SDFWA’s educational offerings.
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