Skip to main content

Wisconsin Forestry Careers Coalition Mill Technology Immersion Training Program

Coming in 2025!

Mill Technology Immersion Training Program

The Mill Technology Immersion Training Program is geared toward people interested in an entry-level career in the forest products sector. It will prepare participants for cutting-edge sawmill operation and maintenance jobs. Participants will learn to turn logs into lumber for making trim, cabinets, and other products. Graduates of the program will earn a UW-Stevens Point certificate, other industry-recognized certificates, and credits that can be transferred to technical schools and UW-Stevens Point.​

Mill Technology Immersion Training Courses

The Mill Technology curriculum will be comprised of the following new or modified Northcentral Technical College classes for a total of 6 credits in 198 hours:
1 credit, 36 lab hours

Sawmill Safety & Maintenance

1 credit, 9 lecture hours, 18 lab hours

Sawmill Operations Overview

1 credit, 36 lab hours

Introduction to Hardwood Grading

1 credit, 9 lecture hours, 18 lab hours

Introduction to Kiln Krying

2 credits, 72 lab hours

Lumber Manufacturing: Sawing, Edging, and Trimming

TRAINING LOCATION

The training program will be based at the Wood Technology Center of Excellence​ at Northcentral Technical College​ (NTC) in Antigo, Wis., the Midwest’s only primary-to-secondary wood manufacturing center. As part of the grant program, NTC is building a training sawmill that will be complete in 2024 and will be the only one of its kind in the country. It will feature a double-cut band head rig with a tilted carriage, horizontal resaw, pre-turning workstation, a fully-optimized edger, and a trim saw.

For More Information

Keith Turnquist

  • Workforce Development Program Manager
College of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Forestry Center
715-346-2066