IAWP Education and Training
IAWP is committed to education for workforce professionals. The association provides many educational and training opportunities each year, which encourage lifelong learning. IAWP helps empower workforce professionals with knowledge and experience.
Annual International Educational Conference: The annual conference is a highly valued educational opportunity, packed with more than 70 hours of educational sessions for an average of 800 attendees. The conference also offers an excellent chance to network with professionals from around the world.
Educational Institutes
District: On average, 1,500 members benefit from more than 100 hours of training presented at multi-chapter (district) institutes.
Chapter: Chapter institutes and conventions offer more than 600 hours of training to an average of 12,000 attendees per year.
Subchapter: Training is available at the local level through subchapter institutes, where an average of 2,500 members participate in more than 300 hours of educational activities.
Scholarships - Individual
The Logan S. Chambers Individual Scholarship
is awarded to members and their dependents for job-related study at accredited schools. The program typically provides $5,500 in grants each year.
Group Grants
The W. Scott Boyd Group Grant helps chapters present an array of educational programs to large groups of members and nonmembers. Topics such as computer literacy, multicultural awareness, foreign language instruction, and stress management have been offered. Since 1977, more than 100 grants have been awarded.
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