Professional Edge
Quarterly Professional Development newsletter providing resources
and education for K&B professionals
“Adapting to New Learning Norms”
Since early Spring 2020, colleges and universities throughout North America have been tasked with a “trial by fire” method of teaching. While the pandemic unexpectedly thrust the world into quarantine, educators and students endured a massive transformation in learning with little to no preemptive planning.
Important Dates
Important Dates
Dec. 10 Designing a Millennial Friendly Kitchen & Bath Showroom Webinar
Dec. 15 Wholistic Wellness – Healthy Families in a Healthy Home Webinar
Dec. 17 What’s Driving the Home Improvement Market Webinar
Feb. 9 KBIS 2021 Virtual Opens
Feb. 11 Kitchen & Bath Design + Industry Awards
Certification & CEU’s
Certification & CEU’s
If your company is interested in becoming a CEU Provider, please click here to review the benefits and requirements.
Professional Development
Professional Development
The NKBA is now offering a new 60 Ed Hour CKBD Bundle Package, which includes access to the Knowledge Base, on-demand courses, and the Certification study guide, as well as the cost of the application and exam fees. For more information, please click here.
The NKBA provides a number of professional development opportunities for members, from novice to master. Check out our offerings to find one that fits your needs by visiting the NKBA Store.
Webinars
Webinars
NKBA members are now able to earn 0.1 CEU on previously recorded webinars. If you are NKBA certified, you can enter the CEU using the online submission form found under your NKBA profile. To view a list of past webinars, click here.
The theme of the month is Architecture + Design and we have three great webinars left this month. Here is a look at what’s left to come. You can register by clicking on the links below.
December 10 | 12:00 PM ET
Designing a Millennial Friendly Kitchen & Bath Showroom
December 15 | 12:00 PM ET
Wholistic Wellness – Healthy Families in a Healthy Home
December 17 | 12:00 PM ET
What’s Driving the Home Improvement Market, How It’s Changing, and Key Strategies to Adapt
Specialty Badges
Specialty Badges
The NKBA Specialty Badge program is a micro-credential system that allows a professional to stay current with the latest information and demonstrate a depth of knowledge in a specific K+B area. For more information on the NKBA Specialty Badge program, click here.
To learn more about the NKBA Specialty Badge program, please download our flyer here.
Affiliated Schools
Affiliated Schools
“The NKBA Affiliated Schools Program celebrates inclusivity, diversity in teaching and learning, and collaboration. The program champions all schools who celebrate our industry specializing in kitchen & bath design.”
— Nowell Vincent, CMKBD, Program Coordinator at Front Range Community College
The NKBA recently announced the winners of the 2019-2020 NKBA Student Design Competition. Charged with creating a kitchen and bath for a fictional couple, Olivia and Liam Taylor, the designers needed to blend Olivia’s shabby-chic style and Liam’s eclectic tastes and preference for mixed materials in their projects, while keeping consistent with the home’s contemporary exterior. Both winners emphasized sustainability and smart-home technology as well as natural elements to capture the essence of the surrounding canyons and vistas. You can read the full article here.
“The competition gives students something to work towards and helps apply real world scenarios. I have had an amazing experience learning about Kitchen and Bath design, all thanks to the NKBA and my instructor.” – NKBA Affiliated Student Max Milner
“The Affiliated Schools Program is an invaluable resource for teachers devoted to preparing future kitchen & bath designers in our local communities [providing] us with resources [and connecting] us with ‘best practices’ in education for our work. The NKBA Affiliated Schools Program celebrates inclusivity, diversity in teaching and learning and collaboration. The program champions all schools who celebrate our industry specializing in kitchen & bath design.”
– Nowell Vincent, CMKBD, Program Coordinator at Front Range Community College
To learn more about the NKBA Affiliated Schools program, please click here.
To learn more about the NKBA Affiliated Student program, please click here.
Contact Professional Development
1-800-843-6522
Johanna Baars
Sr. Manager, Professional Development
Jbaars@nkba.org
Andrew Mackenzie
Program Manager, Certification
Amackenzie@nkba.org
Natalie O’Neil
Program Manager, Higher Ed & PD Resources
Noneil@nkba.org
Debby Mayberry
Program Manager, Educational Webinars
Dmayberry@nkba.org
Lindsay Franco
Program Manager, Specialty Badges
Lfranco@nkba.org