Courses funded by the Government, teaching skills like chainsaw maintenance, coppicing, woodland management and marketing and selling timber, are now available.
The Forestry Training Fund is for people considering a change of career or those who are seeking to build and diversify their skills in forestry. The UK forestry and primary wood processing sectors support 32,000 jobs and contribute £2 billion to the economy every year, whilst secondary wood processing businesses support a further 60,000 jobs.
The short, practical training courses will be paid for a by £700,000 allocation from the £750m Nature for Climate Fund and will help grow the forestry sector so that we have enough people with the right skills to plan, plant and manage new woodlands.
Examples of courses that are covered by the fund include:
- Coppicing
- Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting
- Managing your woodland
- Planning and planting a new woodland
- Marketing and selling timber
- Fence and hedge laying
Forestry Minister Trudy Harrison said:
“We need to continue the legacy of our skilled forestry workforce to increase tree-planting across the country. More woodland is vital for nature’s recovery and also essential to increase our security of UK grown timber, and deliver on our net-zero commitments. We have many fantastic foresters already, but there aren’t enough to grow and manage our woodlands at the planned scale over the coming decades.
“Our free practical forestry training courses will create green jobs, bring more people into the forestry sector and help existing workers build on and diversify existing forestry skills to meet this demand.”
Forestry Commission Chief Executive Richard Stanford said:
“The Forestry Training Fund is a really valuable resource, accessible to anyone moving into the forestry sector. The Fund will help people build and diversify their skills in forestry by offering training in essential skills from woodland management to planning and planting, which are important to creating resilient forests and woodlands.
“I encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities interested to apply, whether that’s a farmer looking to upskill or an individual looking for a rewarding career in forestry.”
Courses will be available until March 2025.
Have you got details on how you apply for this ?
It would help…
all info is on Forestry Training Fund – GOV.UK
How and where do you apply?
How to apply is further down the page …
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forestry-training-fund
But know island training lol
You’d have to learn to spell first.
Just looked as well no courses on the island nearest is Hampshire