The Forestry Training Fund

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Courses will help grow our skilled domestic forestry sector, which is worth over £2 billion to UK economy, and deliver Government tree planting and net zero ambitions.Courses funded by government teaching skills like chainsaw maintenance, coppicing, woodland management, and marketing and selling timber are available from today.

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 government has committed to increasing tree-planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares a year by the end of the Parliament to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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 which 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

Langore Tree Services is excited to be a Registered Training Provider for the Government initiative to help grow the skilled domestic forestry sector. In the winter 2024/25 Hedgelaying season we will be providing an Introduction to Hedgelaying course.

For more Information Visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/forestry-training-fund or email enquiries@ftfund.co.uk

Available Course dates

12th October 2024 Spaces

26th October 2024 Spaces

09th November 2024 Spaces

23rd November 2024 Spaces

7th December 2024 Spaces

21st December 2024 Spaces

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