Search Results: 'Proskills'

CTI Woos Policymakers
28 December, 2016
Politicians joined with the timber trade at a Westminster conference that underlined the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) ambition to infl uence policymakers in favour of wood. Stephen Powney reports

Tackling skills shortages
24 February, 2016
The Confederation of Timber Industries has joined with Proskills to conduct what is billed as the largest-ever skills survey in the timber sector, says Dirk Vennix, CTI chief executive

Merchanting qualification launches
25 January, 2016
This January, Wood Campus launches its biggest project since the UK wood industry’s online learning and information resource first began in 2012.

Heading the white way
16 June, 2014
John White describes his time as TTF CEO as tremendously rewarding, and he leaves urging the sector to capitalise on the golden age of wood. He spoke to Mike Jeffree.

United we build
19 October, 2013
Leadership, collaboration and skills are key to capitalising on the UK government’s Construction Strategy 2025, the audience at this year’s ProTimber Summit heard. Mike Jeffree reports

A decade of development
18 May, 2013
Opening the call for entries, Camilla Hair of SCA Timber Supply reviews factors influencing the present and future of the TTJ Career Development Awards

Committing to development
10 December, 2012
The joinery industry’s first CPD scheme has got off to a strong start, reports the BWF’s WITForum manager, Dave Campbell

Good times lie ahead
17 March, 2012
Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White says that understanding and engaging with the supply chain will ensure the timber industry survives today’s commercial challenges

New chair for PEFC UK
02 February, 2012

Marketing and communication
11 June, 2011
Where are timber marketing, promotion and communication headed in the next five years? Will the industry do enough to get its voice heard over competitors in all the key debates; sustainable construction, environment, green energy?

Hats off to new training regime
28 May, 2011

Training aids industry competition
28 May, 2011
Proskills, the Sector Skills Council, can provide finance for training, says industry lead Helen Hewitt

Wood Technology Society broadens scope
27 November, 2010
The WTS is part of the industry initiative to develop nationally recognised qualifications

NGOs must adhere to standards they expect of others
13 November, 2010
Corporate responsibility applies to NGOs too, says John White, Timber Trade Federation chief executive

Equipped for the challenge ahead
13 November, 2010

Proskills makes training progress
13 November, 2010
Industry input into training is vital, says Jackie Bazeley, wood industry lead at Proskills

WITforum board expands
18 October, 2010

Training pledge
16 October, 2010

For everyone working with wood
17 September, 2010
Director John Smith-Bodden introduces a preview to W10 Working with Wood, the national industrial woodworking exhibition

New Woodwise Academy officially opens for training
04 September, 2010