Timber Development UK (TDUK) has launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for timber traders across the UK.
Developed in partnership with Swedish Wood, the platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning, supporting everyone from timber traders to contractors and designers.
“Customers and specifiers want to know that the materials they buy are responsibly sourced, high quality, and fully compliant with regulations,” said David Hopkins, chief executive of TDUK.
“To make this happen, we need to ensure all members of the timber supply chain are equipped to succeed.”
Stephen King, UK Project Manager Swedish Wood, also welcomed the arrival of this new learning asset for industry.
“Swedish Wood is very pleased to see this evolution of Wood Campus in collaboration with TDUK; we share the aims for this educational tool and expect it will be seen as an important resource for all users,” he said.
Wood Campus will act as a hub for skills development, providing both structured learning and opportunities to for the timber supply chain to build a community of practice where knowledge and expertise can be shared.
Learners can complete individual courses at their own pace or work towards industry-recognised certification through a newly developed flagship programme for the timber sector: The Essentials of Timber Supply.
This is the first programme made available in TDUK’s Timber Essentials Series, which will cover the entire supply chain, all the way from forest to customer to specifier.
Access to all courses on Wood Campus is currently being offered free for all members of TDUK, with one login allowing members to enter a seamless learning environment between Wood Campus and TDUK’s knowledge library.
Visit WoodCampus to explore the platform.
