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Campaigning for timber sector education, training and skills development
TDUK LAUNCHES WOOD CAMPUS
The TDUK’s Wood Campus offers flexible training for timber traders. Liam Macandrew reports
it will be seen as an important resource for all users.” Wood Campus will act as a hub for skills development, providing both structured learning and opportunities 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.
Above: All courses on Wood Campus are currently free for TDUK members
Timber Development UK (TDUK) recently 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. “Wood Campus gives our members the tools they need to deepen their knowledge of timber, strengthen customer relationships, and ensure the long-term credibility of their businesses – with knowledgeable staff able to underpin ‘Timber you can Trust’.” Stephen King, UK project manager Swedish Wood, also welcomed the arrival of this new learning asset for industry.
“Swedish Wood are very pleased to see this evolution
of Wood Campus in collaboration with TDUK,” he said. “We share the aims for this educational tool and expect
Already both Level One and Level Two are available for suppliers, containing modules that span a wide range of timber products, grouped by end use – whether they are construction, interior, or exterior – to support better sales.
Learners on the course will engage with dozens of timber products, from solid wood products such as CLS, through to engineered timbers, MDF, decorative panels, decking, fencing and cladding.
With more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning, Wood Campus will create the foundation for a stronger, more skilled timber industry. More modules are coming online over the next six months, with Wood Campus adding to TDUK’s diverse education offerings, including webinars and in-person training, designed to drive best practice across all elements of the timber supply chain. Together, these initiatives form part of TDUK’s broader commitment to supporting skills development across the supply chain, and promoting timber as the material of choice for a sustainable construction industry. 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. ■
Supporting the Confederation of Timber Industries’ (CTI) Skills & Education initiative
www.ttjonline.com | November/December 2025 | TTJ
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