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Small Woods
Association provide subsidised courses when
funding is available to support training.
The
following programmes are currently
available, please contact us for further
information and availability of funding.
Wood Works Professional
Short Courses 2011
Woodworks III is a Lantra funded programme
offering reduced price training to those
employed in land-based industries within the
West Midlands.
To be eligible for funding you must work in
the West Midlands and be engaged in forestry
or be farmers with woodland on your holding.
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Woodland and timber measuring and
estimating |
September 16 |
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Techniques for measuring, estimating and
evaluating the size volume and value of
standing staked timber. |
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Sustainable Woodland management OCN level 3 |
November 16 – 19 |
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Intensive 3 day course designed to
provide woodland owners and managers an
understanding of managing woodlands
sustainably |
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Hedge Laying OCN level 2
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November 7 – 11 |
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This is a 5 day practical course
covering all aspects of hedge laying |
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Coppicing OCN Level 2
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November 16 – 19 |
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This is a 4 day practical course
covering all aspects of coppice
management. The aim of the course is to
provide sufficient knowledge, practical
experience, confidence and encouragement
to allow participants to continue
practicing coppice management |
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Hedge Laying OCN Level
2
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December 3- 4 and 10 – 11 |
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A 4 day course covered over 2 weekends
covering all aspects of hedge laying. |
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Woodfuel East Woodland
Management Courses Autumn/ Winter 2011/2012
A series of woodland management courses for
people working within the land based sector
including farmers, woodland owners, managers
and workers.
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Introduction to Small Woodland
Management OCN Level 3 |
October 22 – 23 |
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2 day course investigating all areas
required to complete a woodland
management plan. The course is class
room based with tours of local
woodlands. The course covers different
woodland types and management systems,
legislation and woodland grant
applications. |
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Sustainable Woodland Management OCN
Level 3
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November 10- 12 |
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Intensive 3 day course designed to
provide woodland owners and managers an
understanding of managing woodlands
sustainably |
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Coppicing OCN Level 2
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November 21- 25 |
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This is a 4 day practical course
covering all aspects of coppice
management. The aim of the course is to
provide sufficient knowledge, practical
experience, confidence and encouragement
to allow participants to continue
practicing coppice management. |
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Lantra – Women and Work
The project aims to:
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Increase female participation in
training by developing a personalised
training plan
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Increase the number of women progressing
in non-traditional occupation areas –
impacting positively on the gender
imbalance within the sector
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Develop an employer mentoring scheme to
underpin and embed the knowledge gained
during the training project
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Ensure that women on the
project progress their career into a
managerial, supervisory, higher
technical role; achieve a new
qualification or gain increased
responsibility/ability within the same
job role or benefit from an increase in
salary.
The programme can help businesses to support
female employees to develop their skills.
Applicants must be a business, employee or
volunteer within a business in the UK
working in a number of land based areas,
including:
Available till 1st February
2012
http://www.lantra.co.uk/women-and-work
All courses are
taught by tutors who have many years
experience and are practitioners in the
areas they teach. The courses are designed
to provide the basic knowledge needed to
allow course participants to continue to
practice and improve their skills and are
suitable for any one wishing to improve
their knowledge to a recognised standard.
For booking and
information contact Harriet Wood.
Email:
harrietwood@smallwoods.org.uk
Small Woods, The Green
Wood Centre, Station Road, Coalbrookdale,
Telford TF8 7DR
01952 432769
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