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Read about the success of the 2023 Training Programme
- Highly popular forestry skills trainee programme saw 70 candidates apply.
- 10 trainees were selected from the candidate pool, six in Scotland and four in Wales.
- After achieving their qualifications, majority of trainees have gone on to secure employment in the forestry sector.
Foresight Sustainable Forestry & Tilhill Announce Successful Completion Of Scotland & Wales Forestry Skills Training Programme
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Wales Programme
Working in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi to deliver the programme, local candidates in Wales will receive fully funded three weekly training sessions which will include forestry-related activities. The syllabus will include tractor driving, chainsaw skills, first aid training and more.
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Scotland Programme
Working in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to deliver the programme, local candidates in South Scotland will receive fully funded three weekly training sessions which will include forestry-related activities. The syllabus will include tree planting, PA1 and PA6, Quad bike, Chainsaw skills, First Aid training and much more.
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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Skills Training Programme and be part of reshaping the future of our environment and the forest industry.
Tilhill
Over the last 70+ years, Tilhill has planted more than 1 billion trees and, as a private company, has the greatest number of professionally qualified managers. We specialise in woodland creation and management, timber harvesting and buying, and landscaping. We always strive to provide an unrivalled service to our clients and customers. Tilhill is part of the BSW Group, which is the largest sawmilling and forestry business in the UK and a member of binderholz.
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Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company
Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company invests in UK forestry and afforestation schemes (it currently owns eleven sites in Wales) and is primarily focused on increasing sustainable UK timber supply. Its approach to sustainable forestry is closely aligned with five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and encompasses protecting the natural environment, enhancing biodiversity levels, making a positive contribution to carbon sequestration, and supporting rural communities. Its forestry schemes in Wales, Scotland, and England are playing an important role in both the battle against climate change and in the fight against biodiversity loss.
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It gives us great pleasure to be able to offer this exciting opportunity to join forces with the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Skills Training Programme and be part of encouraging people to help reshape the future of our environment and the forest industry.
David Edwards, Forestry Director at Tilhill
There is no training, experience, or previous qualifications necessary in order to apply. We’re looking for candidates based in South Wales and South Scotland who are highly motivated, driven, enthusiastic, reliable and adaptable. This would be perfect for anyone within agriculture, farming or contractor-based roles or anyone who wants to start a career locally within the forestry sector.
We are proud to have launched with Tilhill our Forestry Skills Training Programme - an exciting development which will benefit local communities by supporting their participation in the opportunities created by afforestation-related land use change. The initiative will directly help rural farming communities adapt to afforestation-related land use change by providing local community members with the skills, training, qualifications, and safety equipment required to seek employment in the forestry sector.
Richard Kelly. Co-Lead of Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company plc
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Wales Programme
Working in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi to deliver the programme, local candidates in Wales will receive fully funded three weekly training sessions which will include forestry-related activities. The syllabus will include tractor driving, chainsaw skills, first aid training and more.
Visit programme
Scotland Programme
Working in partnership with Scottish Rural College (SRUC) to deliver the programme, local candidates in South Scotland will receive fully funded three weekly training sessions which will include forestry-related activities. The syllabus will include tree planting, PA1 and PA6, Quad bike, Chainsaw skills, First Aid training and much more.
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