A new online school for merchants

Learn more about the timber products you sell

Timber Development UK has launched Wood Campus, a brand-new online school designed to provide flexible, accessible training for merchants and timber professionals.

The platform offers more than 60 courses and hundreds of hours of potential learning, with topics covering timber products ranging from solid wood products such as CLS, through to engineered timbers, MDF, decorative panels, decking, fencing and cladding – and everything in between.

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 in-depth course will offer merchants everything they need to know to help connect customers with the right product for the job. Modules include:

• An Introduction to Timber
• Understanding Timber Products
• Stock Handling
• Stock Maintenance and Storage
• Manual Handling
• Timber as a Material

Plus, there is detailed information on the different end users for timber, such as Wood for Construction, Dimensional Timber, Engineered Wood Products, and Constructional Wood Based Panels.

This is the first programme made available in TDUK’s Timber Essentials Series. Level One and Level Two courses are already available, designed to support merchants in upselling their timber products, and creating the foundation for a stronger, more skilled industry.

More modules are coming online over the coming months, adding to TDUK’s diverse education offerings including webinars and in-person training, all available to drive best practice across the timber supply chain.

Together, these initiatives form part of TDUK’s broader commitment to supporting skills development right across the supply chain. Wood Campus was developed in partnership with Swedish Wood and access to the training is currently free for all TDUK members. Visit woodcampus.co.uk to find out more.