News & Announcements
New Course Prospectus for 2025
We are excited to launch our new course prospectus for 2025, tailored specifically for Forestry Managers and Supervisors to support their professional development.
Instructional Techniques for Managers & Supervisors
FFF are working to identify experienced forest supervisors and managers who are eager to enhance their instructional abilities and consider becoming sector trainers.
Company Update - November 2023
Company Update - November 2023.
Learning and Development Support Service, Forestry and Arboriculture Training Fund, Courses in England, Last call for Skills Development Notifications, Christmas is coming!
Planned Office Closure: Summer Holidays
Focus on Forestry Ltd office will be closed from 3pm on Thursday 20 July 2023 until 9am on Monday 7 August 2023.
Important Changes to Funding: Last call for renewing registrations (May 2023)
Important Changes to Funding
UK Team at World Logging Championships Tartu Estonia 19 - 22 April 2023
FFF ltd Sponsoring UK Logging Team PPE for World Logging Championships Tartu Estonia 19 - 22 April 2023
Planned Office Closure: Easter Holidays
Focus on Forestry Ltd office will be closed from 3pm on Thursday 6 April 2023 until 9am on Monday 17 April 2023.
Last Call for Notifications!
All Notifications for courses within the current funding scheme (courses starting on or before 28 February 2023), must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 31 January 2023.
British Army to Forestry Industry – Capt Si Smith's Story.
Close to reaching 22 years’ service with the British Army, I was sat in a conifer woodblock on Sennybridge Training Area (Mynydd Epynt), contemplating the next chapter of my life, when I looked across the valley to see forestry machinery harvesting a woodblock. After an hour of watching them, whilst noting that there were conifer wood blocks in every direction, I knew that this was an industry that I wanted to explore further.
Training Providers: Notifications & Evidence Submissions
Notice to all Agreed Training Providers.
Important dates for scheme closure January - March 2023.
Funding Update: August 2022
Funding update for Skills Development 2022/23.
Read the full article for important changes to the Forestry Focused Future Programme.
New Registration / Application Window Open August 2022
Good News! We are opening a new application window for the Skills Development Scheme funding.
The funding will be allocated on a first come first served basis, registrations/applications will initially open at 9am on Monday 1st August 2022. The window will be open until 5pm on Friday 5th August 2022.
Temporary Change to Office & Telephone Opening Times - Summer Holidays
Focus on Forestry Ltd office will be closed from 3pm on Thursday 14th July 2022 until 9am on Monday 1st August 2022.
Training Providers: We are open for notifications
Training providers can now submit notification forms via our website.
Funding Update: Registrations Closed
We have had an excellent response to the latest round of Skills Development funding.
We are Live!
If you were previously registered. Please complete your skills evaluation via the link we have emailed to you.
The funding will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Funding for your training is just around the corner!
Skills Development funding will reopen on Tuesday 3rd May 2022.
Skills Development Update 2022
We are pleased to announce that we have secured a 12 month extension to the Forestry Focused Future project which was due to close in April 2021.
Office Closed: Summer Holiday
Our office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 30th July 2021 & we will reopen at 9am on Monday 16th August 2021.
Read the full article for important dates.
Training Providers: Deadline for outstanding evidence.
FFF is still waiting for the full evidence for a number of secured Purchase Orders (PO).
Full evidence for all events that have been scheduled to start before 31st March 2021, with a secured PO, must be received by FFF to process for payment by Monday 31st May 2021.