News & Announcements
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.
Important Changes to Skills Development Funding: Notifications Suspended.
Skills Development notifications will be suspended from 5pm on Friday 7th May 2021.
Read the full article for important changes to the Skills Development Scheme.
Important Skills Development Reminders: Booking your training.
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding. Due to this, we are tightening up our notifications process.
Read the full article for important reminders regarding bookings skills development training.
Important Changes to Funding: Skills Development Support - further courses removed
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking further action to focus the remaining funding.
Read the full article for important changes to the Skills Development Scheme.
Opportunities and Options for Agroforestry and Farm Woodlands
This short online course from Soil Association looks at agroforestry and farm woodland management, offering a starting point for farmers, land managers, or anyone interest in understanding the basics. Available in Welsh and English.
To find out more, visit www.soilassociation.org/agroforestry-farm-woodlands-elearning
Important Update for Training Providers
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding. Due to this, we are tightening up our notifications process.
Important Changes to Funding: Last call for New Registrations into the Forestry Focused Future programme.
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding.
Read the full article for important changes to the Forestry Focused Future Programme.
Important Changes to Funding: Last call for Professional Pathways applications.
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding.
Read the full article for important changes to the Professional Pathways Scheme.
Important Changes to Funding: Skills Development Support
As we enter the last year of the programme we are now taking some action to focus the remaining funding.
Read the full article for important changes to the Skills Development Scheme.
Office Closed: Easter Break
Our office will be closed from Thursday 1st April 2021 & we will reopen on Monday 12th April 2021.
Read the full article for important dates.
Important Changes to Funding: Project Extension.
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: Christmas Break
It’s hard to believe that it is already time to prepare for Christmas! Our office will be closed from Wednesday the 23rd December 2020 & we will reopen on Monday 4th January 2021. Read the full article for important dates.
Institute of Chartered Foresters: Forestry Post-Brexit - Webinar Series
With the Brexit transition period ending on 31 December, there will be certain changes that businesses and governments will have to prepare for.
The ICF are offering three webinars that aim to continue the dialogue between governments, forestry professionals and forestry businesses to ensure the sector can work together more effectively when the transition period ends and changes need to be implemented.
Woodland Carbon Code and Guarantee Training Session – Wales
Want to know more about the Woodland Carbon Code and Guarantee?
Chaired by John Browne MICFor of Natural Resources Wales and featuring in-depth content developed and presented by a Woodland Carbon Code and Guarantee expert from Scottish Forestry, this session for foresters living and working in Wales will look at recent developments in the UK’s carbon market and the opportunities this presents for landowners and agents.