Could Offering Forestry Internships Be a Viable Solution?
Overseas Forestry Companies have successful summer forestry internships for young people to get an insight into what forestry has to offer. Could this help to encourage more young people to…
VMS training programme helps to alleviate skills shortage
Successful training programme from VMS is helping to grow the next generation An employee new to vegetation management is reaping the rewards of a dedicatedtraining and development programme thanks to…
“Chain Shot: Effective Strategies for Mitigating Risk”
Iggesund Forest is a leading manufacturer of harvester cutting equipment. Export Sales Manager Iain Lawrence shares his tips for reducing chain shot. It is not feasible to completely eliminate the…
UK’s Construction Industry Is Facing a Crisis
Half-Built Promises: New Report Reveals Cracks in UK’s Construction Pipeline A major new report by Oxford Economics for the UK’s Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) warns that Britain’s £530 billion construction…
A Short Term Forestry Skills Shortage Solution
With a forestry skills shortage crisis looming on the UK horizon here is a proposal that will offer a short term solution. Forestry Skills Shortage-It is unfortunate that there are…
Finnish forestry labour shortage
Finnish forestry companies often hire seasonal workers from abroad, particularly non-EU countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, to fill the skilled labour gap. Photo Credit: Asset id: 2474117537…
Swedish Forest Machine Operator Program attracts more women than men
Nine out of thirteen. That’s the ratio in the forest machine operator program at Liljaskolan in Sweden, where we meet Alva-Li, Ida, and their teacher Hanna out in the forest.…
Scottish apprenticeship for Forestry, helping meet demandÂ
Scottish Apprenticeship Week – March 3-7 To help mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, has welcomed Forestry and Land Scotland’s efforts to highlight the importance of apprenticeships…
DIO – Regional Head Forester Required for– Wales and West
Ministry of Defence-Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 31st March 2025 Reference number: 382892Salary: £36,530Please note that this allowance will be pro-rated for Part Time staff.A Civil Service Pension with…
Trailblazing Forester Apprenticeship Reopens
The Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector for people from all backgrounds A new call for foresters of the future has gone out…