We spend a large part of our lives at work, so making the most of this time to develop our skills and abilities is important, enjoyable and worthwhile.
Improving your skills will:
Help you to do your job better
Keep your skills up to date
Help you to progress in your career.
Employers in the trees and timber industry have identified many areas which will help their businesses and help you to progress, including:
A higher level of ICT and planning skills
An anticipated increase in logistics and planning staff will lead to a need for these skills
Improved operation and communication skills
Technological advances will create a need for higher skilled staff and operators and improved communication along the wood supply chain
Improved marketing and customer care skills
Globalisation will increasingly require businesses to become more competitive, hence the need for these skills.
Whatever your age, experience or ambitions, there are qualifications and routes into learning to suit you.
