LEVEL 3 AWARD IN TIMBER MERCHANTING
A new staff member or someone wishing to expand their knowledge and career prospects?
Our online eLearning course provides them with all the tools and guidance they’ll require. This online programme consists of 19 modules, providing a Level 3 Award in Timber Merchanting, as well as significant Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) towards Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Merchant Supplies.
The programme is divided into 4 comprehensive sections: An introduction to Timber; Timber as a Material; Timber Products & Selling Timber.
Each module is fully interactive with quiz questions and is complemented by guided reading and project work. The whole programme has a total qualification time of 39 hours (including required reading), representing a minimum two days’ classroom learning.
The programme content:
An introduction to Timber
- Industry Overview – Duration 5 Minutes
- Introduction To Timber – Duration 10 Minutes
- Procurement – Duration 10 Minutes
Required Reading:
Timber Pocket guide
Living with wood
Timber as a material
- Converting Logs to timber Duration 5 Minutes
- Trees and their Structure Duration 20 Minutes
- Understanding Timber Products Duration 30 Minutes
Required Reading:
Swedish Wood products Fact Sheet
Timber Pocket guide
Southern Yellow Pine Export Grades
Selling Timber
- Timber in Buildings Duration 5 Minutes
- Calculating Linear Metres and Pricing Duration 5 Minutes
- Stock Maintenance and Storing Timber Duration 15 Minutes
- Manual Handling Duration 20 Minutes
- Health & Safety Duration 40 Minutes
- Improving Margins Duration 30 Minutes
- Successful Selling Duration 30 Minutes
- Modern Slavery Duration 20 Minutes
Final assessment
- Assessment Duration 45 Minutes
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