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Woodcraft for Wellbeing

CPD Certified online & in person residential training for practitioners, educators, and wellbeing professionals who want to bring the wellbeing benefits of woodcraft into their communities, schools, and organisations.

Book Your Place: 9th - 11th July 2027
Book Your Place: 17th - 19th September 2027

Where

Ambios, Lower Sharpham Farm, Ashprington, South Devon, UK

Format

Online via our Online Training Platform

+ 3-day residential training

CPD Certified

Prices

£1195 (Residential)

£1095 (Commuter = non residential)

When

Cohort 3: July 2027 *

Enrolment closes 31st April 2027

Cohort 4: September 2027*

Enrolment closes 31st July 2027

Facilitator Training 2027

Woodcrafters Facilitator Training (Level 3) is a blended online and three-day CPD certified residential training for woodcraft tutors, Forest School leaders and outdoor practitioners who want to harness the wellbeing benefits of woodcraft in their own organisations and communities

Led by Lead Trainers Alex Finberg & Tim Hutton. It is the next step on from Teaching Woodcraft Skills (Level 1) & the Woodcrafters Teacher Training (Level 2)

Dates: (Cohort 3) Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July 2027.

  • Online Course Starts 1st June 2027.

  • Enrol by 31st April 2027

Dates: (Cohort 4) Friday 17th to Sunday 19th September 2027

  • Online Course Starts 5th September 2027.

  • Enrol by 31st July 2027

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Facilitator Training Pricing

  • £1195 (Standard Price)

    Includes: Residential Training + Online Course. The full CPD Certified online course, 6x live calls, plus an immersive three-day residential with accommodation, meals and practical woodcraft teaching sessions at the beautiful Ambios, South Devon

  • £1095(Commuter = non residential)

    Includes: Training + Online Course. Everything in the full course, including the three days of training, all meals included, but without accommodation.

    Ideal for those who live locally or prefer to arrange their own accommodation.

Course Syllabus & Further Info

Download the PDF course syllabus & residential info by clicking the buttons below
If you’d like to book through your organisation or need an invoice, just drop us a line at info@woodcrafters.uk

Course Syllabus
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Woodcrafters Training Pathway

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Teaching Woodcraft Skills Online Training (Level 1)

Start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey Today!

Self guided online training, hosted on our online teaching platform

*You will be issued with your course login within 48 hours

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Teaching Woodcraft Skills Live Online (Level 1)

Join us LIVE & start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey !

Live Online training + full access to the online library - learn to safely teach knife based woodcraft skills and get expert advice and input from the Woodcrafters team

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Woodcrafters Teacher Training (Level 2)

Take your woodcraft teaching skills to the next level

In-depth 3 day residential training course with Online modules for those who want to take their teaching skills to the next level

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Woodcrafters Facilitator Training (Level 3)

Train to deliver Woodcraft for Wellbeing

Immersive 3 day residential training course with CPD certified online modules for those who want to harness the wellbeing benefits of craft in their own community

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Learn with us

Woodcrafters CIC has developed a nationally recognised approach to Woodcraft for Wellbeing – blending traditional green woodworking skills with evidence-based wellbeing practices.

Our Facilitator Training Programme equips you with the skills, confidence, and frameworks to deliver safe, engaging, and impactful sessions for adults, children, and diverse community groups. Whether you are a teacher, outdoor educator, youth worker, or social prescriber, this training provides the practical and professional foundation you need.

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What the Training Covers

  • Core Woodcraft Skills: Safe use of knives, axes, and carving tools; preparing materials; teaching beginners.

  • Facilitation & Group Work: Managing group dynamics, creating safe spaces, and adapting sessions to diverse needs.

  • Wellbeing Integration: Using craft as a vehicle for calm, focus, and connection; embedding the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

  • Nature Connection: Working outdoors, linking ecology and sustainability into practice.

  • Safeguarding & Best Practice: Health and safety, safeguarding policies, and inclusive practice for children and vulnerable adults.

  • Programme Design: Structuring one-off workshops, multi-week courses, or therapeutic interventions.

Who It’s For

This training is designed for anyone who wants to bring the creative, wellbeing and community-building benefits of woodcraft into their own setting. Whether you work in education, mental health, community engagement or outdoor learning, the course provides the practical skills and facilitation tools to weave woodcraft for wellbeing into your work with children, young people or adults.

  • Craftspeople

  • Forest school leaders

  • Primary & Secondary School Teachers

  • TAs & SENDCo’s

  • Youth workers

  • Arts & wellbeing facilitators

  • Outdoor educators

& Anyone with a passion for teaching and fostering

the therapeutic benefits of woodcraft!

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Training Structure

Our Facilitator Training is a professional, practice-based course designed to help you deliver safe, inclusive and meaningful woodcraft sessions in your own community.

Through a blend of online learning, hands-on training and mentored practice, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to guide others in experiencing the wellbeing benefits of working with wood and nature.

  • Live Calls & Online Modules— 6x live sessions combined with video tutorials and a self-paced introduction to the Woodcrafters model, safety, and facilitation principles in our facilitator handbook

  • In-Person Training (3 days) — immersive practical weekend combining carving, facilitation, and reflective learning.

  • Implementation & Reflection — plan and deliver a short session in your setting with optional group support.

  • Ongoing CPD Opportunities - Woodcrafters facilitators are invited to continue their learning through optional CPD workshops, online modules, and community gatherings.

  • "I feel so content and confident. I will walk into my sessions with a head held high now. I feel i can see how i will progress and feel the insecurity i suffered from is aleviated. Ive learned to value what i do and also feel i have a network for future support . Ive had so much fun. And learnt so much . I feel inspired and mellow" - RF

  • "I feel loads more confident in moving towards holding my own sessions. I have got lots of ideas of projects and things i can do in a session. Im raring to go but im just at the start of my journey" - JC Woodcrafters Trainee

  • "I enjoyed being part of a community deeply committed to harnessing woodcraft as a tool to promote and create wellbeing, in support of mental health. I was able to see where my own practice needs to grow and what I've already managed to establish on my own, plus I met a lot of beautiful and like-minded humans with whom I also share lots of insecurities of doubts as facilitators, woodcrafters and humans in society in general." —RG Woodcrafters Trainee

  • "Inspired to strip back my chaotic approach to sessions I deliver and use carving as the focus and theme. Build my confidence in starting with woodcraft and begin to implement wellbeing. My self doubt has been challenged this weekend but the support and kindness within the community has been invaluable. It has helped with bringing confidence back into my future carving self. Honest and open reflective moments were very good and well supported/facilitated." - KT Woodcrafters Trainee

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Outcomes for Trainees

By the end of the programme, you will:

  • Be confident in teaching basic woodcraft safely to groups.

  • Learn how to integrate wellbeing activities into your sessions & record their impact

  • Be equipped with practical tools, session plans, and risk assessments.

  • Join a growing network of Woodcraft for Wellbeing facilitators.

Why Train with Us?

  • Proven Model: Woodcrafters programmes were developed in partnership with the NHS partnerships

  • Expert Support: Our facilitators have in depth experience both as woodcraft tutors and within the mental health and social care sectors

  • Evidence-Based: We draw on research in mental health, nature connection, and craft for wellbeing.

  • Supportive Community: Trainees join an active peer group with mentoring and CPD opportunities.

  • Impact-Driven: Every facilitator helps extend access to wellbeing-focused craft nationwide.

Our Partners

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