Train to Teach Woodcraft Skills

Online & In Person Residential training for outdoor practitioners wishing to start their journey in teaching woodcraft skills.

This course covers the fundamentals to running safe, engaging and inspiring woodcraft workshops for a range of skills and abilities from children to adults.

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Where

Ambios, Ashprington, South Devon, UK

Format

Online self-paced + 2-day residential training

Prices

£375 (Residential)

£305 (Commuter)

When

Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th March 2027

Woodcrafters Training Pathway

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Teaching Woodcraft Skills Online Training

Start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey Today!

Self guided online training, hosted on our online teaching platform

Teaching Woodcraft Skills In Person (Level 1)

Join us & start your Woodcraft Teaching Journey Today!

2 Day Residential training + online training learning to safely teach knife based woodcraft skills

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

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

Teaching Woodcraft Skills 2027

Teaching Woodcraft Skills is a blended online and 2 day residential training designed to equip outdoor practitioners with the skills, knowledge and confidence to start teaching knife based woodcraft workshops

Led by Lead Trainer Alex Finberg, author of Spooncarving: From Log to Spoon and founder of Woodcrafters. Join the Woodcrafters Community and stay for an immersive residential at the beautiful Ambios, South Devon

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Teaching Woodcraft Skills Pricing

  • £375 (standard price)

    • Includes: Residential Training + Online Course – Full online course plus immersive residential weekend with accommodation, meals, and practical woodcraft teaching sessions at the beautiful Ambios, South Devon.

Book Your Place

  • £305 (commuter = non residential)

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

    • Includes: Training + Online Course – Includes everything: full online course, the weekend training including meals but (minus accommodation)

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Learn with us

Woodcrafters are a leading provider of CPD certified training courses, equipping craftspeople and outdoor practitioners with high quality, experiential training programmes, both online and in person.

Our courses are designed to raise the bar of teaching in the UK and internationally, ensuring teachers are providing inclusive, engaging, inspiring workshops which aspire to impart excellence in nature based crafts

Who It’s For

Woodcrafters offer a range of training programmes to meet participants at various stages of their teaching journey. From Teaching Woodcraft Skills (Level 1) through to Teacher Training (Level 2) and advanced trainings such as the Woodcrafters Facilitator Training (Level 3)

Whether you work in education, community work, outdoor learning, or are simply keen to start teaching woodcraft, our courses provide the practical skills and facilitation tools to teach safe & inspiringwoodcraft workshops

  • Craftspeople

  • Forest school leaders

  • Primary & Secondary School Teachers

  • TAs & SENDCo’s

  • Youth workers

  • Arts & wellbeing facilitators

  • Outdoor educators

& Anyone with a passion for learning to teach Woodcraft!

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Training Structure

Teaching Woodcraft Skills is a professional, practice-based course designed to help you deliver safe, inclusive and engaging woodcraft workshops in your own community.

Through a blend of online learning and hands-on training you’ll gain the skills and confidence to guide others in learning knife based woodcraft skills.

  • Online Modules—Access to the Full Online Teaching Woodcraft Skills Training is included with the residential training - with video tutorials, session plans and guides to support you from Day 1 of your Practice

  • In-Person Training (2 days) — immersive practical training combining carving, teaching, and reflective learning.

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

  • Access to Woodcrafters Membership: includes a host of benefits from tool discounts, to the online business and marketing school to the grant funding academy

What the Training Covers

  • Getting Set up as a Woodcraft Tutor: Insurance, venues, partner organisations, and (covered in the online training)

  • Session Planning & Risk Assessing: Best practice session planning and risk assessing (covered in the online training)

  • Teaching Woodcraft Skills: How to safely use knives, axes, and carving tools; preparing materials; teaching beginners.

  • Tree ID & Species Selection: How to source and select wood for carving, teach grain orientation and direction and supply suitable wood for a range of abilities

  • Inclusivity & Adaptations: we introduce inclusive practice for children and vulnerable adults those with additional learning needs

  • Programme Design: how to structure one-off workshops & multi-week courses

  • "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 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 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.

  • Be aware of the safety requirements for teaching woodcraft professionally

  • Be equipped with practical tools, session plans, and risk assessments to support your practice

  • Join a growing network of Woodcraft for Wellbeing facilitators.

Why Train with Us?

  • Expert Support: Our tutors have in depth experience as woodcraft tutors and craftspeople

  • Supportive Community: Trainees join an active peer group with networking & CPD opportunities.

  • Impact-Driven: we offer CPD certified courses to ensure quality & excellence in teaching craft

Our Partners

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