Foundation in Facilitation
Online Course
Online training for practitioners, educators, and wellbeing professionals who want to bring the therapeutic power of woodcraft into their communities, schools, and organisations.
Online Facilitator Training
Join our professional online training programme and learn to share the wellbeing benefits of woodcraft with others. Combining live online learning with a host of templates and resources, this course prepares you to run safe, creative, and inclusive woodcraft sessions in your own community.
Professional Certification – Secure your Woodcrafters Certificate and join a growing network of professional practitioners.
Plug-and-Play Toolkit – Instantly access risk assessments, session templates, and "Gold-Standard" research and insights to launch your practice immediately.
Master the "Heart" of Facilitation – Gain total confidence in managing group dynamics and professional boundaries using our proven model of managing group dynamics and supporting safe and creative practice
Data-Driven Impact – Learn to record outcomes and generate professional Impact Reports that prove your value to the healthcare providers and funders using clinical-standard metrics.
Immersive Hands-On Learning – Self paced and flexible online course content which can be tailored to your own needs and requirements.
Please note that this is a pre-order for our upcoming Spring 2026 intake.
Course Launch: Full digital access to the Foundations Online modules and the Interactive Workbook will be released after 23rd April 2026.
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Join the movement & train as a Woodcrafters Facilitator
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.
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
Social prescribers
& Anyone with a passion for teaching and fostering
the therapeutic benefits of woodcraft!
Training Structure
Our Online Facilitator Training is a professional, practice-based course designed to help you deliver safe, inclusive and meaningful woodcraft sessions in your own community.
Through interactive online learning, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to guide others in experiencing the wellbeing benefits of working with wood and nature.
Online Modules — 7 engaging modules combined with video tutorials and a self-paced introduction to the Woodcrafters model, safety, and facilitation principles in our facilitator handbook
Facilitator Journal — an interactive workbook designed to support your learning with quizzes and practice based tasks designed to help integrate your learning
Planning & Delivery— plan and deliver session in your setting with our adaptable risk assessments, session templates and resources designed to support your practice so you can get carving pronto!
Ongoing CPD Opportunities - Woodcrafters facilitators are invited to continue their learning through the Woodcrafters Facilitator Course (in person training) & ongoing CPD workshops, online modules, and community gatherings.
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.
Outcomes for Trainees
By the end of the programme, you will:
Be confident in teaching basic woodcraft safely to groups.
Understand how to integrate wellbeing outcomes into your sessions.
Be equipped with practical tools, session plans, and risk assessments.
Join a growing network of Woodcraft for Wellbeing facilitators around the world
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.
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