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Training courses and training services
Training with Soil Association Certification
We develop and deliver both FSC® accredited training courses and other training courses under our Excellence for Forests programme. These courses are all aimed at building capacity and technical knowledge for responsible forest management.
Our upcoming 2025 course schedule
Please see below our planned agenda for the rest of 2025. These courses will be open shortly to register your interest. Once we have received enough interest in a course we will confirm dates and then invite you to book onto the course. If you would like to register your interest please email forestrytraining@soilassociation.org or alternatively find out more about the courses via the links above and enquire via the registration forms on each page.
FSC Ecosystem Services: held online
7th – 8th October 2025
Develop your understanding of the FSC Ecosystem service procedures in this expert-led course. NGO and student discounts available.
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Chile, Concepción - November 2025:
The following courses will be held in English and Spanish.
FSC Chain of Custody: 3rd-7th November
Course price: £1050 GBP
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FSC Forest Management: 10th-14th November
Course price: £1050 GBP
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ISO 19011 (remote): TBC
Course price: £395, which has to be attended in conjunction with COC and/or FM course.
China - November 2025:
FSC Chain of Custody and ISO 19011
Bristol - February 2026:
FSC Chain of Custody, FSC Forest Management and ISO 19011
Courses will be held in English unless otherwise stated. In China, courses will be held in both English and Mandarin.
Email forestrytraining@soilassociation.org or register your interest via the below form for further details.
All dates and locations are provisional and subject to change.
For details of the individual courses, including cancellation policy, please click on the course links above.
For more information on how we use and store your data, please refer to our privacy policy.
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Find out more about training
If you’d like to learn more about our courses or for all training course registrations, questions, and applications, please contact the Forestry Training Team.