{"id":7988,"date":"2016-10-04T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2023-07-03T09:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T09:53:44","slug":"ignite-training-course-managing-woods-for-woodfuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/ignite-training-course-managing-woods-for-woodfuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignite training course: Managing woods for woodfuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7855\" style=\"width: 219px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7855\" class=\"wp-image-7855\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-200x107.jpg\" alt=\"Ignite training programme\" width=\"209\" height=\"112\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ignite training programme<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are pleased to announce an Ignite training courses to be held at the Sylva Wood Centre on 12th October: Managing woods for woodfuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><b>MANAGING WOODS FOR\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.13\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611:7md.66\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.6\">WOODFUEL<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>is a one day practical training course focusing on the use of small woodlands for the production of\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.14\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.7\">woodfuel<\/span><\/span>\u00a0products.\u00a0 Topics covered include:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Management systems &#8211; management regimes that can be applied to different woodland types<\/li>\n<li>Crop assessment &#8211; techniques for measuring standing timber, timber quality and potential markets<\/li>\n<li>Harvesting and extraction &#8211; small scale operation techniques, machinery and equipment in use in the UK today<\/li>\n<li>Conversion of the timber into\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.15\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.8\">woodfuel<\/span><\/span>, ensuring compliance with the Renewable Heat Incentive (<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.16\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.9\">RHI<\/span><\/span>) and Biomass Suppliers List (<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.17\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.10\">BSL<\/span><\/span>) reporting requirements.<\/li>\n<li>The day includes a practical site visit to demonstrate in-forest timber measurement in a local woodland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The course date and venue is:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #e69138;\">Wednesday 12th October\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.19\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611:7md.71\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.11\">Sylva<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Wood Centre, Long\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.20\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611:7md.72\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.12\">Wittenham<\/span><\/span><\/span>, Oxford, OX14 4QT<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>All Ignite courses are\u00a0<span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611gmail-m_1341949424768003225:2v8.21\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334gmail-m_3710186852065556611:7md.73\"><span id=\"m_3016657401564117334:7p9.13\">Lantra<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Awards accredited and trainees receive a certificate of attendance.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignite <\/strong>is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. <strong>Ignite <\/strong>is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to equip new and existing woodfuel businesses with the skills and knowledge required to meet the increasing demand for high quality products from this growing alternative market. Compliance with the sustainability requirements for fuel supplied to systems receiving RHI payments are a key feature of all our <strong>Ignite <\/strong>courses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To book, please contact Erica Spencer at RDI Associates by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telephone: 0845 226 2890<\/li>\n<li>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:erica.spencer@ruraldevelopment.org.uk\">spencer@ruraldevelopment.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>or complete the online booking form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/6BVM2J2\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full course details are available on the RDI website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruraldevelopment.org.uk\/events\/categories\/training-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ruraldevelopment.org.uk\/events\/categories\/training-course\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce an Ignite training courses to be held at the Sylva Wood Centre on 12th October: Managing woods for woodfuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[367],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unnamed.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12717,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7988\/revisions\/12717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}