02/05/2025
The UK Government is considering some significant amendments to building regulations which will impact BWF Members and the wider woodworking and joinery manufacturing industry. A consultation of ...
The WITForum has access to a new CITB fund for £25,000 to cover three areas of training: The Fenestration MTC, Machine Refresher, and Marketing Training. The fund is available for CITB registered and in-scope companies within the BWF membership. A company may claim up to £1,000 of this fund, although there are specific terms and conditions for individual courses below.
Fenestration MTC
As part of new government regulations, companies installing and surveying windows through a competent persons scheme like FENSA, are now required to have their installers and surveys assessed through the Fenestration Minimum Technical Competence (MTC) in order to obtain a card authorising them to carry out the work.
Funding is available for up to three individuals undertaking the MTC with FENSA within a BWF member company that is registered and in-scope of CITB. Other terms & conditions apply
To register for this grant, please download and return a WITForum Training Fund claim form
Machine Refresher Training
It is a requirement from the HSE that all machine operators undertake refresher training at least every 5 years. The WITForum offers a machine refresher training service through Didac Ltd where your staff can be trained in-house on your specific machines.
Funding is available up to £1,000 per company for BWF Members who are registered and in-scope of CITB.
Companies can tailor the training to their specific machines, which can include CNC, as well as traditional machines.
To resister for this training and for the grant, please complete this machine listing form and return it to Dave Campbell, BWF Marketing & Training Manager
Marketing Training
To help our members to increase their skills around marketing, funds are now available to support marketing skills courses in the following areas:
We hope to run some specific training courses specifically for BWF members, but this will be demand led. Where common location and topic areas can be identified for sufficient numbers, BWF will arrange courses. Where a suitable location to serve a number of members or where common topic areas cannot be found, open sessions are available through our training provider from their Leamington Spa premises.
Funding is available for up to three individuals with a maximum grant contribution of £1,000 per company.
To register for this training, please email Dave Campbell, BWF Marketing and Training Manager
General Guidance
Companies may do more than one of the courses listed above, but there is a limited of £1,000 support per company, from a total pot of £25,000 for the BWF membership as a whole. Funding will be allocated subject to eligibility and on a first-come-first-served basis. All companies claiming grants must be registered (for free) on the BWF’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme.
