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January 2023
New Product Development
$445
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing will be offering the New Product Development Course starting on January 9, 2023 for 6 weeks. For more details see our Management Skills Training Program
Find out more »September 2023
Sold Out!! Prefabricated Building Tour and Conference to Sweden
$2495
CAWP, in partnership with UNBC, is organizing a technical tour for architects, builders, contractors, building manufacturers, public sector officials and policy makers. The tour commences on Sunday, September 24th in Malmö, Sweden where we will spend three days travelling through Southern Sweden visiting leading prefabricated home manufacturers prior to attending the 12th annual Holzbau (Wood Building) Nordic Forum in Växjö, Sweden. This year’s event is title “Rethinking the Past – Defining the Future” A group of 15-20 industry participants, accompanied…
Find out more »November 2023
UBC CAWP Open House and Industry Night
After a 4 year hiatus, The UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) will be hosting the 2023 Open House and Industry Night event on Thursday, November 23rd, 2023. This is an opportunity for interested individuals to learn more about the education, training, research, and industry assistance programs that take place at our facility. This event will feature presentations from the bioproducts, wood composites, timber engineering teams, Wood Products Processing (WPP) students and industry alumni. In addition to the presentations, the CAWP will…
Find out more »January 2024
Online Industrial Wood Finishing Certificate Course – 2024
$1995
This course is one of the most comprehensive wood finishing course in North America, incorporating both theory and practical skills. It covers the full spectrum of finishing beginning with understanding the properties of individual wood species to material preparation and special effects finishing. For more information please visit the following link Wood Finishing To register, please follow this link: Finishing 2024
Find out more »Quality Management & Control Course
$445
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing will be offering the Quality Management & Control starting on January 15th for six weeks. For more details see our Management Skill Training Program
Find out more »Sales & Marketing Course
$445
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing will be offering the Sales & Marketing Course starting on January 15, 2024 for six weeks. For more details see our Management Skills Training Program
Find out more »February 2024
Cadwork Training
$450
UBC CAWP will host a 2-day Cadwork workshop facilitated by an experience member of the Cadwork team in Montreal, Quebec. During this 2-day event, using different construction methods (Mass Timber, Timberframe, Light Frame for Panelized and Modular Construction), you will learn the basic skills needed to carry out your projects. Starting with basic knowledge of 3D-modeling in Cadwork, you will learn how to organize your model and optimize your time. We will also give a sneak peak of more advanced…
Find out more »Mass Timber – Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) Workshop 2.0 (SOLD OUT!)
$750
AIBC Accredited Workshop - 18.5 LU's approved Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) is a design approach that focuses on ease manufacture and efficiency of assembly. In North America, due to the fragmented nature of construction whereby the designers, engineers, manufacturer, and contractors all work independently, the bridging of the knowledge gap will help improve the success rate of projects. DfMA will improve projects by reducing time, waste, cost and labour, while increasing quality and efficiency. This 3-day hands-on workshop…
Find out more »Business Finance & Investment Evaluation Course
$445
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing will be offering the Business Finance & Investment Evaluation starting on February 26th, 2024 for six weeks. For more details see our Management Skill Training Program
Find out more »Supply Chain Management
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing will be offering the Supply Chain Management course starting on February 26th, 2024 for six weeks. For more details see our Management Skills Training Program
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