We have organised and delivered training for thousands of public and corporate sector stakeholders within the scope of our own training programmes, in the framework of projects, and on request.
Upcoming courses
| Topic | Language | Location | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem Restoration | Español | Lima, Peru | 26 - | Registration closed |
| FSC Chain of Custody | English | Jurmala, Latvia | 17 - | Fully booked |
| FSC Forest Management | Español | Mexico City, Mexico | 23 - | Fully booked |
| FSC Chain of Custody | English | Toronto, Canada | 31 - | Registration open |
| FSC Forest Management | English | Beijing, China | 06 - | Few seats left |
| FSC Chain of Custody | Español | Mexico City, Mexico | 07 - | Few seats left |
| FSC Forest Management | English | Jurmala, Latvia | 20 - | Registration open |
| Ecosystem Restoration | English | Minneapolis, USA | 12 - | Early bird price - sign up now |
| Ecosystem Restoration | English | Sabah, Malaysia | 29 - | Early bird price - sign up now |
Upcoming webinars
| Topic | Language | Format | Location | Dates | Time zone | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUDR | Chinese | Webinar | N/A | 22 - | GMT +8 | Sign up for free |
| FSC Controlled Wood | English | Webinar | N/A | 27 - | UTC-5 | Registration open |
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Completed courses
| Topic | Location | Started | Ended | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSC Controlled Wood | Jurmala, Latvia | Completed | ||
| FSC Controlled Wood | ONLINE (Central Standard Time) UTC-5 | Completed | ||
| FSC Forest Management | Jurmala, Latvia | Completed | ||
| FSC Chain of Custody | Jurmala, Latvia | Completed | ||
| FSC Chain of Custody | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Completed | ||
| FSC Forest Management | Seattle, United States | Completed | ||
| Ecosystem Restoration | Maliau Basin, Malaysia | Completed | ||
| FSC Controlled Wood | Jurmala, Latvia | Completed | ||
| FSC Chain of Custody | Qingdao, China | Completed | ||
| FSC Chain of Custody | Jurmala, Latvia | Completed |
See what training participants have to say about us.
FSC Chain of Custody
"Preferred by Nature sets the standard in FSC auditor training.
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"Preferred by Nature sets the standard in FSC auditor training.
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Christopher Schwarz
Senior Associate at the Rainforest Alliance (Amsterdam)
FSC Chain of Custody
"Although the FSC CoC course was really intense, the trainers were professional and made the difficult FSC standards easily understandable. The examples and exercises were interactive and even fun to participate in."
"Although the FSC CoC course was really intense, the trainers were professional and made the difficult FSC standards easily understandable. The examples and exercises were interactive and even fun to participate in."
Edgars Baranovs
Auditor, NEPCon
FSC Controlled Wood
"The workshop setting which creates more personal interactions keeps my focus much better than just being lectured to. This workshop was one of the best I've attended."
"The workshop setting which creates more personal interactions keeps my focus much better than just being lectured to. This workshop was one of the best I've attended."
Randy Coots
Forestry Associate, NEPCon
Trainers
FSC-courses
Join a comprehensive, fast-paced course endorsed by FSC as formal Auditor training. Let our top experts guide you through all the ins and outs of FSC certification.
Do you need to come to grips with the FSC Controlled Wood due diligence standard (FSC-STD-40-005)? In our international, three-day Controlled Wood Expert courses, our experts provide essential know-how that builds your capacity for identifying and managing risk to avoiding sourcing wood from FSC’s ‘Unacceptable sources’.
This short course provides you with background for convincingly presenting the added value of FSC certification to your customers.
LegalSource-courses
Engage in this three-day course to gain extensive know-how in due diligence, including appropriate risk management and due diligence auditing.
This one-day course prepares you to establish or fine-tune a due diligence system to exclude illegal timber from your trade.
Give your due diligence process a boost with this half-day course. We explore current timber legality requirements and help you understand what this means for you.
Become an expert in CO2 footprint management
This two-hour training introduces you to Carbon Footprint Management, guides you to take an informed decision about your certification scope and explains the first steps of CFM.
This one-day training offers a thorough introduction to using our CFM Standard and related certification tools.