Operator sawmill and wood processing industry

Last day for application 2025-04-13

A vocational training in collaboration with Astar and T2 training for skills.

The education is conducted in English.

This operator training provides knowledge and understanding of the requirements placed on sawmills and within the wood processing industry, the subprocesses involved, and what is needed to produce a final product with the correct quality. The training offers knowledge about the industry's significance, function, and dynamics, as well as its measurement and control technology requirements.

Formal qualifications

• You are eligible for adult education from July 1st of the year you turn 20. If you are younger than 20 years you are eligible to study if you have a final grade from upper secondary school, an upper secondary school diploma or a study certificate from studies in Sweden at the equivalent of upper studies.
• The education is conducted in English and it is important that you have the appropriate prerequisites to study at upper secondary level. You need to have a passing grade in English 5 or a passing grade in a course on an equivalent level from a different country.
  
  If you do not have a grade at the corresponding level specified above, it is possible to prove your language skills through a level test, read more at Nivåbedömning External link.and follow the instructions. Use the built-in web translator to translate the text into English or another language.
• If you have a grade at the corresponding level from another country, it is possible to evaluate your qualifications at The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), read more and follow the instructions at The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).External link. External link.
• You need to reside in Sweden.

The structure of the education

All teacher-led instruction takes place on-site in Skellefteå with elements of distance learning. During the training period, theory lessons are alternated remotely and on-site. Self-study involves taking part in web-based educational films as well as course literature and other materials. 5 weeks of the training are workplace-based, where the student carries out the practical parts at a company.
The training has no breaks and is a total of 18 weeks long. 13 weeks of theoretical lessons including self-study, and 5 weeks of internship at a company.
The internship can be carried out at companies in Västerbotten and Norrbotten counties. The education is conducted both digitally and on-site in Skellefteå. Approximately 70% digitally, the remaining 30% on-site.

Start and stop date for the education

• The education is full-time and includes 500 credits at upper secondary level
• The training takes place between 2025-05-05 – 2025-09-05

The education can be financed with study grants and loans from CSN.

Own costs for the education

You pay yourself for course materials as well as for travel and accommodation for lab sessions or APL in another location.
The employer provides work clothes, but the course participant is responsible for steel-toed shoes.

You need access to your own computer for self-study.

Application

To attach to your application

In your application, attach the following via the "Bifoga dokument (Attachment)" function in the application form. Scan or photograph the following documents:

• Your grades/certificates
  

The admission process

The admission process begins once the application period has ended. The admission process is estimated to take up to three weeks.

Admission notifications are sent via email. It is important that you provide the correct email address and phone number in your application.

Your application can also be supplemented with a personal interview.

Selection of the applicants is based on the following:

• Specified eligibility requirements
• Legislation in force

Read more here about how admission and selection works, click on the box Admission rules. Use the built-in web translator to translate the text into English or another language

If you have questions?

About courses and the structure of the training, please contact:
T2 070-277 05 57 or lukas@t2trainingforskills.se

If you have questions about the admission, please contact:
Email cv@skelleftea.se or call 0910-73 50 00 and create a case and we will answer as soon as we can.

About your opportunities for study grants and loans, please contact:
CSN on telephone number 0771-27 60 00 or via the form Question - CSN. External link.

If you want guidance or support in applying for study grants and loans, please contact:
Centre for Study Guidance, CV, on www.skelleftea.se/cv. There you can book an appointment for personal guidance, find opening hours and contact details.