The STA Installer Training Scheme has been produced to provide sector-specific learning support for timber frame and structural insulated panel (SIP) installers, aimed at ensuring installers have the required knowledge to support the assembly and erection of structural timber buildings to the highest standards.

The scheme provides individuals with access to a structured programme of learning, focusing on the key elements required when installing timber frame and SIP’s buildings, including health and safety, installation of structural timber systems, roofs, and cavity barriers plus other general construction considerations.

Each installer is required to undertake and successfully complete the online ITS examination, which is a series of multiple-choice questions based on the key elements of learning featured in the supporting installer training manual.

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STA Designer Training Scheme (DTS)

The STA Designer Training Scheme has been produced to provide sector-specific learning support for timber frame fabrication designers.

The scheme provides comprehensive knowledge as a structural timber designer, covering health and safety, timber properties and engineered wood products, manufacturing processes, design office procedures, structural design principles, building regulations and standards, engineering mathematics, timber building systems, quality assurance, building physics (including fire, acoustic, thermal and moisture performance), and building services coordination. The training develops an understanding of how timber buildings are designed, manufactured, regulated, and constructed, enabling participants to produce compliant, efficient, and high-quality timber frame designs while effectively coordinating with engineers, manufacturers, and construction teams.

Each designer is required to undertake and successfully complete the online DTS examination, which follows a series of multiple-choice questions based on the key elements of learning featured in each section.

This training scheme has been accredited for Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

If you are not a member of the STA and you would like to register for the DTS course please click below. Please note there is a cost associated with signing up for the course if you are not a member.