Timber and Wood Processing

The timber, wood processing and building solutions industry converts Australia‑grown timber into materials that support housing delivery, construction and manufacturing, playing a critical role in meeting national housing and infrastructure priorities.

At a glance

Processes timber and wood fibre into manufactured products, including sawn timber, panels, engineered wood products and prefabricated building components.
Employs a skilled manufacturing and processing workforce, spanning wood machining, systems operation, quality control, product finishing and logistics.
Provides reliable, fit for purpose materials that enable the construction and manufacture of essential buildings and infrastructure across Australia.

Projects

Current

Regional, Rural and Remote VET Policy Decision Making

Vocational Education and Training Workforce Project

Completed

Attraction and Retention Guidance Project

Wood Machining Research Project

Ways to get involved

Industry participation helps ensure training, qualifications and workforce planning reflect real jobs and on‑the‑ground conditions.

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Governance for this industry

Our work to support this industry is guided by a Stakeholder Network that provides expert advice and connects industry priorities through Skills Insight’s governance structures. It is one of 13 Networks that guides our work. Each Network also nominates a representative and a proxy for the Stakeholder Forum.