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Accelerating wood construction across Nordics and Russia

Survey targeting companies working with wood construction: Focus on skills

This survey is part of a Russian-Nordic cooperation project, that aims at supporting sustainable and innovative production and use of wood-based building materials capitalising on the untapped potential for a biobased economy in NW-Russia and Nordic Countries. Wood construction offers a real possibility of transitioning into the ‘green economy’ while creating export potential, boosting competitiveness, and adding value locally. Russia owns 20% of global forests but generates relatively low economic gains. We expect to generate mutually beneficial results leading to the expansion of the wood construction market and cutting emissions by 1: influencing skills development; 2: facilitating business relations; 3: catalysing processes through (physical and virtual) exchange of knowledge, technology and practices across universities, businesses, and authorities. Activities will be held in Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Murmansk, St Petersburg, and the Nordics (Dec2021-Dec2022).

The results of the survey will be used to inform the work in the project, namely as input to the exchanges, to inform the work on training and finally to be included in a business report.

Section 1. General section, questions about the company:
1.In which part of the value chain of the wood construction sector is the company active:
2.Role of wood construction in the company
3.Size of the company (number of staff/personnel):
4.Status/age of the company:
5.Location of the company (name the region and city in which the company is situated)
6.Where does the company operate? 
Section 2. Experiences and competences in wood construction:
7.What kind of activities related to wood construction is the company active in?
8.To which degree do the company have the desired competencies attached to new trends, new technologies, new demands and marked development of wood construction?
9.What kind of knowledge and competencies are most urgently needed in relation to market trends?
10.Does the company have access to knowledge and learning?
11.Through what means does your company acquire skills?
12.Has your company used university training programmes?
13.If yes, at which level?
14.Are they satisfying?
15.If you do not use existing training programmes:
16.If a programme was to be developed, what themes would you prioritise?
17.What format would be preferable to you:
18.How can the provision of knowledge and learning be improved seen from a business perspective?
19.If you are fine with being contacted for follow up, please state the name of your company, name of the contact person and email address. Thank you.
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