{"id":105318,"date":"2026-05-02T21:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univga.org\/courses\/certificat-professionnel-en-scierie-premiere-transformation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:54:30","slug":"professional-certificate-in-primary-processing-sawmilling","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/univga.org\/en\/courses\/certificat-professionnel-en-scierie-premiere-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Certificate in Sawmilling &amp; Primary Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The African timber sector<\/strong> is undergoing accelerated transformation: ban on log exports in CEMAC, the rise of secondary\/tertiary processing, and industrial structuring driven by the Nkok SEZ (Gabon). In the <strong>Congo Basin<\/strong>, the growth of FSC\/PAFC certifications, the entry into force of the<strong>EUDR 2023\/1115<\/strong> (geolocated traceability) and the bioeconomy\/wood energy dynamics reinforce the criticality of the <strong>Sawmill &amp; First Transformation<\/strong>. To sustainably value okoum\u00e9, sapelli, sipo, iroko, padouk, weng\u00e9, azob\u00e9, doussi\u00e9, companies need professionals capable of extracting value, optimizing material yield, ensuring safety and compliance, while respecting COMIFAC\/OIBT frameworks. This certificate addresses these challenges by professionalizing the operation of sawing lines and quality management, at the heart of competitiveness and climate.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>UNIVGA Method<\/strong> offers a 100% online, asynchronous curriculum, at a rate of <strong>5\u20138 hours\/week<\/strong>, combining videos, simulations, and real case studies from African workshops and sawmills. You will practice <strong>volume calculations<\/strong>, <strong>sawing plans<\/strong>, quarter\/log sawing strategies, adjustments of head saws, resaws, and edgers, and modeling cuts in <strong>Cadwork\/Revit<\/strong> up to the sizing of elements according to <strong>Eurocode 5.<\/strong>. The program is <strong>strictly aligned<\/strong> with the standards <strong>CTBA \/ FCBA \/ EN 1611-1<\/strong> (grading), as well as FSC, PEFC, OIBT, ATIBT. The skills acquired are immediately applicable in the forest (exploitation interface), <strong>in the sawmill<\/strong> (operation, quality), in carpentry\/joinery\/structural workshops, on wood construction sites, and in design offices.<\/p>\n<p>At the end, you will accelerate towards positions of<strong>forestry engineer<\/strong>, <strong>site manager<\/strong>, <strong>sawmill operator<\/strong>, <strong>wood classifier<\/strong>, <strong>qualified carpenter.<\/strong>, <strong>art cabinetmaker<\/strong>, <strong>carpenter<\/strong>, <strong>BIM wood designer<\/strong>, <strong>FSC certification manager<\/strong>, <strong>APV-FLEGT auditor<\/strong>, <strong>export manager<\/strong> or <strong>ZES workshop manager.<\/strong>The UNIVGA Professional Certificate is <strong>highly valued<\/strong> by operators Rougier, Precious Woods CEB, Olam, CBG, industrials of the Nkok SEZ, wood EPCs, wood construction design offices, as well as the Ministries of Water and Forests, ANPN, MINFOF, and donors (BAD, AFD, Proparco, IFC) in CEMAC and Francophone Africa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Become operational in sawmill operation, sawing optimization, and product quality, according to CTBA \/ FCBA \/ EN 1611-1. 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