{"id":2837,"date":"2026-06-24T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwcluster.no\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:06:12","slug":"nwc-launches-new-working-group-on-internationalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcluster.no\/en\/nwc-launches-new-working-group-on-internationalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocational Certificates and Digital Courses for the Wood Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;834322&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;145785&#8243;]<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12327877 BCX8\">In collaboration with Karriere Innlandet and Treteknisk, the Norwegian Wood Cluster offers <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12327877 BCX8\">targeted training programs for both apprentices and work-study students:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; 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