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Learn timber construction, study and set standards.
All under one roof in Biberach.
The training centre for timber construction in Germany
Our education centre in a nutshell
Our aim is to train the next generation of timber construction experts and provide them with skills for a successful future. Practical training, study and further education, comfortable accommodation and leading industry expertise - all under one roof. We are the home of timber construction.
Our future-proof training programmes
Education
We train the skilled workers for the future of the carpentry trade. The core task of our organisation is to provide qualified training for the next generation of carpenters through hands-on training practice.
Study
The "Timber Construction Project Management / Civil Engineering" degree programme combines theory and practice. Acquire in-depth knowledge, specialise in sustainable construction concepts and shape the future as a sought-after specialist in the timber construction of tomorrow.
Seminars
Seminars and training for professionals: deepen your knowledge in timber construction, project management, digitalisation or construction management. Gain the latest expertise, network and advance your company sustainably.
Aktuelles
Immer auf dem neuesten Stand
Aktuelles aus dem Bildungszentrum
19. August 2025
PODCAST RICHTFEST: #23 Music on the construction site X Nico Walz, Radio 7
In unserem Podcast sprechen wir über das traditionelle Zimmererhandwerk und modernen Holzbau.
18. August 2025
New expertise for multi-storey timber construction: Become a "Biberacher Holzbau-Konstrukteur" now!
Timber construction is booming – especially in multi-storey buildings. More and more projects are focusing on sustainable and innovative construction methods using timber. This also increases the demands on planning, coordination and implementation. The multi-storey residential construction sector in particular requires specialised professionals who are proficient in the complex processes involved. This is exactly where the part-time seminar "Biberacher Holzbau-Konstrukteur" (Biberach Timber Construction Designer) comes in.
13. August 2025
A day for the craft - living carpentry tradition in the museum village of Kürnbach
Last Sunday, we were able to be part of a very special experience at the Historical Craftsmen's Day in the Kürnbach museum village.
11. August 2025
Visit to the Kessel Siblings Foundation: exchange on the promotion of timber construction
We recently welcomed the Kessel Siblings Foundation to our timber construction training centre in Biberach. Together with our director Markus Weitzmann and training manager Jan Ackermann, we gave our guests a tour of our modern workshops and presented our training programmes and international exchange projects.
27. May 2025
Visit us at the LIGNA 2025
Joint appearance at LIGNA 2025: Timber Construction Training Centre and Biberach University of Applied Sciences present the Biberach Model and more
20. May 2025
National carpentry team trains for EuroSkills 2025
This autumn, EuroSkills will take place in Herning, Denmark.
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Seminar hotel
Our seminar hotel offers you everything in one place: Overnight accommodation, modern seminar rooms and an in-house restaurant. Perfect for your seminar participation or for organising your own events.
Our seminar rooms offer you the best conditions for productive events. Daylight, modern technology and flexible room concepts create an inspiring atmosphere. Whether it's a workshop, conference or seminar - here you'll find the right setting to create success together.
With us, you can enjoy lovingly prepared, all-day catering. From energising breakfasts and balanced lunch menus to snacks for in-between meals - we pay attention to quality, freshness and regional ingredients. Allergies and special requests are naturally taken into account.
After a successful seminar day, you can relax in our bright, friendly rooms right in the building. Comfortable beds, a quiet location and short distances to the event area make your stay particularly pleasant. You will start the next day relaxed and stress-free.
We celebrate wood
We see it as our task to strengthen the image of timber construction, to contribute to securing skilled labour and to emphasise the importance of sustainable, prefabricated construction.
Numbers that drive us
These figures symbolise our strength in training. For our experience in timber construction. And for all those who want to grow with us.
Course variety
100
With almost 100 courses and seminars, we offer a wide range of further training programmes for anyone who wants to grow professionally and personally in timber construction.
Years of experience
40
For more than four decades, we have been supporting committed young talents and experienced professionals in timber construction. Experience you can feel - in every course and every personal consultation.
Graduates per year
2.500
Every year, around 2,500 skilled workers complete their training or further training at the timber construction training centre - laying the foundations for a secure career in the trade.
Very instructive further training to become a clay construction specialist in Biberach. Theory and practice at the highest level. Absolute recommendation ...
Marcus Küster
Dipl.-Ing Architect
Very instructive further training to become a clay construction specialist in Biberach. Theory and practice at the highest level. Absolute recommendation ...
Margit Geiger, Carpenter
Dipl. Ing. Architect FH
Top training for company management. Practical, directly realisable, honest exchange - unreservedly recommendable ...
Angelika Hummler
Carpentry Hummler, 88433 Schemmerberg
Perfect quality, focus on people and valuable networking - the course has broadened my horizons in the long term ...
Gabriel Heckel
Heckel carpentry, 87755 Herretshofen
More clarity about operational structures, better processes, focus on employees and customers - valuable impulses through exchange with colleagues ...
Valentin Kress
Holzbau Kress, 69181 Leimen
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Aus dem Alltag
Aktuelle Berichte aus dem Bildungszentrum
18. August 2025
New expertise for multi-storey timber construction: Become a "Biberacher Holzbau-Konstrukteur" now!
Timber construction is booming – especially in multi-storey buildings. More and more projects are focusing on sustainable and innovative construction methods using timber. This also increases the demands on planning, coordination and implementation. The multi-storey residential construction sector in particular requires specialised professionals who are proficient in the complex processes involved. This is exactly where the part-time seminar "Biberacher Holzbau-Konstrukteur" (Biberach Timber Construction Designer) comes in.
11. July 2025
Visit to ZUMBau at the timber construction training centre
As part of the ZUMBau ROAD Show 2025, we were visited yesterday by Rudolf Domscheid (Managing Director of the Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes e.V.), Dirk Siewert (Managing Director of the Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie) and Dr Karl-Heinz Bässler (freelance employee of ZUMBau GbR). They were accompanied by our Head of Training Ernst Stephan and one of the responsible course instructors, Kai Heinzmann.
10. July 2025
State-wide network symposium in Tübingen
On 3 July, we as the Bildungszentrum Holzbau - with representatives from the Head of Continuing Education, the Head of Studies and Marketing - were also represented at the state-wide network symposium "Continuing Education in Discourse" at the University of Tübingen.
02. July 2025
Excursion: Blow-in technology at ISOCELL
Blow-in insulation is certainly familiar to everyone in the industry by now.
30. June 2025
20 new managers for timber construction - Successful completion in 2025
The timber construction training centre held a graduation ceremony to honour the 20 newly qualified foremen in timber construction.
17. June 2025
Carpentry training 2025 co-operation meeting
Networking and exchange: Vocational school teachers and the timber construction training centre
13. June 2025
Professional management of construction technology at a high level: The foreman training programme in Biberach
For almost three decades, the intensive "Certified Foreman" course has offered an attractive opportunity for professional development in the carpentry trade.
12. June 2025
Project conclusion "Future timber construction - qualification paths for sustainable building"
After three years of intensive work: successful completion of a pioneering education and innovation project in timber construction.
10. June 2025
Networking in the region - even beyond the skilled trades
The Digitalisation Centre Ulm | Alb-Donau | Biberach | Neu-Ulm is the point of contact for digitalisation issues for 500,000 residents and 53,000 companies in the region. As an independent and neutral point of contact, the digitisation centre supports SMEs from all sectors on their path to digitisation.
04. June 2025
Biberach as a timber construction location - strong signal at LIGNA 2025
In its 50th anniversary year, LIGNA 2025 once again presented itself as the leading international trade fair for the woodworking and wood processing industry - with over 1,400 exhibitors, 78,000 trade visitors and a forward-looking focus on digitalisation, sustainability and networked construction.
02. June 2025
Brazilian delegation learns about innovative training concepts in timber construction
Last Tuesday, the timber construction training centre welcomed a high-ranking delegation from the Brazilian state of Paraná.
27. May 2025
Strong impetus: First seminar for apprentice supervisors of the guilds a complete success
Apprentice supervisors from the carpentry guilds throughout Baden-Württemberg met for the first time at the timber construction training centre for a two-day face-to-face seminar - sending a strong signal for the future of training in the carpentry trade.
26. May 2025
Successful 15th timber construction get-together
On Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the 15th Timber Construction Round Table took place at our Timber Construction Training Centre.
23. May 2025
Successful with social media - 13 companies successfully supported since October 2024
Getting started with social media - with the new seminar "Social media in timber construction", the training centre aimed to tackle precisely this hurdle. The aim of this training course was to set up and independently maintain an Instagram account.
21. May 2025
#zukunftholzbau at the OMR Festival in Hamburg
Hamburg - The OMR Festival is an international event that attracts up to 70,000 visitors to the Hamburg exhibition centre every year. Year after year, speakers and exhibitors discuss and actively shape the future of the digital and marketing industry.
Blog
Our podcast: "Topping-out ceremony"
Topping-out ceremony – the podcast from the Timber Construction Training Centre
19. August 2025
PODCAST RICHTFEST: #23 Music on the construction site X Nico Walz, Radio 7
In unserem Podcast sprechen wir über das traditionelle Zimmererhandwerk und modernen Holzbau.
02. July 2025
Podcast RICHTFEST: #22 Entrepreneur in timber construction X Julia Schmid
Episode #22 Entrepreneur in timber construction X Julia Schmid
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