Bamboo Creative Bali Bamboo Internship Training is a Hands-On experience for you to develop confidence and learn the basic concepts and techniques of working practically with bamboo with local Balinese craftsmen who directly share their skills and knowledge around bamboo construction.

Practical Bamboo Internship Program:

Come and join our Bamboo Skills Training in Belega (15-20 min from Ubud), the village of world-famous bamboo builders… Become an unbeatable hands-on bamboo builder: This program is for those interested in the practical aspects of construction – from harvesting and treatment, to design, carpentry and construction. Learn about functional design elements, modelling, furniture-making, art & interiors, traditional and modern design… and get hands-on experience in building techniques as well as learning the tricks of the trade, while living alongside local families and culture…

We learn about traditional and modern techniques of bamboo building, workshop design ideas and then build! Our designs are intended to be models of affordable bamboo design and we share progress and development of these designs through our social media for others to learn from too.

Our programs are suitable for architects, designers, owner-builders and bamboo enthusiasts and will help you gain an understanding of the different qualities and styles of bamboo design and environmental considerations, harvesting and bamboo treatment methods that are most suitable for your situation, methods for making foundations, model-making, basic bamboo design principles and truss method construction, bamboo interiors and flooring, roofing methods, window and door-making, repurposing materials and incorporating up-cycled materials, and finishing and maintenance of bamboo structures. You will gain experience in bamboo joinery, carpentry and the design process with the guidance of expert bamboo carpenters and master-craftsmen learning the unique traditional skills of artesian bamboo workers.

We are currently building a Bamboo Eco-School Community Project in Belega (15-20 min from Ubud in Bali) to integrate upcycling techniques of waste-plastic with modern bamboo building using Eco-brick technology (stuffing soft plastic into empty bottles). The buildings will also provide student accommodation in future for group programs in bamboo and natural building and also host workshops where locals can share knowledge at a community level and ensure the skills of older generations are not lost through having an affordable venue and also sponsoring local workshops through our CSR programs.

WHERE: Belega: 30-40 min from Ubud

WHEN: This year (2026), we are running two three-week programs in April and October. And a 3 month program in May.

For more information on this year’s programs, please see the links below:

Our Bamboo School will be a place to share knowledge about sustainable bamboo construction. You can support the development of a this project while learning awesome skills to enable accessibility/affordability of bamboo for locals while reviving traditional treatment methods; and, help on our local-level Outreach Projects to make this knowledge available to anyone with a hand phone. Our Internship programs connect with our Outreach programs. Be part of building our Bamboo Eco-School in Belega Village 🙂

Topics covered in 3 week Beginner Internship program: Carpentry & Joinery Basics, Harvest and Treatment of Bamboo, Bamboo Design Principles & Model-making, Truss method construction and 3 x 3m group build, bending bamboo, flooring & roofing

Topics covered in 3 week Intermediate Internship Program: Bamboo interiors/panels/walling, window and door-making, personal projects, finishing and maintenance of bamboo structures.

Topics covered in 3 week Advanced Internship program: Earth-building techniques of clay/lime-straw panels and natural plasters, furniture, Interior design elements.

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We can’t wait to share this experience with you and have you join our program learning directly from Balinese Bamboo Masters… alongside local families and experiencing the local culture of Bali!

See more details on the Workshops Page

Our Bamboo Eco-school Project in Belega aims to create an inclusive Learning Centre for bamboo and natural building where everyone can participate in fun familyful activities… from building and gardening, to traditional cooking, healing arts and kite-making…

As a collaborative venture, where wages for teachers are more in line with what we would expect from the “sustainable building material of the future” – the project will provide space and incentives for locals to retain and pursue traditional artistry as a viable career option (as opposed to taking up higher-paying westernised service-industry jobs). There has been an historical undervaluing of hand-made arts which coupled with people’s need for “money” to send their kids to school and to be able to survive in the Post-Colonial Era economic system has resulted in an erosion of the cultural landscape where traditional arts are at risk of being lost. We aim to overcome the capitalistic tendency to underpay locals and take-for-granted that they should live at a lower economic standard (also a tendency handed down by the caste system) and to properly value the arts and cultural knowledge which makes Indonesia such a rich and diverse place to live… And to create a space for cultural exchange and building Connection with our local culture through helping to share practical knowledge and skills programs to a worldwide audience and builders from all backgrounds.

We look forward to sharing more about the Belega Bamboo Eco-centre project 🙂 and welcome you to join our upcoming workshops…

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