Admission Requirements

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Pre-Service

Admission requirements are minimum Form 5 students who hold a S.I. School Certificate with good passes in English, Mathematics and Science; an aptitude for outdoor work; leadership qualities and interest in living in rural areas.

In-service

A minimum requirement with reference given to Form 3 leavers with 3 – 5 years of experience in the relevant field, or candidate nominated from industries, NGO’s or Communities that are engaged in related forestry activity programs. These candidates need to put proven leadership competence during their 3 – 5 years of work in Forestry or other Forestry related disciplines and have the potential for further training at Certificate level.

Program Structure

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Code: NCTF
Title: Certificate in Tropical Forestry
Duration: 1 year
Core Units: 12 Units
Total Credit Points: 120
Campus: Kukum

Click on the units below to see the unit descriptor

Year 1

Unit Code	Unit Title	Prerequisite	Semester Offered	Credit Points
COM400	Communication Skills and Report Writing		1	12
MAT400	Applied Mathematics		1	12
FOR401	Forest Utilization and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)		1	12
FOR402	Soils		1	12
FOR403	Forest Ecology		1	12
FOR404	Forest Inventory		2	12
FOR405	Silviculture		2	12
FOR406	Surveying and Forest Roads		2	12
FOR407	Agroforestry		2	12
FOR408	Management		2	12