Course Length
One year from date of enrolment, part-time study
Credits
57 credits
Qualification
Telford Certificate in Forestry Knowledge: Silviculture
Course Fee
NZ student fees
International student fees
Entry Requirements
Competent in written English. Enrol at any time, students must be 16 years or over. English language proficiency is required. International students require IELTS of 5.5 or a TOEFL of 500 plus TWE 4.5
Textbooks Required
None
Forestry knowledge
If you are looking for a forestry course which can be tailored to suit whichever area of forestry you are working or interested in, then the Telford certificate in Forestry Knowledge is just what you are looking for. The course is suitable for both forestry workers and people interested in forestry. The course does not contain any practical.
Course content
Including Telford courses and NZQA unit standards which you may achieve on successful completion of the course.
Core Forestry Knowledge
- 561201 Code of practice relating to chainsaw use
- 21557 Identify plant pests, diseases and disorders, and describe control measures
- 561103 Quality determining factors in commercial plantation forestry
- 561102 Commercial plantation trees in New Zealand
- 561502 Environmental requirements in forest operations
- 561105 New Zealand Commercial Forestry and Forest Industry Sectors
Forest Establishment
- 561104 Plantation forest establishment and silviculture
Forestry Plant Collection
Preparation and Releasing
- 562402 Forest site planting preparation
- 562402 Releasing plantation trees and the use of agrichemicals
Planting, Pruning, Thinning
- 562501 Planting plantation trees
562502 Pruning plantation trees
- 562503 Thinning plantation trees
Tree Selection
- 562601 Selecting plantation trees