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
581001 Code of practice relating to chainsaw use
21557 Identify plant pests, diseases and disorders, and describe control measures
533005 Quality determining factors in commercial plantation forestry
533004 Commercial plantation trees in New Zealand
533016 Demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements in forest operations
533008 Commercial Forestry and Forestry Industry
Forest Establishment
533007 Plantation forest establishment and silviculture
Forestry Plant Collection
500003 Plant Collection
Preparation and Releasing
533017 Forest site planting preparation
533018 Releasing plantation trees and the use of agrichemicals
Planting, Pruning, Thinning
533009 Planting plantation trees
533010 Pruning plantation trees
533019 Demonstrate knowledge of Thinning plantation trees
Tree Selection
533020 Demonstrate knowledge of selecting plantation trees