Department of Forestry Technology

A successful diplomat in forestry technology should able:
i.Survey, plot and demarcate an area for forestry projects.
ii.Establish nursery for both forestry and horticultural seedling production.
iii.Identify useful trees, shrubs and herbs of economic importance in forestry.
iv. Measure and calculate volume of wood on a given site.
v.Assist in afforestation projects.
vi.Assist in establishment of forest plantation: -Carry out various forest operation such as planting, weeding, pruning, thinning, fire-tracing, etc. at the appropriate time.
vii.Identify disease symptoms in the nurseries and in plantations.
viii.Operate and maintain various forestry tools and equipment.
ix.Harvest forest resources.
x.Produce simple furniture items.
xi.Prepare simple annual work calendar.
xii.Participate in community forestry extension programme