Entry Requirements

Forest Attendant

Target students: Suitable for a person who is practicing and not practicing in the forestry field, with Ordinary Secondary School Education with at least two passes.

Course duration: Two Years (2)

Aim and Objective

Aim: To provide practical skills, knowledge and correct attitude in forestry field to meet labour market demand and enable trainee for further training.

Objectives — at the end of the course, the trainee should be able to:

• Maintain health and safety at place of work
• Source and collect tree seeds
• Perform tree nursery activities
• Clear and till the land for forest establishment
• Perform tree planting
• Tend tree seedlings and forest
• Classify tree species
• Control tree pests and diseases
• Prevent and fight forest fires
• Conduct elementary forest inventory
• Perform tree cuttings
• Transport tree products
• Administer resources
• Prepare forest work plan
• Perform market of forest products and services
• Engage local communities in forest management

Entry Requirements

• Level 1: Ordinary Secondary School Education with two passes.
• Level 2: The trainee should have achieved performance grade C in continuous assessment of subjects conducted in level 1.
• Level 3: Minimum performance grade C in final assessment and continuous subject conducted at level 2.

Wood Processing Attendants

Target students: Suitable for a person who is practicing and not practicing in wood industry field and with Ordinary Secondary School Education with pass in Biology and Chemistry subjects.

Course duration: Two years

Aim and Objective

Aim: To provide practical skills, knowledge and right attitudes to people who want to become wood processing attendants to meet the employment demands of the labour market and also widen chances for further training in Wood Industry and related fields.

Objectives — at the end of the course, the trainee should be able to:

• Interpret forest harvesting plan
• Perform logging operations
• Perform saw blade maintenance
• Perform sawmill operations
• Interpret machines manuals
• Operate treatment plant
• Operate sawmill machines
• Handle hazards
• Maintain safety at work place

Learning & Training Methodology

Learning and training methodology in CBET is based upon the philosophy of learning through application, with learners' competent performance focused on three domains: cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills. The vocational teacher functions as a facilitator — learning is learner-centred and includes institutional and industrial-based training (field attachment) assessed via a logbook.

Assessment & Awards

Assessment is conducted in two ways — internal (continuous, by a vocational teacher) and final (external quality-assurance assessment by a licensed assessor). Certificates are issued by the Directorate of Assessment and Certification at VETA. The award is known as the National Vocational Award (NVA); Level 3 (NVA 3) is the compulsory exit of the VET programme.