VET FORESTRY ATTENDANTS’ LEVEL I – III

Entry requirements

The minimum entry qualifications in the course are:

  1. Level I

Should have Ordinary level Secondary School Education with at least two passes.

  1. Level II

The trainee should have achieved performance at least grade C in continuous assessment in level I.

  1. Level III

The trainee should have achieved performance at least grade C in final assessment and continuous subject conducted at level II.

Modules taught

  1. Core modules

Level I

Modules for semester 1

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Maintaining safety of workplace

FA 101

6.0

Performing preventive maintenance of forest tools, machines and equipment

FA 102

2.4

Preparing land and tending tree seedlings

FA 103

8.7

Harvesting trees

FA 104

11.4

Carrying out plant taxonomy

FA 105

7.5

Total

36.0

 

Level II

Modules for semester 2

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Managing soil fertility

FA 201

3.6

Preparing tree nursery site

FA 202

3.0

Raising tree seedling

FA 203

10.2

Establishing tree seedlings

FA 204

4.6

Tending trees

FA 205

8.1

Controlling forest fires

FA 206

6.5

Total

36

 

 

Level III

Modules for semester 1

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Managing safety in forest operation

FA 301

6.0

Managing preventive maintenance

FA 302

5.2

Managing tree nursery activities

FA 303

14.2

Measuring forests

FA 304

19.8

Preparing forest workplan and finance (Unit 5.1.1 & 5.1.2)

FA 305

5.2

Total

50.4

 

Modules for semester 2

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Preparing forest workplan and finance (Unit 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.2.1-5.2.5, 5.3.1-5.3.5)

FA 305

24.0

Field attachment

FA 306

24.0

Project work

FA 307

 

Total

48.0

 

  1. Supporting Subjects

Module title

Type of the subject

Credit hours

Level I

Level II

Level III

English and Communication Skills (Eng & Comm)

Related

9.2

1.4

1.95

Basic Mathematics (BMS)

Related

3.0

8.7

4.6

Basic Soil Science (BSSc)

Related

 

 

9.0

Environmental science (ESC)

Related

2.7

3.1

 

Computer Application (CA)

Related

 

3.3

6.0

Entrepreneurship

Cross cutting

3.0

2.7

 

Life Skills (LS)

Cross cutting

6.0

4.8

 

Total

24.0

24.0

21.6