Executive Certificate in Plantation Silviculture
Enhance your leadership in sustainable forestry with our Executive Certificate in Plantation Silviculture, mastering tree cultivation for timber and carbon markets while addressing wildlife, social responsibility, and economic sustainability in an ever-evolving industry.
This course will equip participants with practical skills to work in plantation silviculture. It will encourage broad and strategic thinking about the future of silviculture and how forest industries can adapt to the changing needs of the industry, new markets, and the impact of climate change.
This course involves both online webinars and an in-person week at Mt Gambier South Australia which will involve interactive lectures, workshops and field experiences. The key topics covered include: Breeding, nursery management and wood characterics, Planting planting and establishment, stand management, risk management, and commercial implications of silviculture.
Should I attend?
This course has been developed as a part of a national program to improve expertise in the forestry industry. Most people enrolling in this course will be currently working in the forestry industry and have already completed “Introduction to Australian Forestry” at the Australian National University and “Carbon Forestry” and the University of Melbourne.
How will I benefit?
The course contributes to the Graduate Certificate in Forestry from the University of Tasmania. You will benefit from completing the course by increasing your understanding and skill set related to tree cultivation for timber and carbon markets, including decisions related to economic sustainability, environmental and social considerations.