Forestry Training Institute (FTI) Olmotonyi is government owned organization under Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) established in 1937 as a Forestry Training School. Since its establishment and particularly from the 1980s the Institute has grown in both size and quality. Its services have reached many countries in Eastern, Western, Central and Southern Africa. The Institute is registered by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) with registration number REG/ANE/007 and has been granted full accreditation in December 2005 to offer National Technical Awards (NTA). The Institute currently offers Basic Certificate (NTA 4) in Forestry, Technician Certificate (NTA 5) in Forestry and Ordinary Diploma (NTA 6) in Forestry as well as short courses and consultancies in all environmental related fields including beekeeping and climate change
Programs Offered
The institute runs both long and short courses as stipulated hereunder
Long Courses
Technician Certificate and Ordinary Diploma Courses in Forestry and Beekeeping
Short Courses
Refresher and other courses
Technician Certificate Course in Forestry
List of Modules for Technician Certificate Course in Forestry
1.Entrepreneurship and marketing
2.English & Communication Skills
3.Development Studies
4.Introduction to Computers and applications
5.Introduction to Soil Science
6.Climatology
7.Community Forestry
8.Forest education and Extension
9.Environmental Conservation
10.Agro-forestry
11.Botany
12.Tree Nursery
13.Planting and Tending of Trees and Forests
14.Ecology
15.Forest Protection
16.Forest Resources Assessment
17.Forest Management Planning
18.National Forest Policy, Programme and Legislation
19.Introduction to Administration
20.Introduction to Economics
21.Survey
22.Forest Harvesting
23.Forest Products and services
24.Basic Mathematics
25.Self study, Consultation, Public Service & Skills Development, Assessments
ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN FORESTRY
List of Modules for Ordinary Diploma in Forestry
1. Communication Skills
2. Computer Applications
3. Development studies
4. Soil science
5. Tree nursery
6. Tree Seed Technology
7. Ecology
8. Sociology and Psychology
9. Botany
10. Climatology
11. Statistics
12. Planting and Tending trees and forests
13. Survey
14. Wood Anatomy
15. Agro-forestry
16. Forest protection
17. Resource Economics
18. Research Methods
19. Tree Improvement
20. Environmental Conservation
21. Forest Policy and Legislation
22. Administration
23. Entrepreneurship and Marketing
24. Ecotourism
25. Forest Resource Assessment
26. Forest Management Planning
27. Forest products and Services
28. Extension
29. Forest harvesting
30. Community forestry
How to Apply
Ordinary Diploma Courses in Forestry (NTA Level 6)
The candidate must at least have:
Advanced Level Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent with at least one principal pass in Biology or Chemistry and subsidiary pass in Mathematics, Geography or Physics.
OR
Technician Certificate in Forestry(NTA Level 5) or its equivalent. The Certificate must be from institutions recognized by NACTE
Technician Certificate Course in Forestry(NTA Level 5)
The candidate must, at least, have an Ordinary Level Certificate of Secondary Education with credits in Biology or Chemistry and any other two science subjects.
Prospective candidates are required to have an adequate English Language proficiency.
Applications form can be download below