Direct beneficiaries of FWITC’s short courses training are tree growers, and forest harvesting, hauling and logistics operators as well as personnel of MSMEs operating in forestry and forest industries. Clients are also machine manufacturers in forestry and forest industries, service providers for training, ministries, government departments and other individuals involved along the forestry value chain.
FWITC offers short courses in general administration, management, entrepreneurship, forestry and wood processing. The courses are tied to official VETA forestry attendant and wood processing attendant curricula, which ensures practicability and professionalism. Some of the courses can be used to gain study points for a full-term forestry or wood processing attendant certificate. At the moment the full-term courses are being offered at the Forestry Training Institute (FTI) and the Forest Industries Training Institute (FITI).
All FWITC short courses are practical and focus on hand-on learning. Each course includes short theoretical background lesson, after which the training switches to practise and use learning-by-doing as the main training approach. Each course is tailored to develop practical skills in trainees, while ensuring that they get adequate information to understand the background and wider picture of the topic.
Number of course participants varies from 10 to 20 participants, depending on the type and complexity of the course. As a general rule the more general courses will include 20 students, while the practical technical courses will have a maximum of 10 trainees. This ensures maximum learning potential for course participants, as they have adequate time for practise. Also during theoretical parts of the courses, the focus is on applicability, and the training methods include lots of demonstrations, group work and discussion.
The duration of each course depends on the topic and its complexity. The duration of courses varies from 1 day to 10 days, depending on the topic, objectives and contents. Short courses targeting workers and operators range from 3 days to 10 days, while courses for owners, managers and supervisors will usually last between 2 to 5 days. Each day will include seven 45-minute training periods. This means less than 6 hours of full-time study, leaving plenty of time for reflection and adapting, i.e. true learning that increases permanent understanding, knowledge and teaches new skill sets.
You can find FWITC prospectus attached below.
