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Forestry technician

Other names

foresty supervisor, forestry operations technician, forestry technologist, forestry operations technologist, forestry technician for digitalisation and bioeconomy, forestry foreman, forestry operations foreman, forestry operations forewoman, forestry forewoman, forestry operations supervisor

Forestry and trees

They help the forest manager, lead forest workers, collect forest facts, and protect the trees by planting, thinning and patrolling.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks.

  2. 2

    Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities.

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    Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilisation, fire safety, and accident prevention.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
technicien forestier/technicienne forestière
español
técnico forestal/técnica forestal
العربية
فني حراجة
português
Técnico de silvicultura/Técnica de silvicultura
Deutsch
Forstaufseher/Forstaufseherin
italiano
tecnico forestale

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