Vietnam: Introduction and job positions for graduates of Silviculture (Level 4 of VQF)

Vietnam: Introduction and job positions for graduates of Silviculture (Level 4 of VQF)

in the Regulation on Minimum Knowledge Volume, Competency Requirements that Learners Must Achieve After Graduating from the Mid-level and College Levels in Silviculture , issued as attached to Circular 52/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, it is stipulated that mid-level Silviculture is a profession that performs Silviculture technical tasks, meeting the requirements of level 4 in the Vietnam National Qualifications Framework.

Silviculture professionals are capable of performing the following main tasks: Nursery production; forest planting design; planting, caring for, protecting, and developing forests; designing and organizing forest exploitation activities; participating in agricultural extension, and agricultural and Silviculture production business.

Note the minimum knowledge volume: 1400 hours (equivalent to 50 credits).

Importantly, after graduation, learners have the competency to meet the requirements for job positions in the sector, including:

- Nursery production;

- Forest planting and care;

- Forest protection;

- Forest development;

- Forest exploitation;

- Agricultural forestry  extension collaborator;

- Agricultural forestry production business.

Furthermore, the minimum knowledge volume, and competency requirements that learners must achieve after graduating from the mid-level level in Silviculture can continue to be developed at higher levels;

Graduates have the ability for self-learning, self-updating on scientific and technological advancements within the profession to enhance their qualifications or to transition to higher levels in the same profession or in the related field of training.

For detailed text, refer to Circular 52/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, issued on December 28, 2018.

Le Vy

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