FORESTER
TRAINEES, JOB GRADE KFS 11 – REF -KFS/FT/2022 THIRTY (30) POSTS (PERMANENT
& PENSIONABLE)
An officer at this level
shall report to Forest Station Manager.
Responsibilities
- Implement
the forest legislation and related policies for enhancing the growth and
development of the forest sector.
- Contribute
to basic forest data for entry into forest records books and registers.
- Participate
in forest survey and inventory activities.
- Record
pest and diseases out breaks in the tree nursery and the field.
- Label
seedlings bed for easy identification and monitoring.
- Identify
nursery soil collection sites.
- Supervise
nursery activities (seed sowing, pricking out, potting, hardening-off,
soil fumigation, root pruning, watering, chemical and fertilizer
application, cleaning and weeding).
- Identify
sites for a flying nursery to enhance proximity to planting sites.
- Participate
forest fire fighting.
- Participate
in the implementation of forest activities (stake cutting, staking out,
planting, beating up, pruning, thinning, re-spacing, coppice reduction,
and climber/creeper cutting, weeding, boundary and fire break maintenance).
- Collect
basic forest data for entry into forest records books and registers.
- Participate
in forest conservation activities.
- Collect
data on seed germination to determine germination percentage.
- Conduct
cold trailing to detect ground fire.
- Promote
Public Values and principles
- Mentoring
and coaching
Qualifications
- Diploma
in Forestry from a recognized institution
- Proficiency
in computer applications