Forestry is such a wide ranging industry that it offers more career choices than perhaps any other in New Zealand.

The industry can be divided into six parts:

  • Forest planning, growing and harvesting
  • Solid wood processing
  • Wood product manufacturing
  • Wood panels manufacturing
  • Pulp and paper manufacturing
  • Tissue converting

These are supported by:

  • Services - marketing, sales, IT, human resources, training, storage and distribution
  • Research
privacy policy, disclaimer
Need advice?

National Training Advisors (RTAs) are your link to good information and advice about working and training in forest industries.

BEFORE YOU GET A JOB

For people who are thinking about working in the forest industries, it's good to talk to an RTA about:

  • Your strengths and talents
  • The types of work you think you'd like to do
  • The different sectors of forest industries
  • Whether you want to go straight into a job or go to polytechnic or university first
  • How you could train on the job
  • Opportunities for traineeships and apprenticeships.

WHILE YOU'VE GOT A JOB

For those who are already in the forest industries, an RTA can help you to:

  • Look at your role in the company now
  • Find out what career opportunities there are
  • Look at your current skills
  • Decide on your future goals
  • Find out about training available to meet your goals.

ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS

And if you're an employer in the forest industries, RTAs have information about:

  • Availability of training and assessment resources for conducting on-the-job training
  • Training your own staff as Trainers and Assessors
  • Availability of Accredited Providers to deliver off-the-job training.

REQUEST TO SEE A TRAINING ADVISOR

Our Training Advisors are spread throughout the country, so you won't have to travel far for a meeting. Click here to request an appointment with a Training Advisor in your area.
Request to see an RTM


back to top

Career centre
Business centre
To Enter Our Business Centre ...Click Here >
Furniture
Credit and finance
To Enter Our Credit & Finance Section ... Click Here >