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
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Personal experiences
The best endorsement of any programme are the graduates who go on to achieve success in their chosen field. As there are many training courses offered by FITEC, it is often quite hard to determine which one is best suited to your long-term goals.

So to give you a bit of an insight into what you could be doing, click on the links below to see what people say about their experiences on the job and why FITEC is for you.

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EXCAVATOR OPERATOR

Henry enjoys working outside with a good bunch of guys. ...Read more >




QUALITY CONTROLLER

"I like this industry and it's a pleasant eye-opener that I'm making more money than some of my mates". ...Read more >




CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT

"You can see the trees and the people working with them - it's not all just numbers". ...Read more >




B.A. APPLIED SCIENCE STUDENT

Aaron is aiming for a career in Forest Management or the Service Sector, possibly consulting. ...Read more >




BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (FORESTRY) STUDENT

Forestry offers a more varied range of opportunities and encourages you to keep advancing. ...Read more >



FORESTRY PRODUCTION AND THINNING / TECHNICAL SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR

Delila has the best of both worlds with two days in the bush and the other three in the office. ...Read more >




INFORMATION SERVICES SUPPORT SPECIALIST

A career that has grown from the cutting edge of the mill to the cutting edge of information technology. ...Read more >




HARVESTING QUALITY CONTROL AUDITOR

Salena is in a responsi -ble position and enjoying learning more than she ever expected. ...Read more >




FORESTRY TRAINEE

In 2001 Kirk accepted FITEC's Trainee of the year award. ...Read more >




OPERATIONS EFFECTIVENESS

"It's the size of the industry that attracted me - there's room for your career to develop and grow". ...Read more >




SECOND-IN-CHARGE MILL MANAGER

Rugby's loss was forestry's gain and now TK Dewes supervises 250 people. ...Read more >




LOG EXPORT SCHEDULER

"There's everything under the sun to do in this industry" says forestry graduate Josh Bannan. ...Read more >




MODERN APPRENTICE

Ryan likes to know he's mastering a craft - it's satisfying to do well at something so challenging. ...Read more >




INDUSTRIES TIMBER GRADER

Brett is up-grading his skills and increasing his options by working on a National Certificate. ...Read more >





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