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WELCOME TO THE SCOTTISH SCHOOL OF FORESTRY!DR E BARRON-MAJERIK MBEINVERNESS COLLEGE UHI
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Scottish School of Forestry• Delivering higher education since 1980 &
degrees since 1996.• Acquired the (clear fell) site from the Forestry
Commission in 1972• The only forestry training provider delivering
both HE and FE education
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Curriculum
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Links with industryHND Work Placements
• Scottish Woodlands
• Forestry Commission Scotland
• Mark Seed Forestry
• Maelor• James Jones• Norbord• GM Forestry
• Forest Facts• Reay Forestry• Roxburgh
Estate• Amber Trees• Treewise• Christies EliteAnd more!
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Culloden Forest PartnershipCulloden Forest to be at the core of local
communities, managed in partnership as a productive woodland, providing a diverse range of benefits and a platform for innovative engagement,
education and research.
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Forestry Ambassador Scheme• Promote the scheme to a range of
inspirational role models within the sector• Establish a network of Ambassadors • Produce a suite of materials • Provide training events across Scotland• Produce an articulated career map for
school pupils• Track participation in activities and report
to SDS and the ILG
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Curriculum mapping • Due to range of curriculum in UHI, we
were asked by Lantra to create a map of the progression routes into rural sectors.
• Interactive, and cross sectoral • https://www.lantra.co.uk/scotland/rural-skills-for-work• Please pass on!
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Erasmus Forest Network• Established in 1992 with links with European vocational
colleges, now Universities of Applied Sciences. • Network has grown to more that 40 universities and
facilitates the exchange of students, staff and researchers
• Serves as a basis for targeted curriculum development as well as intensive study programmes with industry support.
• Our students have also benefited from week long teacher exchanges
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ResearchSome example projects include:• Temporal Changes in the Breeding
Population of the Common Goldeneye in the Highlands of Scotland
• Red Squirrels and Forestry Operations • Raptors and Forestry • Capercaillie Project – HLF bid• Highland Forestry Forum – Elm Report• Forest Business Innovation and
Advancement in the Northern Periphery (FOBIA) (Dr Euan Bowditch - consortium)
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Forestry Advisory CommitteeThe Forestry Advisory Committee of the Scottish School of Forestry continues to provide a sector overview by:• Providing input to curriculum development• Providing industry feed-back on developments• Help to support the arrangement of sandwich
year placements• Provide assistance and guidance on aligning
curriculum with industry needs and gaps in provision.
• Sharing intelligence on grant/funding opportunities.