Admission

Zimbabwe College of Forestry (ZCF) is a training institution under the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe, which is a parastatal within the  Ministry of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry  . ZCF offers practically-oriented, quality long and short-term training in forestry, wood technology, and saw doctoring fields as required by clients. Trainees are recruited throughout the SADC region to train within a multi-cultural environment which enables them to share their varied experiences. The colleges are affiliated with Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE). The colleges offer training in Forestry, Wood Technology, Saw Doctoring at Diploma, Certificate, and Short Courses.

In addition to the theoretical training dispensed, the College also has a fully-fledged demonstration industrial plant to enable the students to get hands-on training during their tenure at the College.

All courses have been designed in consultation with SADC forest products processing industries in order to make the student training relevant to the industry.  As such, courses at the College are constantly updated in line with the needs and requirements of the national and region’s forest industries.

The core courses offered at the institution are:

• Diploma in Wood Technology

• Diploma in Forestry

• Certificate in Saw doctoring

• Certificate in Wood Technology

• Certificate in Forestry

Admissions are open for all available courses

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for training in the following areas in Mutare and those without the required ‘O’ levels can still apply and be considered under the mature entry system.