WELCOME TO THE SCOTTISH SCHOOL OF FORESTRY!DR E BARRON-MAJERIK MBEINVERNESS COLLEGE UHI

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

Curriculum

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!

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.

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

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!

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

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)

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.