This presentation by Tint Lwin Thaung given during the Forests Asia Summit in the learning event "Forestry education and research in Asia: Reality, challenges and the way forward" shows the realities of being a forester, the challenges, the way forward and how RECOFTC compliments to mainstream forestry education.

1. The journey to be a forester
Tint
5th May 2014
Forest Asia Summit, Jakarta, Indonesia

2. Reality
• My Choice
• No Girlfriend in Forestry
• We are policemen (Doer rather than thinker)

3. Challenges
• Forestry for learning or living
• Jobs between
• Professionalism and corruption

4. Way Forward
• Do you have a MBA?
• We are one of them
• Be innovative but SFM is always fundamental
• Nothing is permanent

5. How RECOFTC compliments to
mainstream forestry education
• Need assessment and experiential learning
• Action research and evidence based curriculum
• Reaching Forestry Education to local people who
are entry points
• Interactive way (adult learning)
• Evaluation and Follow up (Alumni network)
• Policy brief, study tours, action learning,
guidelines, manuals, success stories, lessons
learned, advisory

6. Demanding skills for future foresters
• Multi-stakeholders engagement
• Participatory process
• Conflict transformation
• Business vision and vocational skills
• Leadership (President with Forestry
background)
• Development Forestry

7. Thank You