ForestryWorks® High School Curriculum Programs are designed to prepare workers for employment in the nation's green industry. Employment opportunities vary greatly and include jobs in logging, forest management, timber procurement, sawmills, plywood mills, pulp and paper mills and a wide variety of companies that provide goods and services to the forest industry. These programs provide teachers and students curriculum, learning resources and online testing options.
The Forest Worker Credential offers students a general overview of the sustainable forest industry supply chain, forest types, harvesting, forest products manufacturing and career pathways.
In order for an educator to offer the Forest Worker Certificate to their students as an approved credential, the educator must attend a Forest Worker Certificate Teacher's Workshop. Teachers must be re-certified every 5 years to continue offering the Forest Worker Credential. Workshops are available to teachers in person in Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina.