Foresters Board Exam 2012
The Foresters Board Exam, also known as the Foresters Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Foresters under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Forestry graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Farm Manager
- Horticulturist
- Entomologist
- Pest Control Supervisor
- Product Development Officer
- Farm Aide Technician
Review Courses for Foresters Board Exam
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- Forest Ecosystem 20 %
- Forest Botany
- Dendrology
- Forest Ecology
- Forest Soils
- Tree Physiology
- Forest Entomology
- Forest Pathology
- Forest Biodiversity
- Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
- Forest Governance and Social Forestry 25%
- Forest History
- Policy and Administration
- Social Forestry and Extension
- Forest Protection
- Environment and Sustainable Development
- Professional Ethics and Values
- Forest Utilization Engineering 20%
- Wood Structure and Identification
- Wood Physics and Mechanics
- Wood Seasoning and Preservation
- Forest Products Utilization,
- Utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products
- Forest Production and Management 35%
- Forest Biometry
- Mensuration and Inventory
- Forest Management
- Forest Economics and Finance
- Range Management
- Multiple Uses Forestry
- Silvicultural Methods/Systems
- Forest Nursery
- Forest Plantation
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Forestry graduates are usually held once a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Foresters Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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July 15-16, 2012 | Sun, Mon / Manila, Davao | June 25, 2012 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Foresters in the last 2 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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July 2011 | 374 | 163 | 43.58% |
July 2010 | 359 | 151 | 42.06% |