Registered Forestry Professional (RFP)

Australia · Forestry Australia · professional

24practice questions written to this syllabus
3subjects

Format

Application assessed by the RFP Registration Committee: suitable degree in forestry or a related field; five years of relevant professional experience (at least two in Australia); eligibility for voting membership; an ethics questionnaire after the ethics webinar; and evidence for the chosen category. At least 30 hours of CPD a year.

Sections

Over the years

Read on forestry.org.au. Note the scheme's name is now Registered Forestry Professional (RFP), not 'Registered Professional Forester'. No written exam.

Official source: https://www.forestry.org.au/become-a-registered-forestry-professional-rfp/

Subjects this exam draws on

Plantation Forestry & Short-Rotation Crops7 questionsForest Certification & Sustainable Forest Management3 questionsProfessional Forestry Practice, Ethics & Registration14 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. Mid-rotation nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisation is widely used in loblolly pine plantations of the south-eastern United States. On what basis should such a treatment be applied to a particular stand?

  1. A fixed calendar dose applied to every stand at age eight
  2. The price of fertiliser in the year of application alone
  3. Soil and foliar analysis and field trials showing a response
  4. The colour of the bark at breast height
Answer and working

C. Soil and foliar analysis and field trials showing a response

Fertiliser decisions follow diagnosis: soil and foliar nutrient analysis, site type and trials showing an economic growth response. Blanket calendars waste money where there is no response.

Plantation Forestry & Short-Rotation Crops · Intensive site preparation, fertilisation and weed control

2. The Montréal Process criteria apply mainly to:

  1. Non-European temperate and boreal
  2. Tropical forests of Africa only
  3. European forests only
  4. Mangroves of Asia only
Answer and working

A. Non-European temperate and boreal

USA, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, Australia, Chile and others.

Forest Certification & Sustainable Forest Management · Criteria and indicators processes (Montréal, ITTO, Forest Europe)

3. Which feature distinguishes a profession from an ordinary occupation?

  1. Expert judgement for others under an ethical code
  2. Practitioners always work alone, without any employer or client
  3. It is open to anyone without education
  4. It is paid by the hour
Answer and working

A. Expert judgement for others under an ethical code

Specialised knowledge, judgement on behalf of others and self- or statutory regulation with a code of ethics define a profession.

Professional Forestry Practice, Ethics & Registration · Forestry as a profession: societies, regulators and titles

4. Many CPD schemes require a minimum share in ethics or professional practice because:

  1. Ethics never changes over time
  2. Technical topics are banned
  3. Ethical judgement also needs updating
  4. It is the easiest category to fill
Answer and working

C. Ethical judgement also needs updating

Expectations about Indigenous rights, governance and conduct evolve, so ethics is a recurring requirement.

Professional Forestry Practice, Ethics & Registration · Continuing professional development requirements

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