KEFRI's training programmes are delivered by the researchers behind Kenya's forestry science — not training facilitators working from slides. Silviculture, forest products, climate forestry, carbon methodology, governance: the knowledge is from our labs and field stations, shared directly.
Core principles of tree establishment, spacing, pruning, thinning, and rotation management for Kenya's major commercial and agroforestry species. Field sessions at KEFRI Muguga's long-term experimental plots.
Field-based course at KEFRI Kitui — Kenya's dryland research centre. Species identification, site matching, nursery establishment, and direct planting techniques for dryland restoration and agroforestry. Includes field visits to Melia volkensii certified seed stands.
Evidence-based agroforestry design for Kenya's central and western highlands — species selection, spacing, intercropping compatibility, and long-term farm tree management. Online modules precede one-day field session at Muguga or Londiani.
Five-day coastal field school at KEFRI Gede Research Centre, adjacent to Arabuko-Sokoke Forest and Mida Creek. Mangrove species identification, ecosystem ecology, restoration site assessment, propagule planting, and monitoring protocol design.
Advanced course for researchers and species programme scientists. Provenance trial design, data collection, analysis methods, and selection criteria for tree improvement programmes. Includes access to KEFRI's active provenance trial plots at Muguga.
Practical training in forest carbon measurement — plot design, allometric equations, biomass estimation, and monitoring protocols relevant to Kenya and East Africa. Online sessions followed by field measurement practicals using KEFRI's permanent sample plots.
End-to-end introduction to voluntary carbon market forestry project design — baseline development, additionality, leakage, permanence, and monitoring plan preparation. Uses Kenyan case studies from KEFRI-validated projects. Delivered fully online across 4 weeks.
Practical restoration planning for practitioners designing landscape-scale programmes — ecological site assessment, species selection per ecosystem and soil type, establishment design, and monitoring framework development using KEFRI's restoration guidance system.
Introduction to climate-smart forestry for county officers and NGO programme staff — how forests contribute to Kenya's NDC commitments, climate adaptation benefits of tree cover, and how to integrate climate considerations into forest programme design.
Practical course at the NFPRC Karura — timber identification, visual grading, moisture content measurement, and introduction to mechanical property testing. For timber yard managers, procurement officers, and product manufacturers using Kenyan timber.
Online course for county environment and natural resources officers — understanding the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2016, county devolution of forest functions, community forest associations, and the practical implementation of county forest strategies.
Practical M&E skills for forest programme managers — permanent sample plot establishment, field measurement techniques, data quality assurance, indicator frameworks, and reporting against international standards. Uses KEFRI's monitoring methodology and long-term plot infrastructure.
Specialist field school at KEFRI Maseno — plant and invertebrate survey techniques, rapid biodiversity assessment, vegetation plot design, and species identification for the Lake Victoria basin forest type. Access to KEFRI's herbarium reference collection.
Online introductory course for county extension officers, NGO field staff, and new practitioners — using KEFRI's knowledge platform, reading county profiles, using KEFRIApp for species selection, and understanding the basic ecology of Kenya's five forest ecosystems.
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Multi-course certification programmes for practitioners who want a structured, recognised qualification in core forestry disciplines — delivered by KEFRI scientists across a 6–12 month learning pathway.
A comprehensive entry-level certification for forest practitioners — covering the core knowledge and skills needed to plan, establish, and manage forest interventions. For county extension staff, NGO field officers, and recent graduates entering the forestry sector.
For practitioners working on forest carbon projects, climate adaptation programmes, and REDD+ initiatives. Combines carbon measurement methods, project design, and monitoring skills into a recognised qualification. Delivered online with field practicals.
For timber industry professionals, forest enterprise developers, and product manufacturers — covering timber properties, processing technology, quality standards, and business development for forest product value chains. Centred at the NFPRC Karura.
For organisations with 10 or more staff requiring training, KEFRI can deliver customised in-house programmes at your location — tailored to your ecosystem, your species, your challenge. The same scientific content. Your specific context.