There are three key ways that you can enter this exciting transitional industry. Each will open a different set of job opportunities. Earn as you learn - you can leave school, join the workforce and start training on-the-job or get an apprenticeship. Polytechnic - a polytechnic qualification increases your chance of employment, gets you started at a higher level, and gives you more career options right from the start. University - degree studies will reward you with wide choices and entry to the industry at a much higher level. If your goal is management or being a specialist you'll need a degree.	The importance of forest industries to New Zealand The forest industries are vital to New Zealand's economic well being. ...Read more  Looking into the future What lies ahead for the forest industries? ...Read more  An A to Z of forest industries Each sector described and explained, from forest planning to wood panel manufacturing. ...Read more  Just the Job  TV2 programme Just the Job FITEC segment features Taupo secondary school student Isaia Alofa following a log through it’s processing journey with mentor Mark Taylor, General Manager of Tenon in Taupo ...Read more Inzone Bus If enormous, flat-screen, plasma TVs are your thing – then you’re going to love this! A huge 14-metre-long bus is travelling the country telling your industry’s story on a giant screen that fills one side of it.   ...Read more	> Place in the Economy > Future Potential > Industry Sectors To Enter Our Business Centre ...Click Here > To Enter Our Credit & Finance Section ... Click Here >