The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) has conducted the orientation program for its 8th batch of trainees yesterday. (1st September, 2015). The new batch consisting of eleven trainees from the Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) has joined the Institute to under-take one year certificate course in conservation, environment and forestry studies.

The orientation program was coordinated by the dean of training and academic affairs. Officiating Director, faculty members and all the management staff of the institute joined the program and briefed them about the course curriculum, rules and regulation and teaching-learning facilities of the Institute.

In the one year certificate course about ten different modules will be taught including forest ecology and field botany, forest protection, forest management, survey and mapping, utilization of natural resources etc.