TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT) under the Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources would like to reannounce the availability of 15 more slots for availing Nature Tour Guide Training on basic identification of birds, plants, butterflies, and mammals as detailed below;

Any interested individuals especially youths and cultural tour guides with valid guide license coming from Samtse, Tsirang, Sarpang, Pemagatsel, Wangduephodrang, Dagana, and Zhemgang Dzongkhags (Registration currently closed)

The training program will be a short course that will commence from 2^nd April 2025 for 15 days with

Theoretical inputs by expert tutors from UWIFoRT. The field practical tour will be conducted in Samtse and Wangduephodrang.

The training program is funded by the IUCN Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation, a program of the BTC under Nature Conservation Division of DoFPS.

The program is designed to provide basic knowledge and skills targeted towards making participants a competent local nature tour guide who will act as an advocate in creating awareness in the rural areas about tiger conservation while providing nature tour guiding services.

Upon successful completion of this course, the graduates will be able to work in private tourism business and local ecotourism associations in areas of services such as identifying local birds, plants, mammal, and butterfly species.

The applicants shall be notified of their selection on the 21^st March 2025 and confirmed via email. 

The selection shall be based on FIRST-COME-FIRST served basis and upon fulfilling the criteria

specified above.

Logistics and transportation services with available learning materials will be provided during the actual training duration.

For further details please contact Mr. Karma Wangdi at kwangdi@uwice.gov.bt or Mr. Ugyen Tenzin at utenzin@uwice.gov.bt during office hours.