The programme is two years full-time programme. The graduates will be equipped with technical expertise and skills in the area of wood science, wood processing, value adding, wood protection, wood machineries and safety, non-timber forest products, forest business and entrepreneurship. The graduates will acquire an education at a level that will equip them for employment, self-employment and lay the foundations for a lifetime of continuous learning and personal development

a) Applicant must have passed Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examination or equivalent with a minimum of 200 marks in English, Math, one science subject (Biology/Agriculture/Chemistry/Home Economics/Physics/Computer Studies/Applied Technology/Technical Drawing) and any other from the given subjects (Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Home Economics, Physics, Computer Studies, Applied Technology, Technical Drawing, Geography, Economics, Accounting, History).

b) Applicants with a Certificate IV in Wood Processing are eligible for admission in first semester of second year of the programme. All the courses of Certificate IV in Wood Processing except Industrial Attachment will be cross credited with the units of first year Diploma in Wood Processing & Value Adding (L5) programme.

c) Applicants who have passed Advanced Certificate in Wood Craft Technology or Advanced Certificate in Forest Management are also eligible for admission.

d) Applicants may also be admitted to the programme who may not meet the requirement on the years of continuous education progression, but who are able to demonstrate their ability to succeed in the respective programmes on the basis of their maturity, work experience or prior learning. The Dean may require such an applicant to sit for any specific or general examination as a prerequisite for any such enrolment or may restrict enrolment only to certain prescribed courses that must be passed to progress further.