Qualifications of worker personnel in the forestry research institute

Abstract

In the study, the qualifications of the worker personnel in the staff of 12 Forestry Research Institutes operating in Turkey were investigated. The data are based on the questionnaire forms filled in October-December 2020 by 92 worker personnel in the Forestry Research Institutes. In the questionnaire form, questions such as the staff of the worker personnel, actual job, working environment, age, education, service time, status of receiving courses or training related to the task, certificates or documents, education required of the job, the legislation knowledge related to the job, the status of foreign language, training topics for starting staff were included. 34.6% of the workers work in the open field, 36.5% in the office, 17.3% in the laboratory, 7.7% both in the office and in the open field, and 3.9% in the greenhouse and nursery. The average age of the workers is 46.8, the youngest is 28 and the oldest is 63. 21.7% of the workers graduated primary school, %19.6 in the secondary school, %31.5 high school, %9.8 in the associate degree, %12 in the bachelor's degree, %5.4 in the master's degree and doctor of philosophy. The average service time is 21.5 years. 53.3% of the workers have received a training or course related to their task. 42.4% of the workers have a certificate or training document related to their task. 68.5% of the workers stated that they were not given any additional duties other than their current duties. 46.7% of the workers have known the legislation knowledge related to their task. It is necessary to plan training on 53 different subjects for forestry research institutes for new staff.