Company/Organisation Profile

Coillte, Ireland’s semi-state forestry company, is responsible for managing 440,000 hectares of primarily forested lands. It is the nation’s largest forester and producer of certified wood, a natural, renewable and sustainable resource. Coillte is also the largest provider of outdoor recreation space in Ireland, it enables wind-energy on the estate, processes forestry by-products and undertakes nature rehabilitation projects of scale. Coillte delivers the multiple benefits of forestry, including forests for climate, for nature, for wood and for people Coillte is part of a wider forestry sector, that together manages approximately 11% of Ireland's land, supports 12,000 jobs and contributes €2.3bn to the economy annually.

Placement Details

Transition Year Placement 

Coillte Forest facilitates formal work experience for a number of second level students each year. This work experience gives students the opportunity to experience what work is like and explore options for possible future careers.

Our Transition Year Programme runs over specific weeks in the Academic Year where we bring a number of students form different backgrounds/schools/locations together to be introduced to the Forest industry and what a career with Coillte may look like.

Students applying will need:

• Application Form
• Insurance Letter of Indemnity from your School
• Written permission from your parent/guardian
• Copy of your birth certificate

Transition Year Application Procedure 

Applications open between 1 September & 30 September. Any student interested in undertaking TY Work Experience with Coillte should submit an email with an expression of interest, the above mentioned documents and a cv (if available) to [email protected] 

Please note screening for these positions will be required and dates may vary in line with business requirements.​ Due to high demand for these opportunities we will be unable to accommodate all requests.​ 

3rd Level Student Internship Programme​

Coillte offers an internship programme across its business divisions, allowing students to integrate theory withpractical work experience while assisting businesses with work.​

Coillte’s Student Internship Programme provides supervised career related work experience that allows students to apply their knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a professional work environment whilst alsocompleting valuable work of benefit and great support to the Company.​

Our Forestry Student Internship Program enhances students educational background by providing opportunities for career exploration and development of industry specific skills while encouraging personal development. The programme runs concurrent with each academic calendar. Hours of work vary and some internships can involve additional hours.

How to Apply

3rd Level Internship Application Procedure 

To express an interest in a forestry internship with Coillte please contact your relevant College Internship Co-ordinator.  We will be in contact with relevant College Internship Co-ordinators in respect of the new Academic Year applications. Please note that due to high demand for these opportunities we will be unable to accommodate all requests.