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Provinces: Alberta | British Columbia | Ontario
| Type of Institution: | Non-profit |
| Type of Program(s): | Advanced Forestry Education Program: Forest Ecology Principles, Silviculture Systems, Stand Development & Forecasting, Silviculture Planning & Practices, Forest Level Management |
| Entrance Requirements: | Must be a Forester or graduate Technologist and have a minimum of five years of work experience in forest management to enroll in this program |
| Length of Program: | Five two-week modules, with a sixth module, shorter in length |
| Course Location: | Hinton, Alberta |
| Delivery Method: | Classroom |
| Certificate: | Continuing Education credits |
| Aboriginal Content: | None |
| Support Services: | None |
| Accreditation: | Alberta Registered Professional Foresters Association and Alberta Forest Technologists Association |
| Other Information: | To register contact our local regional forest management forester for courses offered off- campus. Be sure to get your applications in early as courses fill up quickly. |
| For Further Information or Application Forms, Contact: | Ellen Brezina Course Coordinator Forest Management Training Group Environmental Training Centre 1176 Switzer Drive Hinton, AB T7V 1V3 Phone: (403)865-8200 Fax: (403)865-8266 E-mail: ebrezina@env.gov.ab.ca |
| Type of Institution: | Non-profit |
| Type of Program(s): | Cable Logging Workshop; Forest Landscape Management; Forest Pests and Disease; Operator Awareness in Forest Operations; Regeneration Survey Certification; Scaling; Tree Planting and Supervision |
| Entrance Requirements: | Must be a Forester or graduate Technologist and have a minimum of five years of work experience in forest management to enroll in this program |
| Length of Program: | Five two-week modules, with a sixth module, shorter in length |
| Course Location: | Hinton, Alberta |
| Delivery Method: | Classroom |
| Certificate: | Continuing Education credits |
| Aboriginal Content: | None |
| Support Services: | None |
| Accreditation: | Alberta Registered Professional Foresters Association and Alberta Forest Technologists Association. |
| Other Information: | To register contact our local regional forest management forester for courses offered off-campus. Be sure to get your applications in early as courses fill up quickly. |
| For Further Information or Application Forms, Contact: | Ellen Brezina, Course Coordinator Environmental Training Centre 1176 Switzer Drive Hinton, AB T7V 1V3 Phone: (403)865-8200; Fax: (403)865-8266 E-mail: ebrezina@env.gov.ab.ca |
| Type of Institution: | Non-profit society |
| Type of Program(s): | UBC Diploma in Forestry (Advance Silviculture); UBC Diploma in Forest Engineering (FE); Technical Module Program (TMP) |
| Entrance Requirements: | AS: RPF with the Assoc. of BC Professional Foresters (ABCPF), + 5 yrs of forest mgt (silviculture) work experience; TMP: Forestry Tech diploma + 5 yrs of work experience (silviculture) or a university degree in an allied science + 5 yrs of forestry field experience (silviculture), or no post-secondary education with 10 years of forestry experience; FE: P. Eng. or P. Geo. with forest engineering work experience. |
| Length of Program: | AS and FE: over the period of 3 yrs , max 5 yrs to complete all six modules; TMP: 3 yrs to complete 6 - 1 wk modules. |
| Course Location: | Various location in British Columbia |
| Delivery Method: | Classroom and field work |
| Certification: | Professional programs - UBC Diploma in Forestry (Advanced Silviculture) and UBC Diploma in Forest Engineering. |
| Aboriginal Content: | With relation to integrated resource management |
| Support Services: | Education Counselling |
| Accreditation: | University of British Columbia |
| Other Information: | |
| For Further Information or Application Forms, Contact: | Candace Parsons Executive Director Silviculture Institute of British Columbia 2665 East Mall, UBC Campus Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5 Phone: (604)224-7800; Fax: (604)224-7010 Internet: http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/sibc/ E-mail: sibc@interchange.ubc.ca |
| Type of Institution: | Non-profit |
| Type of Program(s): | Upgrading Resource Management including all Forestry Professional, RPF's, Forestry Graduates |
| Entrance Requirements: | Forestry professionals, biologists, technicians |
| Length of Program: | Complete 150 contact hours of continuing education in a consecutive 3 year period |
| Course Location: | Self-directed |
| Delivery Method: | Structured Learning: 60 hrs minimum; Self Improvement: 90 hrs maximum; Professional Contributions: 60 hrs: maximum |
| Certification: | Certificate |
| Aboriginal Content: | Depending on training needed |
| Support Services: | Maintains professional integrity by remaining current. Recognition from peers through newsletters and annual meetings |
| Accreditation: | Canadian Institute of Forestry, nationally known |
| Other Information: | Assist members in reviewing their knowledge of current literature and keep abreast of new opportunities to upgrade knowledge. Stimulate individual self-assessment by providing standards for achievement |
| For Further Information or Application Forms, Contact: | Canadian Institute of Forestry 606 - 151 Slater Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3 Phone: (613)234-2242; Fax: (613)234-6181 E-mail: cif@cif-ifc.org Website: http://www.cif-ifc.org |
| Type of Institution: | University |
| Type of Program(s): | Continuing Education for Forestry professionals |
| Entrance Requirements: | BSc in Forestry or related field discipline with extensive experience in resource management. However, enrolment is open to technicians; people who have an interest in natural resources need the approval of the Director. |
| Length of Program: | 1 week |
| Course Location: | Dorset and Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Delivery Method: | Program features a high standard of personal instruction provided by accomplished scientists and practitioners. Instructors are recruited from across North America, Europe and Australia by Module Leaders affiliated with Universities in Ontario. Field and classroom exercises. |
| Certification: | Certificate |
| Aboriginal Content: | Each year the modules' course and instructor change. Anyone interested should call Lakehead University. Program is limited to 25 people |
| Support Services: | Through Lakehead University's student services |
| Accreditation: | Lakehead University and University of Toronto |
| Other Information: | ** Program is not offered this year. Pending on funding and as needed. For information contact Dr. Ken Brown at (807)343-8114 |
| For Further Information or Application Forms, Contact: | Ontario Advanced Forestry Program School of Forestry, Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Phone: (807)343-8330; Fax: (807)343-8117 |
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