Improving access to training tools for professional foresters
Collaboratively administered by The Canadian Institute of Forestry, The University of Toronto and Haliburton Forest, and funded by the Ontario Government and the Ontario Professional Foresters Association, the Bridge Training Program will improve access to competency‐based training and assessment modules for elements of the 35 demonstrable competency requirements associated with the Canadian Federation of Professional Forestry Associations’ (CFPFA) 2008 Certification Standards for the Profession of Forestry in Canada.
These competency requirements apply in Ontario and all other Canadian jurisdictions in which forestry is a regulated profession, except Quebec. This program will help Internationally Trained Foresters (ITF) and domestically trained foresters from non-accredited post-secondary institutions acquire the skills they need to practice professional forestry in Canada.
Courses Offered
Standard 1
Tree and Stand Dynamics
Trees and stands are an important part of the Canadian landscape. Knowledge of tree and stand establishment, growth and mortality, forms the basis of understanding how the forest ecosystem functions.
Standard 2
Forest to Landscape, Structure, and Function
Canada’s forested ecosystems are diverse and complex systems arising out of the interaction between living and nonliving components over time.
Standard 3
Leadership Skills
Professional foresters must possess critical reasoning skills to analyze and communicate complex ideas clearly and provide advice to a range of clients.
Featured Course
Ontario Forest Policy and Legislative Framework
This module will define and describe how Ontario developed a system of forest management policies, the course of events that lead to the current policy framework, and where federal policy interacts with provincial.
