Bridge Training Courses
This collaboration delivers on four of the seven 2008 Certification Standards for for the Profession of Forestry in Canada. Depending on your competency needs, you may be required to take portions of the Standard (individual modules) or the entire Standard (all modules within a Standard).
Ontario Forest Policy and Legislative Framework
Self Paced
Ontario Forest Policy and Legislative Framework
Module 1
Development of a Forestry Policy in Canada and Ontario
Module 2
Application and Implementation of Forest Policy in Ontario
Standard 1
Tree and Stand Dynamics
3 Modules
Standard 1
Tree and Stand Dynamics
Module 1.1
Identify plants and describe their physiology, growth, morphology, and synecology
Module 1.2
Describe the current and past tree and stand conditions and the processes that led to them and articulate possible future conditions.
Module 1.3
Describe and apply models to articulate present and future stand conditions
Standard 2
Forest to Landscape, Structure, and Function
4 Modules
Standard 2
Forest to Landscape, Structure, and Function
Module 2.1
Identify plants and describe their physiology, growth, morphology, and synecology
Module 2.2
Describe the current and past tree and stand conditions and the processes that led to them and articulate possible future conditions.
Module 2.3
Describe and apply models to articulate present and future stand conditions
Module 2.4
Demonstrate the integration of the individual competencies within Standard 1
Standard 3
Forest Management
7 Modules
Standard 3
Forest Management
Module 3.1
Forest Values
Module 3.2
Forest Strategic & Operational Planning Principles
Module 3.3
Forest Cover Manipulation Strategies
Module 3.4
Legal & Policy Framework In Forest Management
Module 3.5
Forest Management Concepts
Module 3.6
Global Trends In Forest Management
Module 3.7
Resource Plan Development
Standard 4
Economics and Administration in Forestry
Self Paced
Standard 4
Economics and Administration in Forestry
Module 4.1
Business & Project Plans
Module 4.2
Risk Management
Module 4.3
Organizational Structure & Function
Module 4.4
Business Concepts in Resource Management Planning
Module 4.5
Forest Products & National & Global Trends
Module 4.6
Operational Plan Development
Standard 5
Leadership Skills
3 Modules
Standard 5
Leadership Skills
Module 5.1
Identify plants and describe their physiology, growth, morphology, and synecology
Module 5.2
Describe the current and past tree and stand conditions and the processes that led to them and articulate possible future conditions.
Module 5.3
Describe and apply models to articulate present and future stand conditions
Standard 6
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4 Modules
Standard 6
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Module 6.1
Demonstrate an ability to apply basic orienteering and surveying techniques
Module 6.2
User measurement tools for collecting forest resource data
Module 6.3
Design and implement sampling strategies
Module 6.4
Apply simple mathematical models & Analyze and display both qualitative and quantitative data
Standard 7
Professionalism and Ethics
Self Paced
Standard 7
Professionalism and Ethics
Professionalism and Ethics
Describe the role of self-regulating professions in society.
Describe a range of duties imposed on, and by, professional regulatory bodies.
Explain competency limitations.
Describe the characteristics of a professional forester.
