Coastal Forest Worker Certificate

Admission Requirements

1. C in English 10 or equivalent or successful English assessment
     
2. C in Math 10 or equivalent or successful Math assessment
     
3. Or successful completion of FSK 030  if the above requirements are not met.
4. High School graduation is preferred provided the applicant meets or exceeds the stated prerequisites.

Course Requirements

• CFW - 100 Introduction to Forestry
• CFW - 101 Indigenous Lands
• CFW - 102 Forest Health and Safety
• CFW - 103 Applied Technology & Data Management
• CFW - 104 Plant Identification and Classification
• CFW - 105 Coastal Harvesting Systems
• CFW - 106 Introduction to Timber Cruising
• CFW - 107 Workplace Readiness Skills
• CFW - 108 Principles of Forest Engineering
• CFW - 113 Technical Math for Forestry

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  Note: Students not having current, valid First Aid, WHMIS, Transportation Endorsement, Fire Suppression & Safety, Wildfire Entrapment Avoidance, and Fall Protection certification are required to take these courses to meet program requirements. Separate fees will be charged for First Aid, WHMIS, Transportation Endorsement, Fire Suppression & Safety, Wildfire Entrapment Avoidance, and Fall Protection courses.

• OFA - 015 Occupational First Aid Transportation Endorsement
• FOR - 012 Basic S100 Fire Suppression & Safety
• WFO - 015 Wildfire Entrapment Avoidance

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  One of the following:

• OFA - 010 Occupational First Aid Level 1 or
• FAC - 020 Emergency First Aid with CPR Level C

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  One of the following:

• WSF - 019 Orientation to WHMIS Online or
• OFA - 001 WHMIS 2015

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  One of the following:

• WSF - 018 Fall Protection Awareness or
• WSF - 038 Fall Protection

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  In this program, students may participate in field trips to industry specific locations. 

Completion Requirements

• You will be required to pass all industry certification courses and maintain an overall average of C or higher, with no more than one C- grade in required program courses, regardless of credit values, to achieve program completion requirements. 
• The Coastal Forest Worker Certificate must be completed within 3 years of admission to the program.
• A minimum of 50% of the program must be completed at North Island College.