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Forestry and Wildlife Management Technician

Forestry and Wildlife Management Technician

Campus: Sudbury (SU)

Program code:

FPFQ

Admission code:

FPFQ

Length:

2 years

Description:

This two-year program trains the student to work as a technician in various fields relating to the management of natural resources. It provides a comprehensive education on the management of  forests, fish, and wildlife. Members of the technical team work in the forestry industry and for the provincial and federal governments.

Tuition fees (approx.):

$2,812 (1st year; includes kit)

Other fees (certificate, field activities, etc.):

$850 (approximate)

Admission requirements:

  • Ontario high school diploma or its equivalent in another province, or mature student status
  • 2 French credits (at least 1 mandatory group course): grade 11 or 12, pre-college or pre-university

 

Work environment (type of employer):

  • Conservation officers
  • Technician:
    • Forest, fish and wildlife inventory
    • Forestry operations
    • Wildlife management
    • Forestry resources
    • Fish farms
    • Silviculture
    • Geographical information system (GIS)
    • Electrical network maintenance

 

Possibility of a bachelor’s degree or other title:

Many universities recognize the postsecondary credits of Collège Boréal. Each university has its own admission criteria. After your college studies, the university of your choice will examine your credits in order to establish appropriate equivalence.

Credential:

Ontario college diploma

Note:

  • Each semester includes a one-week practical training camp. At these camps, the student does tours and practices exercises in the field
  • Graduates of this program can enrol directly in the 3rd year of the Forestry Technologist program or Forestry and Wildlife Management Technician (Technologie forestière ou Technologie en gestion de la pêche et de la faune) program

Step 1

  • FRA1005 ~ Français I    
  • INF1064 ~ Culture technologique    
  • PFF1000 ~ Fondements d’écologie    
  • PFF1001 ~ Taxonomie végétale    
  • PFF1010 ~ Inventaires forestiers    
  • PFF1022 ~ Introduction à la gestion des richesses naturelles  


Step 2

  • ENG1003 ~ English Communications I    
  • MAT1013 ~ Méthodes quantitatives en richesses naturelles    
  • PFF1002 ~ Taxonomie animale    
  • PFF1003 ~ Écologie appliquée    
  • PFF1004 ~ Cartographie    
  • PFF1021 ~ Exploitation faunique    
  • PFF1025 ~ Enjeux et survie 


Step 3

  • PFF1005 ~ Protection des forêts    
  • PFF1006 ~ Systèmes sylvicoles    
  • PFF1007 ~ Classification
    d’écosystèmes    
  • PFF1008 ~ Aménagement de la
    faune aquatique    
  • PFF1009 ~ Opérations forestières    
  • PFF1013 ~ Initiation aux SIG (SIS)(PFF)


Step 4

  • PFF1011 ~ Mesures forestières    
  • PFF1012 ~ Sylviculture appliquée    
  • PFF1014 ~ Photo-interprétation    
  • PFF1015 ~ Écologie d’eaux douces    
  • PFF1016 ~ Aménagement de la
    faune terrestre    
  • PFF1023 ~ Orientation de carrières en
    richesses naturelles