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Training Information
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Forest Practices
Code Transition Training
A number of significant changes to forestry
and range practices in BC will come into effect in early December
2002 as a result of amendments to the Forest Practices Code
of British Columbia Act and associated regulations. These
amendments are the first phase in the move to a new forest and
range practices framework in BC. The amendments introduce some
of the efficiencies provided for in the new Forest and Range
Practices Act (FRPA) that will come into force in the April,
2003 timeframe.
Phase 1 — FPC Transition Training contains
training on the transitional requirements in force immediately
as a result of the amendments to the Forest Practices Code (FPC).
The target audience for this training program
includes government personnel, licencees and others who plan,
conduct and monitor forestry and range practices in BC. The
training builds on the existing FPC legislation and assumes
participants have a working knowledge of the FPC.
Objectives of Phase
1 Training
The objectives of Phase 1 training are to:
- provide
a common message to forestry and range practitioners across
the Province on the amendments to the Forest Practices
Code of British Columbia Act and regulations;
- facilitate
a common high-level understanding amongst all parties responsible
for the implementation (e.g., industry, government) on the
immediate operational changes they need to make as a result
of the amendments to the FPC; and
- communicate
the amendments to parties responsible for implementation in
a timely manner.
Training Delivery
Phase 1 Training is being delivered through
a series of Orientation Sessions, held December 17 to 19 in
District and Regional Ministry of Forests offices around the
province. For more information about the timing and location
of these sessions, visit the Forestry Services Delivery home
page.
Orientation Sessions are one-day sessions
combining presentations from subject matter experts (recorded
and replayed at each session), live review activities and a
group discussion activity.
Participants will receive an opportunity
to hear the changes in the Forest Practices Code discussed and
explained by experts, as well as a chance to discuss the implications
of the changes for day-to-day operations in the field.
Phase 1 Training Materials
This Training Portal provides access to the
information provided to participants of the Orientation Sessions.
This includes the FPC Transition Primer, handouts of overhead
slides for presentations, and the group discussion activity.
All of these materials can be downloaded from the subject area
pages or from the Resources
page.
The FPC Transition Primer is also available
in printed format through the following sources:
- the Ministry
of Forests Library
- public
libraries throughout BC
- university
libraries
- key agencies
(Forintek, Feric, First Nations Summit, CISTI)
- National
Library of Canada
Future
Training
In January and February 2004, to coincide
with the introduction of the Forest and Range Practices Act,
a second phase of training will be presented to provide information
and discussion of the changes brought in by the FRPA.
The "Training Framework Graphic"
(click
to view in a new browser window) shows how the two phases
of training are related.
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