What are the specifics of the continuing education program that will be implemented as a result of this new Act?
The development of a Continuing Education model is underway. The policy framework for the model, the Blended Approach, was the subject of a breakout session at the May 17, 2000 AGM and based on the feedback received, Council has requested that some program options be developed for consideration by the membership. The model is one of a blended approach to mandatory continuing education with an Association Defined component focused on general forestry awareness and a User Defined component where members are responsible for maintaining their own competencies in their specific areas of practice. With respect to the Association Defined component subjects might include (but not be limited to), new forestry legislation revisions to existing forestry legislation emerging approaches to forest ecosystem management changing social and economic pressures affecting forest management With respect to the member defined component, members practicing in certain fields may be required to refresh and mai
