Continuing Education
Browse our training & certification courses and workshops here, or contact Continuing Education using the information below.
Maritime College of Forest Technology — Continuing Education offers professional courses for working professionals to get certifications that might be needed from their employers. These courses are not just for students; they are open to the public and anyone can sign up for a course.
Contacting Continuing Education
Chris Finnamore, CFT– Supervisor of Continuing Education
Email: ce@mcft.ca
Telephone: (506) 458-0649
Fax: (506) 458-0652
Workshops
nova Scotia Watercourse Alteration Certification workshops
Sizers Certification
Planning, design, drainage area/basin delineation, calculations component
COURSE: February 13-15, 2023
COURSE: March 13-15, 2023
Installers Certification
Execution of plan, the in-stream work component
COURSE: February 15-17, 2023
COURSE: March15-17, 2023
Technical workshop Inland sedimentation & Erosion
With Kyle Werner
- Water control measures when working in a watercourse ( how to work in isolation of water flow)
- Erosion and sedimentation control
- Materials used for structures in watercourse
- Possible impacts of watercourse alterations
- Erosion protection – Calculating rip-rap size
- Project management / planning
To be announced
Introduction to LiDAR: Productive use, ground trUTHING & enhanced forest inventory (EFI) WITH JIM BOWEN & Riley Côté-DeMerchant
- How LiDAR works
- What can LiDAR do for you?
- Understanding and using LiDAR-delivered products
- Various tools
- Practical exercises
- What is enhanced forest inventory?
- Ground truthing
Returning in 2022
REMOTELY PILOTED AIR SYSTEMS (RPAS) TRAINING GROUND SCHOOL WITH STERLING CRIPPS
- Basic RPAS “101”
- Canadian Air Law and Regulations (CARs)
- Special Flight Operating Certificates (SFOC)
- Current rules and regulations pertaining to drone flights in Canada
- Preparation to write the new online Certification Exams to obtain your RPAS pilot’s license.
and much more
Course: To be Announced
Wetland Delineation Training
Topics Covered:
- Regulatory Requirements
- Wetland Definition – Review of Wetland Parameters
- NB’s Wetland Delineation Protocol
- Field Data Collection Techniques
- Wetland Delineation Data Sheet
- Problematic Conditions
- Coastal Wetland
- Floodplain Wetland
- Impact of Anthropogenic Activities
This course is designed for professional/technical graduates of a forestry or environmental science program. There will be some required reading and study prior to attending this course. You should have familiarity/understanding of plants, soils, and wetlands.
Dates to be Announced
Chainsaw safety, operation & maintenance certification
Topics covered:
- safety requirements & safe operating techniques
- maintenance & troubleshooting (a well-maintained saw is a safe saw)
- filing & understanding chain design
- work techniques:
- directional felling
- limbing
- bucking
Dates to be Announced
ATV Safety training
Make this training part of your safety program
Our course and instructors are Canada Safety Council Certified.
If you cannot provide your own ATV, we can rent one to you.
This is a full day of hand-on training. You will start with a safety briefing, followed by multiple training sessions in our training field, culminating in a group trail ride in the beautiful UNB Forest.
Dates to be Announced
Wetland Ecosystems Services Protocol Atlantic Canada (WESP-AC) Training Course WITH Dr. PAUL ADAMUS et al.
Topics Covered:
- What is WESP-AC
- Regulatory Requirements
- WESP-AC Protocal
- WESP-AC Assesment & Forms
- Tidal Wetland
- Non-tidal Wetland
This course is designed for professional/technical graduates of a forestry or environmental science program. There will be some required reading and study prior to attending this course. You should have familiarity/understanding of plants, soils, and wetlands.
Dates to be Announced
Public List of Wetland Professionals – Click here
OUTDOOR COUNCIL OF CANADA FIELD LEADER TRAINING (HIKING)
This course offers a systematic approach to planning and managing a hiking activity for one day.
Upon completion, this course will certify you as a Field Leader for one-day events held in 3 seasons in Class 1 terrain.
Returning in 2022
2022 Workshops
New Brunswick Watercourse Alteration Certification /
Certification en modification des cours d’eau et des terres humide pour la province du NB
Complete Certification
Become a certified watercourse professional in New Brunswick with this training.
1 Seat Remaining
Course: December 5-9, 2022
Installers Only Certification
Execution of plan, the in-stream work component
COURSE : To be Announced
READ MORE | Registragion coming Soon
Helicopter Safety
Hands on training:
- Safe practices working around helicopters
- Safe slinging practices for transport of goods
- Safe approach and retreat from helicopters
- Safe hover exit
