Transcript 2003 Finance Report

Association of BC Forest Professionals
(ABCFP)
Natural
Resource
Professional
(NRP)
Designation
ABCFP’s Vision
We lead the way to diverse, healthy and
sustainable forests in British Columbia
ABCFP’s Mission
Our mission is to ensure British
Columbia has qualified forest
professionals and to support them in
providing excellence in forest
stewardship
Membership Profile
Current Membership Age Distribution
TFTs
FPs
FITs
RFTs
Number of
Members
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
RPFs
0
30 &
Under
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 55
56- 65
Age of Members
66 &
Over
What the University Students are doing
UBC
2008/2009
Enrollment
Total
Male
Total
Female
Total
Natural
Resources
Conservation
80
138
218
Forestry
Science
/FRM
69
37
106
Forestry
/FOPR
29
6
35
Forest
Sciences
23
20
43
Wood
Processing
98
11
109
Total
299
212
511
The ABCFP model was originally
designed around fibre management
Forestry has been regulated
since 1947.
Mandate is set by the provincial
government via the Foresters Act.
Traditionally, we’ve used an inverted
funnel for admissions (only let a narrow
section of forestry through admissions –
once in – the practice widens)
#1 – What am I?
Inverted funnel enrollment model
Work with schools to accredit their
programs
Work with individuals who don’t
come from accredited programs to
ensure they take the upgrading
required to become competent
We ensure that members have a
set core of skills and knowledge,
and them let them practice in a
wide area
Applicants
from
Accredited
Schools
Silviculture
Applicants
from Nonaccredited
Schools
Operations
Various
other
practice
areas
There’s a lot going on in the forests than was
not contemplated when we were formed:
Run of the river hydro projects
Wind projects
Mining exploration and extraction
Oil and Gas exploration and extraction
Bio Energy projects
Non timber forest products
Ecotourism, recreation
Carbon capture and credits
Water production and use, domestic range
use
Cultural activities
First Nations are now more engaged and
have their own forest tenures and interests
Some issues of concern:
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Gov’t expects to have shortages of
professionals and is using the
Resource Management
Coordination Process to share
resources between and among
Ministries.
UBC Forestry Operations has so
few students it may disappear. If
this happens only APEGBC
members will do forest
engineering work
Carbon tracking and measurement
could become an important focus
Climate change may make water a
more important commodity
#2 – What am I?
What does our Act say?
The Act defines the practice forestry as follows:
-“practice of professional forestry” means, for
fees or other remuneration, advising on,
performing or directing works, services or
undertakings which, because of their scope and
implications respecting forests, forest lands,
forest resources and forest ecosystems,
require the specialized education, knowledge,
training and experience of a registered member,
an enrolled member or a special permit holder,
and includes the following:
-(a) planning, advising on, directing, approving
methods for, supervising, engaging
-in and reporting on the inventory, classification,
valuation, appraisal, conservation, protection,
management, enhancement, harvesting,
silviculture and rehabilitation of forests, forest
lands, forest resources and forest
ecosystems;………
Options considered:
1. Carry on with current recruitment
and accreditation of programs
2. Expand membership to include a
broader range of student background
options such as forestry conservation,
environmental science, natural
resource management and natural
resource science students.
3. Begin discussions with other
associations (biologists, agrologists,
planners) to start a new association
with one Act
Option 1: Carry on with current recruitment
and accreditation processes.
Continue to accredit programs
and move towards skills
assessments versus credential
assessments
Benefits: It works and the ABCFP
is currently set up to handle that
model
Downside: Based on
demographics the association
may start to shrink and may
slowly lose its importance and
relevance
Option 2 : Expand membership to include forestry conservation,
environmental and natural resource science students
Change model of association from
narrow admissions to wider
admissions.
Natural
Resource
Conservation
Forestry
Operations
Forest
Management
Other Certificates
Specialty Natural
Resource Professionals
RFT options
RPF options
Option 2 continued
Benefits:
 ABCFP membership will better reflect the
current realities of natural resource
management and remain relevant.
 Other professionals may see the benefits
of joining our association (option 3)
Downside:
It will be disruptive and time consuming.
Short term financial consequences?
#3 – What am I?
Option 3: Begin discussions with other associations to
start a new association
Benefits: It brings everyone
associated with natural resource
management under one roof.
Downside: This is controversial
and could be stalled by a “turf
war.” This big a step and will take
time to accomplish.
Option 2 was selected as a
pilot project:
• We have created a the designation of Natural
Resource Professional (NRP).
• We have opened our registration process and
recognized the competencies, and knowledge
of graduates from 4 non-accredited
conservation related programs.
• The NRP can practice a small portion of the
RPF scope of practice as described in a
Certificate of Accreditation issues by the
ABCFP.
What are the requirements?
You must be a graduate of one of these four
programs:
 UBC’s Natural Resource Conservation with a
major in Science and Management
 Thompson Rivers University’s Natural
Resource Science
 UNBC’s Outdoor Recreation and
Conservation or Wildlife and Fisheries
Following graduation, you must complete a twoyear articling program and pass a registration
exam. You will then be an Associate Member of
the ABCFP and able to practice independently
as a NRP under a Certificate of Accreditation.
#4 – What am I?
What is the scope of practice?
Members in the category are authorized
to use the title “Natural Resource
Professional” and the designation “NRP”
as an Associate member of the ABCFP
and to only engage independently in
aspects of the “practice of professional
forestry” (Section 1 of the Foresters Act)
as identified and described in sections
(a) to (d) below.
What is the scope of practice?
(a) The following activities:
Planning [for]: inventory, classification,
conservation, and protection;
Advising [on]: inventory, classification,
conservation, protection, enhancement,
harvesting, valuation and rehabilitation;
Engaging [in]: inventory, classification,
conservation, enhancement and protection;
Reporting [on]: inventory, classification,
conservation, protection and enhancement.
(b) The preparation, review and amendment
of professional documents;
What is the scope of practice?
Subsections (c) to (d) are limited to activities
relating to inventory, classification,
conservation, protection and enhancement.
(c) Assessing the impact of professional
forestry activities to:
(i) verify that those activities have been
carried out as planned, directed or advised,
(ii) confirm that the goals, objectives or
commitments that relate to those activities
have been met, or
(iii) advise on corrective action as required
to conserve, protect, rehabilitate or enhance
the forests, forest lands, forest resource or
forest ecosystems; [and/or]
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What is the scope of practice?
(d) Auditing, examining and verifying the
results of activities involving the practice of
professional forestry and the attainment of
goals and objectives identified in or under
professional documents.
Specifically excluded from the scope of this
Certificate of Accreditation are: planning for,
engaging in or reporting on: valuation,
appraisal, harvesting, or silviculture;
assessing, estimating or analyzing the
capability of forest lands to yield a flow of
timber; planning, locating or approving of
forest transportation systems; and planning
or engaging in: site-level designs or
prescriptions.
#5 What am I?
What can an NRP do?
Natural Resource Professionals (NRPs)
may work for government, consulting
companies, industry, Aboriginal groups
and more. They work with Registered
Professional Foresters (RPFs) and
Registered Forest Technologists (RFTs)
doing activities related to inventory,
classification, conservation, protection
and enhancement of forest ecosystems.
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