Forest management training course

Forest management course including generic FSC® training

(Accredited to FSC-PRO-20-004)

This blended training course is comprised of 18 - 24 hours online e-learning and 5 days in-person training.

The in-person training includes an overview of the history and objectives of FSC, as well as:  

• overview of general requirements for FM application
• national and interim national standards and the role of the international generic indicators (IGIs)
• FSC’s stakeholder consultation process and its application
• the FM certification process and certification decision making
• group certification of FM
• certification of small and low-intensity managed forest
• social requirements within certification
• legal and customary rights of indigenous peoples, as addressed in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, national laws and indigenous laws
• evaluation of high conservation values
• FSC’s pesticides policy and its implementation
• forest certification for ecosystem services (ForCes)
• FM certification report writing 

 

Who should attend?

Those who select and successfully complete the full FSC Auditing to ISO 19011, forest management or chain of custody courses will receive a valid training certificate as a crucial step towards becoming a qualified FSC auditor.

These courses may also be of interest to certificate holders looking for insight into what happens during an audit, non-governmental organisations involved in forest certification and other providers of certification services.

Fees

Standard price: £995 but prices may please enquire for accurate price.

Discounts available for not-for-profit and multiple and/or tailored bookings.

Cancellation fees: 

• Cancellation or 'no show' on the first day of the course: Full course fee 
• Cancellation 7 days before the course start date: 50% of course fee
• Cancellation outside of 7 days, once invoice has been sent: 10% of course fee, unless we can fill the place on the course, then no fee

 

Register your interest 

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