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undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma in Forestry Technician - Ecosystem Management

Course code: #0391

undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma in Forestry Technician - Ecosystem Management

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $17,401 CAD

  • Application fee

    $95 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Field-Placement

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September Ongoing Ongoing

Overview

College Diploma in Forestry Technician - Ecosystem Management

Confederation College’s Forestry Technician: Ecosystem Management two-year co-op diploma program prepares you for a career in all areas of forestry.

You’ll learn how to balance the social, economic and ecological aspects of natural resources so that the region and people will continue to grow and thrive.

The skills learned in this program are transferrable across Canada and around the world. Topics include:

  • Tree & shrub identification
  • Soils & geomorphology
  • Harvesting & wood products
  • Forest operations
  • The history and culture of Canadian Indigenous Peoples
  • Insects & Disease
  • Forest plant biology
  • Silviculture
  • Fire management
  • Fish & wildlife management
  • Geographical information systems (GIS)

Top Highlights

  • The program includes two mandatory paid co-op placements after the second and fourth semesters of hands-on work experience. Placements are approx. 16 weeks in duration during the summer months.
  • Balance of class work, field study and placements for a well-rounded education
  • Graduates can transfer directly into the third year of Lakehead University’s Faculty of Natural Resource Management four-year program, to obtain a degree
  • Transfer credits to other related college and university programs through articulation agreements
  • Learn and work in a rich and diverse boreal ecosystem!

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$21,201

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,188
Accommodation 1 bed room $3,800
Tuition 1 person $17,401

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency Results
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Official translations of documents in a language other than English

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6
5.5
listening
5.5
writing
5.5
speaking
5.5
reading

TOEFL

79
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listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

PTE

54
54
listening
54
writing
54
speaking
54
reading

Cambridge

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listening
-
writing
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speaking
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reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

For IELTS, students from India must have no band lower than 6.0 to meet SDS requirements.

  • Duolingo: 105 (no band lower than 85)

Academic English Program (AEP) - 13 Weeks

There are 5 levels in the Academic English Program. You will be assessed upon arrival and placed in the appropriate level based on your skills if you do not possess current IELTS or TOEFL scores.  

If you do not have a test score from any of these sources, you must do a placement test online before your arrival if you are planning to study in Canada. 

  • The program runs 25 hours per week and each level takes 13 weeks to complete.
  • Level 5 of the program is the equivalent of IELTS (6.5), TOEFL (80), and Duolingo English Test (110).
  • If you begin the program at level 5, you may be allowed to take one academic course outside of your AEP class schedule.

Please note that eligibility to take academic courses will be determined on a case-by-case basis and depending on your IELTS individual scores.

Intensive Academic English Program (IAEP) - 9 Weeks (compressed)

Students who have a conditional Offer of Admission and have the equivalent of IELTS 6.0 overall with no band lower than 6.0 may be admitted to the Intensive Academic English Program (IAEP). 

This compressed course takes 9 weeks (July & August) and runs Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (36 hours per week)

This program will allow students to start their academic program in September upon successful completion of IAEP.


Education pathway


Academic background and requirement

  • A high school/senior secondary diploma.

Career opportunities

  • Environmental Supervisor
  • Forestry Technologist
  • Wildlife Biologist
  • Forester
  • Forestry Consultant

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