Are you looking for job opportunities? Out-of-work resource workers in communities across BC can develop new, valuable skills with the Invasive Plant Training Program.
The Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia (IPCBC), through funding from the Community Development Trust, is rolling out a seven-day training program, and a one-day refresher course this summer and fall. Communities include Kamloops, Kelowna, Williams Lake, Cranbrook, Nanaimo, Powell River, Nelson, Terrace, with more locations coming soon.
1) Seven-Day Training Program
The seven-day training program will provide underemployed resource workers with a chance to develop new skills, in a field that is short on experienced workers. Through field and classroom components, participants will learn about invasive plant identification, inventory skills, monitoring techniques, and treatment.
Eligibility: Applicants should be physically fit, have previous experience working in a resource field (silviculture, planting, ranching, etc), and be seeking new employment opportunities. They should be available to attend seven days of training. On the seventh day, participants have the option to write the Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weeds Pesticide Applicator exam.
Registration Fee: $50 - Pre-registration is required. Participants will receive a Training Certificate upon successful program completion, and may be eligible for continuing education credits.
At the end of the training, the participants will have a set of skills that will be highly valued by invasive plant managers in BC.
2) One-Day Refresher Course
The One-day Refresher Course provides participants with a review of course material from the 2009 or 2010 seven-day program, and with new information on local problem species and aquatic invasive plants. The course will involve both field and classroom components.
Eligibility: Applicants should be resource workers who attended the seven-day program in 2009, or have a solid understanding or work experience with invasive plants.
Registration: FREE - Pre-registration is required.
Potential employers include: federal and provincial government ministries; regional districts and municipalities; regional invasive plant committees; forest companies; utility companies; consultants; conservation agencies, and private industrial landowners.
The Invasive Plant Training Program is part of the provincial government's commitment to help resource workers, specifically in resource-based communities, retrain and find jobs. The provincial government of BC, along with the Invasive Plant Council of BC, recognize the importance and need to improve the environmental infrastructure of BC by reducing the negative impacts associated with the silent spread of unwanted invasive plants.
For more information, or to sign up, please contact the IPCBC office at (250) 392-1400 or 1-888-WEEDSBC.
Invasive Plant Training Program Flyer (general flyer)
Industrial Vegetation and Noxious Weeds manuals
7-DAY Training Program Registration Form (pdf - 172 kb)
1-DAY Refresher Course Registration Form (pdf - 156 kb)
Please print and fax to (250) 305-1004 or complete the online registration form by clicking the link below and submit.
Online Registration for 7-DAY Training Program
Once we receive your registration, we will confirm your acceptance.
| LOCATION | 7-DAY TRAINING | 1-DAY REFRESHER | FLYER |
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Powell River |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, Oct 4-6 |
N/A | Flyer (coming soon!) |
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Kamloops |
Fall - TBA | Sept. 30th | Flyer (coming soon!) |
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Kelowna |
Fall - TBA | Sept. 28th | Flyer (coming soon!) |