SFI ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Credits Overview:

May 5 = 2 CFE

• Opening Session: 1 CFE
• Leveraging SFI Certified for Global Reporting Frameworks: 1 CFE

May 6 = 5 CFE’s

• Challenging Times and New Opportunities: 1 CFE
• Sustaining Market Demand: 1 CFE
• Indigenous Leadership in Forestry: 0.5 CFE
• From Data to Decisions: 1 CFE
• Urban Forestry Tour: 1.5 CFE

May 7 = 6 CFE’s

• SFI Climate Smart Forestry: 1 CFE
• From Research to Results: 1 CFE
• SFI Climate Smart Forestry on the Ground: 1 CFE
• SIC Session and Regional Breakouts: 3 CFE

Method for Submitting:

SFI will submit attendance logs to SAF post-event. Sign up sheets will be available each day at the registration desk.

Credits Overview:

Up to 7.25 CFE credits for attending main conference sessions and 3 CFE credits for participating in the SFI Implementation Committee Session and Regional Breakouts.

Method for Submitting:

Participants self-report the session information in their log that they will submit to CIF.

Credits Overview:

Up to 13 credits in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist^®/ Professional Development Certificate Program. One credit can be earned for every hour of learning.

Method for Submitting:

Attendee self-report hours completed on their TWS renewal application or Professional Development Certificate application.

Credits Overview:

Up to 18.25 (18 hours and 25 minutes) ISA Continuing Education Units for professionals holding ISA certifications for the following sessions:

• Providing Readiness and Accountability: Using the SFI Urban Forest Standard Investment: Arborist (0.5 hour), BCMA-Management (0.5 hour), Urban Forest (0.5 hour)
• Downtown Montréal Urban Forestry Tour: Arborist (1.5 hours), BCMA-Management (1.5 hours), Urban Forest (1.5 hours)
• SFI Climate Smart Forestry: From Science to Practice: Arborist (2.75 hours), BCMA-Management (2.75 hours), Urban Forest (2.75 hours)
• From Data to Decisions: Spatial Tools for Sustainable Forest Management: Arborist (1 hour), BCMA-Management (1 hour), Urban Forest (1 hour)

Method for Submitting:

Professionals with ISA Certifications will have to make note of the ISA CEU code and fill out the CEU sign in sheet on-site at the event.   

Credits Overview:

The FPBC employs a 1:1 ratio for any learning activity. In other words, a registrant can report one CPD hour, or any portion of an hour, for an hour (or any portion of an hour) spent learning.

Method for Submitting:

CPD hours must be declared during your registration renewal;
CPD hours must be entered and tracked in the FPBC CPD online tracking tool.

Credits Overview:

Up to 6.75 hours.

Method for Submitting:

Members self-report hours through a continuing competence report form through their myaafmp.ca account. Members will need to upload supporting documentation of participation.

Credits Overview:

Up to 6.75 hours for attending main conference sessions.

Method for Submitting:

Members are required to maintain their continuing competence records and self-report to the ASFP.

Credits Overview:

Up to a maximum of six hours of learning per day.

Method for Submitting:

Members are required to maintain and self-report their continuing competence records and refer to the Practice Guidance-Competency Support.

Credits Overview:

• May 5: 1 CEC
• May 6: 5.75 CEC
• May 7: 5.5 + 2.5 additional for auditors

Method for Submitting:

Members are required to maintain a Competency Program Tracking Form for their own records and self-submit their education records annually to the ARPFNB.