MCFT Mandate

mandate & Objective

Mandate 

The Maritime College of Forest Technology maintains excellence in course and training programs through qualified faculty and staff, state of the art training materials, procedures and facilities and maximizing opportunities to teach and train in the forest.  Our residential environment and course standards promote a responsible work ethic, discipline, punctuality, accountability and team approach to problem resolutions and project completion.

Our institution maintains regional and international accreditation.  We instill in our graduates a land ethic, which will guide their actions and dealings with the land, their clients, employers, the general public and colleagues, in the interests of sustainable ecosystems.

Objective

The objective of the Maritime College of Forest Technology is to produce competent forest technologists for service with private, industrial or public (government) forestry or natural resource organizations.

By the commencement of the first semester of their second year of study, all students interested in enrolling in the Fish & Wildlife Technology program must meet the following criteria.

  1. Must have satisfied all academic requirements of the core Forest Technology program, as outlined in the MCFT academic policy manual.
  2. Must have achieved a course average of no less than 65% in the following courses:
  • Fish & Wildlife Ecology
  • Fish & Wildlife Biology
  • Biostatistics for Natural Resource Technologists
  • Fish & Wildlife Management
  1. Must have successfully completed a summer work practicum.
  2. Must have completed all summer collection assignments as outlined by their course instructor.

In order for an Fish & Wildlife student to graduate they must maintain current and valid certification in the following Professional Certifications.  Every MCFT student will have the opportunity to complete these courses during their time at MCFT.  Should a student already maintain certification in any of these courses they are not required to take them again.  Such students are asked to bring any certification cards or certificates they have received to MCFT to be added to their file.

  • Firearm Safety
  • Restricted Firearm Safety
  • Hunter Education
  • Trapper Education
  • Bowhunter Education
  • Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator
  • CSC ATV Rider
  • CSC Snowmobile Operator
  • Backpack and Boat Electrofishing
  • Tandem Flatwater Canoe
  • Pleasurecraft Operator
  • Helicopter Safety
  • Wilderness & Remote First Aid

The Fish & Wildlife Program is divided into 4 courses; Wildlife Techniques I - IV.  Each course focuses on a different aspect of wildlife management, and in each course students will learn a variety of different field techniques.