The crisis in post-secondary enrollments in forestry programs: A call to action for Canada's future forestry professional/technical workforce - A white paper on post-secondary forestry recruitment

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Drummond, Alex ^a   Graeme, Angus ^b   Parsons, Candace ^c   Puddister, Dan ^d   De Vries, Andrew ^e   Marburg, Jerome ^f   Spithoven, Yolanda ^g   Comeau, Roxanne ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Selkirk College Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^e Forest Prod Association of Canada   (Canada)

^f Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^h Canadian Institute of Forestry   (Canada)

Author keywords

Declining enrollment; National marketing program; Post secondary forestry programs; Sector council

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DECLINING ENROLLMENT; NATIONAL MARKETING PROGRAM; SECTOR COUNCIL;

FORESTRY;

EDUCATION; FORESTRY; LABOR SUPPLY;

FORESTRY; ORGANIZATIONS;

EID: 33644524365     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc82057-1     Document Type: Review

References (5)

1. Forest Products Association of Canada. 2005. Economy - Economic Impact. http://www.fpac.ca/en/economy/economic_impact.php. Accessed Nov. 22, 2005.
2. Hoberg, G., R. Guy, S. Hinch, R.A. Kozak, P. McFarlane and S.B. Watts. 2003. Image and Enrolments. Forum 10(6): 22-23.
3. National Forest Strategy Coalition (NFSC). 2003. National Forest Strategy (2003-2008), A sustainable forest: The Canadian commitment. Ottawa, ON. 26 p. Available on the Internet at http://nfsc. forest.ca/strategies/strategy5.html
4. Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service. 2005. The state of Canada's forests 2004-2005: The boreal forest. Ottawa, ON. 96 p. Available on the Internet at http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/ cfs-scf/national/what-quoi/sof/ latest_e.html
5. Vancouver Sun. 2003. Forest jobs far from dead. September 13, 2003.