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Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) – Sustainable Resource Management

Earn a career skills certification in sustainable resource management

PLT Canada has launched a new Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) certification that can be added to the existing Forestry SHSM program. This certification is focused on decision making, using the development of a forest management plan as the concept for the course. 

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“As a teacher, I love the transferability of the decision making process to managing other environmental challenges we face!”
Tara Topping
Secondary School Teacher, Ottawa, Ontario

“As a teacher, I love the transferability of the decision making process to managing other environmental challenges we face!”
Tara Topping
Secondary School Teacher, Ottawa, Ontario

Diverse Perspectives in Sustainable Natural Resource Management (SHSM certification)

This course is offered in partnership with the Beanstalk Academy—a high-quality SHSM provider that has created an entertaining course using videos and virtual interviews to make a direct connection for students and teachers to real-life scenarios.

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The interactive 1–1.5 hour course will:

  • Advance student learning
  • Improve the narrative around forestry in the province
  • Encourage students to pursue a green career pathway

This certification can also be used in other relevant SHSM programs, like Environment, or even outside of SHSMs where educators feel that the decision-making process might be of interest to their students. Find out how this course aligns with Ontario Curriculum. 

 The Diverse Perspectives in Sustainable Natural Resource Management SHSM certification is a self-paced, on-demand workshop that includes:

  • Eight videos and a worksheet.
  • An activity for students to develop a sustainable management plan where they have to balance the social, economic, and environmental interests of their community.
  • A printable certificate.

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Already enrolled? Gain access to PLT Canada’s supplementary resources through the course’s worksheet.

More Green Jobs and environmental education resources

 

Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers

Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers was created for educators working with middle-and high-school-aged youth. It contains four activities and supporting resources to engage learners in actively exploring green careers. 

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Green Jobs Personality Quiz

With the Green Jobs Quiz, students can answer a series of personality type questions and be matched with the career paths that are best suited for them. For just $2.99, educators can purchase 30 student quiz codes and gain access to a dashboard to view each student’s results.

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A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals

This booklet features the first-person stories from 12 Indigenous leaders working in the forest, conservation, and parks sectors across Canada, as well as 12 career fact sheets.

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Forest Literacy Framework

This e-book translates the complex language of forests, trees, forest practices, and sustainable forest management into concepts that everyone should know by the time they graduate from high school.

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Teaching with i-Tree

This resource includes three hands-on activities that help middle and high school students discover and analyze the many ecosystem services that trees provide.

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Green Jobs Video Series

Who works in the forest? Watch these videos to meet some amazing men and women who work in and care for our forests, and find out why their jobs are key to managing them sustainably!

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