Program Outline
The Guardian Watchmen training program is a locally-developed, regionally-appropriate and accessible program. It builds and strengthens local peoples' capacity as environmental stewards - the "on-the-ground-eyes-and-ears"- of resource activity on the Central and North Coast.
The program addresses a need articulated by First Nations communities and shared by many people in rural areas of western Canada: to build capacity of community-based resource practitioners, and to ensure sustainable natural and cultural resource management practices are being implemented and adhered to on local lands and waters.
The Certificate program consists of four modules. The first module is a suite of safety certifications, followed by three modules of 24-credit field based courses pertaining to natural and cultural resources and activities that might impact the sustainability of those resources.
Diploma level pathways – Ecosystem-Based Management, Fisheries & Aquaculture, and Sustainable Tourism – that build on the core courses of the Guardian Watchmen Certificate are currently under development.
MODULE I - SAFETY
CEFAID 705 - Marine Basic First Aid
CEFAID 745 - Wilderness Safety and Survival
CEFAID 727 - Firearms Safety - Non-Restricted Possession Acquisition License (PAL)
CEFAID 722 - Bear Awareness
CENAUT 716 - Small Vessel Operator Proficiency
CEFAID 713 - Restricted Radio Operator
CEFAID 709 - Marine Emergency Duties MED-A3
CENRES 763 - Coastal Spill Response
MODULE 2 - NATURAL RESOURCES & ECOLOGY (8 credits)
SENV 100 – 3.0 Guardian Watchmen Stewardship Orientation
SENV 101 – 3.0 Forest Ecology
SENV 102 – 2.0 Maps, Charts, GPS
MODULE 3 - CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE & INTERPRETATION (8 credits)
SENV 103 – 3.0 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
SENV 104 – 3.0 BC Cultural Stewardship
SENV 105 – 2.0 Ethnobotany
MODULE 4 - MONITORING & COMPLIANCE (8 credits)
SENV 106 – 3.0 Guardian Monitoring and Compliance
SENV 107 – 3.0 Guardian Watchmen Technical Skills
SENV 108 – 2.0 Guardian Watchmen Office Skills |
