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To be considered "SFI Trained" , an individual must complete the following SFI Core training program: SFI Core Training: - (16 hours) Two day session covering the following:
1st session: Best management practices for Water Quality 2nd session: SFI Overview including information on: SFI principals, Silviculture, Ecology, T&E, Invasives, Bus. Management, Safety, OSHA, Transportation, Public Policy. This program will be satisfied when attending any FISTA continuing Ed. Program with an emphasis on SFI overview. (Those programs will be identified on the Workshop brochure.) For a business or organization to be considered 'SFI trained', at least one key person(Owner, manager, or key field personnel) must complete the SFI core training program. For a business or organization to be considered 'SFI trained', at least one key person (Owner, manager, or key field personnel) must complete the SFI core training program. For a logging crew, business, or organization to be considered 'SFI trained', at least one "in woods" person actively responsible for each site must be SFI trained. To maintain "SFI trained" status, all of the businesses identified above must complete at least 8 hours of Continuing Education coursework each year. Training credit is applied once per class per year. Credit hours cannot be obtained by attending the same class twice in one year. CONTINUING EDUCATION - 8 hours (annually) includes a variety of continuing education workshops and loggers conferences. Annual program content will be determined by SFI Training Committee. To receive credit for outside programs and/or meetings they must be pre-approved by FISTA. You must contact FISTA and submit an agenda, speaker list, and number of contact hours prior to the program. If approved, you will be required to submit proof of attendance. The cost of these programs will be $35 per program paid directly to FISTA. When a business or organization has satisfied its' SFI core training, an SFI training account will be established on its' behalf. Credits (hours)) for successfully completing SFI training will be awarded as follows: "Sustainable Forestry Initiative®" and "SFI® Program" are registered trademarks of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). Core training = 2 credits (16 hours) • Continuing Ed. = 1 credit (8 hours) At the end of each year, 1 credit (8 hours) will be depleted from the SFI training account for the business or organization. The business or organization will be considered SFI trained as long as it maintains a positive continuing education balance in its SFI Training account. To insure program continuity, those individuals who are current with their SFI training as of December 31, 2008 will be considered to have completed the SFI Core training in 2008. |
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