First Nations Forestry Training

Description

BC First Nations Forestry Council's Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program is designed to provide support for First Nations (status/non-status) or Métis Descent students interested in attending full-time studies in a designated post-secondary institution.

The program is delivered in partnership with BC Timber Sales (BCTS) and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program.

The program provides Indigenous students with:

1. Tuition and living scholarship
2. Paid summer work-term experience and one-on-one mentorship with a program partner
3. Support from your local Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISETP) centre

The Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program (IFSP) for Indigenous students attending full-time studies in the following applicable areas:

• Forestry Technician
• Natural Resources
• Environmental Technology 
• Business Management 
• Business Administration 
• Geographic Information Systems 
• Forestry Trades:
  • Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
  • Logging Machine Operator
  • Skidder Operator
  • Heavy-duty Mechanics​