Diploma in Forestry Technician (Accelerated) is a diploma in Energy Engineering programme taught at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Energy Engineering
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Overview Share your passion for the outdoors while conserving our forests, now and into the future! This accelerated two-year Forestry Technician Ontario College Diploma program, delivered over three academic periods (semesters), is the most hands-on and field-oriented program of its kind in Ontario. It prepares students in the implementation and influence of best practices in forest management in an ecological, environmental and social context.Students gain experience and skills alongside representatives of forest industry, sustainable forest license holders, private woodlot owners and government organizations at all levels. Gain experience in the planning, execution and monitoring of forest, environment, ecosystem and wildlife management activities. Learn skills to help steward our forests through issues such as species at risk, forest invasives, and climate change. Spend a significant amount of class time outdoors, exploring a variety of landscapes such as forests, parks and private woodlots. Practice collecting, compiling and analyzing forest resource data while learning to make recommendations to ensure our forests are kept healthy. Benefit from the opportunity to earn a minimum of 10 industry certifications. These are customizable and give you an advantage entering the workforce. In third semester, complete an 80-hour field placement. This gives you the opportunity to practice new skills in a real work setting while expanding your network of contacts. With a Forestry Technician diploma, graduates may find entry-level work in the fields of: tree marking wildland fire fighting ecosystem, wildlife, and species at risk assessment tree planting and forest renewal sustainable forest harvesting parks management nature interpretation arboriculture bio-energy management
Requirements
Admission Requirements: College Eligibility requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or Mature Student status for applicants 19 or older without a diploma. Program Eligibility adds Grade 12 English (ENG4C or equivalent) and Grade 11 Mathematics (MCF3M or equivalent). A current Standard First Aid and CPR certificate is preferred prior to registration, and admitted students must sign the program's Assumption of Risk and Indemnifying Release Form. International applicants must meet Algonquin's English Language Proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band, the Duolingo English Test at 110 overall with no component below 95, or TOEFL iBT at the score Algonquin publishes for the test's current format. Where qualified applicants exceed available places, Algonquin selects on English and mathematics proficiency; no minimum GPA is published.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2027 entry the application portal opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027, while later applications are still assessed as space allows; Algonquin publishes no separate equal-consideration date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly via Algonquin's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; instead of one fixed date the college posts a program-by-program closing-date list shortly before each term starts - for Fall 2026 most programs closed 16 September 2026, technology programs by 9-10 September; no Winter 2027 or Fall 2027 international list has been posted yet, so admission remains effectively rolling until each list is published and fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
