Diploma in Forestry Technician - Adaptive Practices (Co-Op) is a diploma in Energy Engineering programme taught at Fleming College in Peterborough, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,566 per year (CAD 4,766 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Energy Engineering
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,766 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,566 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
There are career opportunities anywhere there is a forest, in rural, wilderness, and urban settings. Major employers in the field seek to hire Fleming graduates, so there are many career opportunities straight out of college. You could find yourself working for hydroelectric companies, conservation authorities, municipalities, forest industry (woodlands, sawmills, pulp mills), government agencies, forest nurseries, federal/provincial forestry-related ministries, and private contractors both within Canada and abroad. Job titles you may hold include forest ecosystem assessor, firefighter, silviculture technician, forest technician, conservation authority technician, forest operation supervisor, and forest planner. With additional training, you could also work as a forester. There are lots of opportunities for women! Employers of Forestry Technicians are after brains, not brawn in the men and women they hire.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires Grade 11 College-level (C) Mathematics and Grade 12 College-level (C) English, or recognised mature-student status; the majority of courses must be at College (C) or Open (O) level, with University (U) or Mixed (M) courses accepted where a College-level course is listed. The programme page sets no minimum admission average, portfolio, interview or clearance requirement, and states no programme-specific language scores, so Fleming College's general English proficiency requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 46, or Duolingo English Test 105. Most forestry employers expect a G2 driver's licence by the second semester, an employability note rather than an admission requirement.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for full-time programmes starting in the 2027 fall intake the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and Fleming also runs a January start; applications received after 1 February are processed first-come, first-served until programmes are full. International applicants apply via the OCAS International Application Service to the September, January or May intake and face no fixed deadline; Fleming instead recommends applying between six weeks and five months before the intended start depending on home country, and processes files on a rolling basis with offers typically issued within 5-10 business days. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
