How to Register

FormatOnline
ScheduleOctober 2 to December 1, 2023 (4 courses over 8 weeks)
Registrations OpenTBD (2024 Spring)
Registrations CloseSeptember 29, 2023
Tuition$2400 (whole program)
$650 (per course)
ContactDr. Sheri Andrews-Key, Director, Micro-Certificate Programming

Registration

Registrations for the Online Micro-Certificate: Fire Safety for Timber Buildings are currently closed. Join our general waitlist for the Spring 2024 offering to receive a notification once registration opens for the Spring session.

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Full Certificate

The full certificate will include 4 courses.

Individual Courses

Note: Courses must be taken in sequential order, as they build on one another.

Course 1: Fire Safety Regulations and Their Background

Course 2: Fire Science for Wood Products

Course 3: Compartment Fires and Fire Resistance

Course 4: Applications of Fire Safety for Timber Buildings

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Felix Wiesner

Program Instructor

As an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Timber-Built Environment and Fire Safety, Dr. Felix Wiesner outlines the importance of having a holistic fire strategy for timber buildings.

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Duration8 weeks
LocationOnline
Commitment7-8 hours per week
Start dateOctober 2, 2023
Price$2400 (Full Certificate)
$650 (Individual Courses)
How to Register

This program is applicable for the StrongerBC future skills grant, which is open to British Columbians aged 19 years or older – regardless of financial need – and covers up to $3,500 per person for eligible short-term skills training at public post-secondary institutions. This UBC Faculty of Forestry micro-certificate program is approved for full funding. 

Applications for the StrongerBC future skills grant are currently closed.
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