Online Micro-Certificates
The Faculty of Forestry offers online micro-certificate programs taught by leading industry professionals designed specifically for flexible learning and career advancement. In nine weeks or less, develop specific skills and knowledge while earning digital badges that recognize your technical and professional expertise.
Join professionals from over 600 organizations—including government, Indigenous communities, industry, NGOs, consulting, and research—and take your career to the next level. All of our current micro-certificate programs qualify for the StrongerBC future skills grant, which provides up to $3,500 for eligible short-term training.
Explore Our Programs:
Natural Resource Management
Comprehensive Strategies for Managing Natural Resource Environments and Systems
Climate Action and Community Engagement
Starts Oct 6, 2025 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Angela Han
Community Engagement Strategist
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Sheri Andrews-Key
Micro-Certificate Director
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Co-Management of Natural Resources
Starts Sept 29, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 9 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
K’iinuwaas Carrie Anne Vanderhoop
Haida Gwaii Institute Director
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Communication Strategies for Resource Practitioners
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Neil Leveridge
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Forest Carbon Management
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Trevor Gareth Jones
Adjunct Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Forest Health Management
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Richard Hamelin
Professor
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Allan Carroll
Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Foundations of Advanced Silviculture
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Dominik Roeser
Associate Dean, Research Forests & Community Outreach
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Landscape Level Forest Modeling
Starts October 6, 2025 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Kathleen Coupland
Lecturer
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Bioeconomy
Pathways to a Circular and Regenerative Economy
Advanced Life Cycle Assessment of Clean Liquid Fuels
Starts October 6, 2025 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Anna Ringsred (Beavers)
Senior Manager, Energy Compliance Services
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Circular Bioeconomy Business Development
Starts October 6, 2025 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Haibo Feng
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Environmental Footprints of Organizations
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Qingshi Tu
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Life Cycle Assessment of Clean Fuels
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 7 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Anna Ringsred (Beavers)
Senior Manager, Energy Compliance Services
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Strategic Management for Sustainability
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026| 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Hamish van der Ven
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Mass Timber Building
Understanding Sustainable Building Development
Fire Safety for Timber Buildings
Starts October 6, 2025 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Felix Wiesner
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Hybrid Timber Construction
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Cristiano Loss
Associate Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Tall Wood Structures
Starts Oct 6, 2025 & Feb 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Minghao Li
Associate Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant
Zero Carbon Building Solutions
Starts February 2, 2026 | 8 weeks
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Haibo Feng
Assistant Professor
Eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant