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PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE WORKSHOP VICTORIA, BC DECEMBER 15, 2010 Sponsored by: Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands Ministry of Natural Resource Operations Forest Industry ABCFP 1
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PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE WORKSHOP 

VICTORIA, BC 

 

DECEMBER 15, 2010 

 

 

 

Sponsored by: 

Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands 

Ministry of Natural Resource Operations 

Forest Industry 

ABCFP 

   

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Acknowledgements

Organizing Committee: Brian Barber Diane Douglas Mike Larock Joe LeBlanc Chuck Rowan Otto Schulte

Facilitators: Susan Zedel Jen Erlendson Darrell Wood

Professional Reliance Website: 

https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timten/FRPA_implementation/Professional_Reliance.htm  

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Professional Reliance Workshop - Victoria

8:30 am - 12:30 pm December 15, 2010

Location:

Ambrosia Conference and Event Centre 638 Fisgard Street

Victoria BC 250.475.1948

Workshop objectives: 1. To increase understanding of professional reliance as it applies to forestry operations and policy

development 2. Inform HQ staff of professional reliance initiatives across the province 3. Clarify next steps to address barriers and opportunities for advancing professional reliance Audience: Forest professionals and champions of professional reliance working for government, tenure holders and consultants in the capital region. Other professionals and persons from other regions with an interest in advancing professional reliance in the forest sector are also welcome to attend. Registration limited to 120 persons.

8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee and Networking

9:00 - 9:10 Introductions/Welcome/Overview Brian Barber, RPF

9:10 - 9:15 Message from Hon. Pat Bell Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands (MFML)

9:15 - 9:45 Professional Reliance – opening remarks Jim Snetsinger, RPF & Otto Schulte, RPF

9:45 – 10:00 Groups Discussion – Learning Objectives and Top Questions

10:00 - 10:20 Coffee

10:20 – 10:40 PR Survey Key Learnings Brian Barber, RPF

10:40 - 11:00 What is Professional Reliance? And the role of the ABCFP Mike Larock, RPF

11:00 - 11:30 Building Trust and PR: Successful Examples Joe LeBlanc, RPF & Chuck Rowan, RPF

11:30 – 12:00 Breakout Session

12:00 - 12:15 Questions and Discussion 

12:15 – 12:30 Wrap up and next steps Brian Barber, RPF

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Professional Reliance Workshop - Victoria

Chief Forester, Forest Resource Stewardship Division, Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands Jim Snetsinger

On November 8, 2004, Jim was appointed to the position of Chief Forester, Forest Resource Stewardship Division. In this position, his main duties include: allowable annual cut determinations; setting forest stewardship policy; establishing standards for practices; and providing leadership to the Forest Resource Stewardship Division.

After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1979, with a BSc in Forestry, Jim came to British Columbia in the fall and started his career with a forestry consulting firm in Prince George. He then went to work with BC Hydro as a forester for approximately five years before joining the British Columbia Forest Service in 1986.

Jim has worked in various positions in the ministry, including appraisal officer, regional recreation officer, operations manager in the old Morice Forest District, regional staff manager, regional manager and regional executive director for the Northern Interior Forest Region. He also served as the regional director for Land and Water BC for a short period in 2002.

While in Smithers, Jim spent 10 years as an active member of the Smithers Minor Hockey Association. He and his wife Joanne have two children, a son who is a graduate forester and a daughter in university. He loves most sports, but favours golf and tennis.

Welcome and intros

Good morning everyone and welcome to Victoria. It’s my pleasure to be with you here to today to discuss advancing professional reliance in BC’s forest sector – and in policy development in particular.

I’d like to provide you with some background and context for this initiative; what we mean by advancing PR; as well as the vision, desired outcomes, approach, and leadership of this initiative.

As Minister Bell stated in the video, we’ve been working under a PR model since the FRPA was introduced in 2004. But as you all know, we’ve all be relying on the advice and work of forest professionals for decades.

Nonetheless, we still have a ways to go in trusting and accepting the work of forest professionals in BC, irrespective of their employer.

Background and Context

This initiative emerged through the MFR’s business response in January 2010. It is one of several initiatives that seek to enhance the effectiveness, innovation and competitiveness of BC’s natural resource sector.

Advancing Professional Reliance still remains a key initiative of government regardless of the recent restructuring of the natural resource sector ministries.

What is advancing professional reliance?

Professional reliance, as defined by the ABCFP, means accepting and relying upon the decisions and advice of professionals who, in turn, can be held accountable for those decisions and advice.

Advancing Professional reliance is not about abrogating all land management and stewardship responsibilities to professionals. Licensees and government are ultimately accountable for forest management in BC.

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Both licensees and gov’t need to trust and rely upon the work of forest professionals; and they can and do exercise management prerogative when considering professional advice. Licensees, government and professionals must therefore work together in a “professional reliance system”. We want to improve and advance this system.

Vision and Outcomes

Our vision is, by 2012, that government, licensees and the public understand, accept and can confidently rely on a professional reliance system that ensures sound stewardship of the province’s natural resources.

By achieving this vision, we expect to realize the following outcomes:

• a culture of mutual respect and trust between govt and industry – and between professionals; • a shared, common understanding of professional reliance; • clear accountabilities – of government, licensees & professionals; • an environment that supports innovative practices; • more effective application and use of risk management; • more efficient processes; and, as a result, • reduced transaction costs and efficient use of limited resources,

Collectively these will serve to increase the competitiveness of BC’s resource sectors without compromising the health and productivity of forest and range lands;

Judging from the responses to the survey, not everyone shares these views. This in itself represents one of our biggest challenges.

Approach

We are using a 3-pronged approach to achieve this vision and outcomes: Raise awareness and understanding of PR across govt and industry

1. Identify operational and administrative barriers and opportunities to PR within our current policy framework; and, later on, if necessary...

2. Make legislative changes to strengthen the PR model. The scope of this 3-pronged approach is initially to be focused on forest practices. Trying to tackle PR across all agencies and professions at the same time is not practicable.

Over time we will broaden this initiative to include other agencies and professionals. This has already begun. MoE has expressed interest in participating the steering committee, participates on the PR working group. I’m glad to see a number of MoE staff and other professionals with us today.

Leadership

As Minister Bell stated, advancing PR requires a collaborative effort between govt, industry, the association and consultants. A steering committee consisting of senior managers from MFR, Industry and the ABCFP, chaired by Sharon Glover, is charged with setting and overseeing direction.

Brian Barber and Brian Westgate also lead a cross agency PFIT professional reliance working group. The steering committee has asked tasked this group with developing a workplan for raising awareness & understanding, and exploring barriers and opportunities to advancing professional reliance. For the latter, ideas and examples will be drawn from the survey, and from different business areas.

This provincial oversight does not preclude, nor has it to-date, regional Operational Issues Forums and other groups from discussing PR issues and seeking solutions independently. The advantage of vetting successful ideas through the PR working group, is that those ideas can subsequently be shared and implemented across the province.

As participants in this workshop, you can also serve to advance PR by leading and championing change in your respective offices – where they be government districts, industry divisions, community tenure offices and consulting firms

As Executive Sponsor for PR within the Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands, I will continue to champion change within our organization. Policies will be reviews with a professional reliance lens. My staff will also continue to work closely with our colleagues in the new Ministry of Natural Resource Operations, MoE and with other professions, to ensure that PR will be implemented successfully on the front-lines.

Summary

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• PR is a top priority of the Nat Resource Sector Ministries • Success depends on govt, industry and professionals working together to achieve the vision and desired outcomes • This begins with establishing trust, mutual respect and a shared understanding between govt and industry, and between

resource professionals. • You can be the leaders of this change.

BC is already a world leader in sustainable forest management. Let’s take it to the next level, and create a system where professionals are trusted, valued, able to innovate and take risks, while protecting the environment and improving our economy.

All the best in your deliberations today.

I look forward to working with you in advancing professional reliance in BC.

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Otto Schulte, RPF 

Vice President, International Forest Products Limited (“Interfor”) 

Otto graduated from UBC Forestry in 1979 and started with Whonnock Industries Ltd. (now Interfor) as a Forest Engineer and F.I.T. A few years later Otto and his wife Leslie moved into, and raised their three sons in, isolated logging camps on the Coast of British Columbia. In 1988 he moved on to other companies including Westar Timber, G&F Logging Company Ltd., Pacific Forest Products Ltd. and Western Forest Products Ltd., before returning again to Interfor in 1998. Otto is pleased to represent the Coast as Co‐Chair of the Coast Operations Issues Forum along with Sharon Hadway, Regional Executive Director, MNRO. 

Speaking Notes ‐ Introduction: 

• Through my career the people and places have changed, but the issues are common across regions at any particular time. 

• Times have changed since I entered the business. 

• Forestry practices are completely different today than they were 30 years ago. 

• Today’s workshop is about Moving Professional Reliance Forward, in all regions of the Province. 

Our Progression to Professional Reliance: 

• 30 years ago it was all about lowest possible costs.  

• Today it is all about lowest possible costs…………....while balancing a myriad of other values that are important to us around the environment, other plants, animals, fish, visual quality, First Nations, other users, etc., etc.   This is a long sentence that really has no other end than with etcetera. 

• To get from there to here, we had the prescriptive Forest Practices Code. 

• The Code was effective in pulling us away from unsustainable and sometimes damaging practices and our basic ignorance of other values. 

• On the flip side the high costs of the Code, combined with Super Stumpage, caused serious damage to the economic viability of the forest sector. 

• Fortunately we moved to FRPA in 2004, ushering in the era of Professional Reliance and ushering out “cookbook style forestry”. Thanks to many of you folks who helped develop FRPA. 

• 7 years later we can look back and see tremendous progress in moving to the PR model.  

• FRPA is the vehicle to balance social, environmental and economic interests. 

• PR is the key to run the vehicle. 

• We still have a ways to go to see PR fully in place and functioning as it was intended and as it should be, hence the workshops being held across the Province over this past year. 

 

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Industry’s View of Professional Reliance: 

• Industry fully supports a fully functioning PR model. 

• It isn’t perfect. 

• But it is probably ideal given our time and place. 

• We have demonstrated clearly that PR works well given our rather unusual Crown Land system. (Most of the rest of the free world has a private land model) 

• FRPA is the vehicle and PR is the key.  

• I believe the forest companies take this seriously. 

• Having independent forest professionals working for a public company provides me with the assurance that we are living up to our legal obligations and positions us to be successful with 3rd party external audits, particularly for environmental certification.  

• Public companies place equal weighting on safety, environment and providing a return to our investors.  

• The values are not exclusive to each other. Each is inter‐dependent and all are a part of doing business. 

• A successful forest company can be defined as being safe, environmentally responsible and economically viable. 

• Balancing values within FRPA can be a heavy weight, but as Jim said this is why we rely on, and trust, professionals.  

Our Expectations from Today: 

• Indeed the challenge for Forest Professionals is to seek the balance within the FRPA goals around social, environmental and economic interests. 

• This challenge lands in the forest, not behind a desk. It’s the results that count. 

• We learned from the Code that rigid prescriptions do not work in the field. 

• There is always something in nature that does not fit the cookie cutter approach. 

• Your challenge, as policy makers, is to put on a PR lens to ensure policies are designed to compliment and support the role of the Forest Professional working in a PR world. 

• My advice is to put yourselves in the shoes of the practitioner, whether an industry or government professional, to provide them with the tools they need. 

• We can have the best of all worlds if we all continue to do our part and work together as Jim described so well.  

• Thank you.  

 

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Professional RelianceProfessional RelianceSurvey ResultsSurvey Results

Brian Barber, RPFMinistry of Forests, Mines and Lands, Victoria

Professional Reliance WorkshopDecember 15, 2010

Victoria, BC

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OverviewOverview

Purpose BackgroundSurvey ContentsS R dSurvey RespondentsResponses and key findingsSummary and ConclusionsNext stepsAcknowledgements

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Purpose of SurveyPurpose of Survey

Support Advancing Professional RelianceAssess current understanding and application of PR Identify barriers and opportunities to PRIdentify barriers and opportunities to PRGuide development of workshopsProvide a baseline for measuring success

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BackgroundBackground1st draft by RSI Operational Issues Forum (OIF) teamProvincial team - collaboration by MFR, Licensees, and ABCFP.S M kSurveyMonkeyInvitations to MFR staff, ABCFP & othersOpen Sept. 7 to 26, 2010Anonymous entries

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Survey ContentsSurvey Contents7 Sections: 127 statements + comments

1. Respondent Information2. Understanding of PR *3 Application of PR *3. Application of PR 4. ABCFP *5. Personal Professional Practice †6. Plans and Submissions *7. Training and general comments

* agreement † frequency

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Survey RespondentsSurvey Respondents

1425 Respondents & 1900 Comments

RSI RNI RCO Victoria49% 34% 31% 10%

BC Govt Licensees Consultants Other55% 24% 18% 3%

RPF RFT FIT PEng PAg RPBioOthers

63% 30% 3% 10%

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Analysing Survey ResultsAnalysing Survey Results

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Coloured mean score tablesColoured mean score tablesSection 2. Understanding Professional Reliance Provincial Consultant/

IndependentForest tenure

holderGovernment

of B.CMean Mean Mean Mean

8. I understand the meaning and application of professional reliance in the context of managing BC’s forest and range resources. 79 79 83 77

9. I understand how forest professionals are held accountable to each other, their association, their employers and the public. 76 79 84 71

10. I can readily access or find information regarding professional reliance, accountability and practices. 74 73 78 72

11. I know whom to consult should I have questions regarding professional reliance, accountability and practices. 71 72 75 69

12. I have a good understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of government, licensees, and professionals that combined constitute the professional reliance system. 67 65 71 66

13. I understand the differences between the legal obligations of professionals vs. the legal obligations of tenure holders. 72 74 76 70

14. Advancing professional reliance is a shared responsibility of government, licensees, and professionals (including the ABCFP). 79 80 85 75

15a. Advancing professional reliance will: Reduce transaction costs. 62 62 73 5815b. Advancing professional reliance will: Lead to more efficient processes (e.g. plan submission and approvals. 67 69 80 60

15c. Advancing professional reliance will: Lead to more efficient use of resources. 61 64 76 5215d. Advancing professional reliance will: Lead to more innovative practices. 59 64 72 5015e. Advancing professional reliance will: Lead to more effective application of risk management. 59 63 73 51

15f. Advancing professional reliance will: Improve stewardship of the province’s natural resources. 50 58 68 38

15g. Advancing professional reliance will: Increase public understanding, confidence and trust in professionals. 46 52 61 37

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Ave. scores based on: 100 = Strongly disagree 75 = Agree 50 = Neutral25 = Disagree 0 = Strongly Disagree

Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsS. 2 S. 2 –– Understanding PRUnderstanding PR

Personal Understanding of PR - High PR is a Shared Responsibility - High Desired outcomes of PR – Variable

A li i f Ri k◦ Application of Risk◦ Stewardship◦ Public confidence and trust

Industry – Higher Consultants – Mid Govt – Lower

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Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsS. 3 S. 3 –– Application of PRApplication of PR

Low scores but consistent by employerTrust and working relationships – LowCompetence by employer group – High

b t biased t ne’s em l er r...but biased to one’s employer groupApplication of PR to business areas◦ Engineering – High◦ Stewardship - Mid◦ Cruise and Appraisals – Low◦ Monitoring - Low

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Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsS. 4 S. 4 –– Assoc. of BC Forest ProfessionalsAssoc. of BC Forest Professionals

Standards for Accepting Members - HighAccessible information – HighStandards and Guidance - MidAssessing Member Competence - LowDisciplinary process – Variable

Industry slightly Higher than Govt

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Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsS. 5 S. 5 –– Personal Professional PracticePersonal Professional Practice

Based on ABCFP Bylaws and Standards of PracticeHigh, but contrasts with scores for s. 2 - Application of PR Areas f r im r ement: Areas for improvement: ◦ Peer reviews◦ Document professional

development and decisions◦ Maintain currency in practice◦ Bring unresolved issues to attention of the

ABCFP (disciplinary process) 12

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Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsS. 6 S. 6 –– Plans and SubmissionsPlans and SubmissionsVariable responses by employer group:

Pressure by reviewer to modify planProvision of rationalesClear and understandableConsidered non-legal Considered non-legal obligations, options, risksFree of errors and omissionsVerifiable and measurableField checks confirm successVariable quality of professional work

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Responses and Key FindingsResponses and Key FindingsComments : Themes and ThreadsComments : Themes and Threads

Reflect lack of.... ◦ understanding and support for PR◦ trust between professionals

“Fox guarding the hen house”“Industry manages to bottom line”Industry manages to bottom-line◦ understanding of different roles &

responsibilities (RPF vs. licensee)◦ consistency in application of PRConcerns with... ◦ quality of work & professional competence◦ ABCFP and accountability processes

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Survey responses and results demonstrate.... High interest in PR – as a topicVariable understanding & support for PRApplication of PR varies by person, location

SummarySummary

and business area.Consistency between regions by employer groupsDifferent views based on employer group - gov’t vs. tenure holder vs. consultant

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ConclusionsConclusionsTo advance PR, we need to....

Improve understanding of PR: Increase trust between industry/govtClarify roles & responsibilities within PR systemApply PR consistently (where appropriate) Improve understanding and application of accountability processes (e.g. ABCFP, C&E)

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Next StepsNext StepsUse results to....

• workshops• identify barriers and ops to PR• build PR Workplan

C l l • Complete survey analysis report • Conduct another (shorter) survey Sept ‘11 • Measure and celebrate success !

http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/timten/FRPA_implementation/Professional_Reliance.htm

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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsThe following people made significant contributions to the survey and assessing its results:

Government Industry ABCFPRay Crampton Archie MacDonald Mike LarockWayne Martin Larry Gardner John McClary Otto SchulteLarry Hanlon Chuck RowanThomas ChenBrian Barber

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Role of the ABCFP in P f i l R liProfessional Reliance

Victoria Workshop December 15, 2010

Mike Larock RPF Director of Professional Practice and Forest Stewardship

Presentation Points

• The legislative structure in place.

• How does Professional Reliance fit in?

• What is the ABCFP doing and what is the future potential?

Foresters Act (2003)

Creates 1. the practice of professional forestry

2. the forest professionals

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3. the ABCFP

Charges the ABCFP with serving and protecting the public interest

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Foresters Act (2003)Practice of Professional Forestry has four parts

1. Verbs: advising, performing, directing servicesS d i li ti ti

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2. Scope and implications respecting forests

3. Require the specialized education, knowledge and experience of a registered member

4. Non inclusive list of examples

Forest and Range Practices Act

Definition “forest practice” means a prescribed activity that is carried out by

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y ya) the governmentb) tenure holder

Foresters Act (2003)Duties and Objects

1. Ensuring competence, integrity, independence and professional conduct of members

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conduct of members2. Advocate and uphold principles of

stewardship

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Framework

Tenure holder is steward of the forest in partnership with the government

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Utilize professional service founded on principles of stewardship

How does Professional Reliance fit in?“the practice of accepting and relying upon the decisions and advice of professionals who accept responsibility and can be held

t bl f th d i i th k

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accountable for the decisions they make and the advice they give.”

(Guideline: Definition of Professional Reliance. September 2004)

How does Professional Reliance fit in?

Professional AccountabilityMeans to answer

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Result Consequence CapableAcceptance

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How do we hold each other Accountable?

1. Informal questions2. Verbal Incorporation 3 W i I i

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3. Written Incorporation4. An independent opinion5. Peer Review6. An arbiter7. ABCFP Complaint Process

Understanding Roles

Teamwork approach to forestry

Forest professional responsibilities

St d d f f i l tiStandards of professional practiceDue diligence; peer review; professional quality workBe an advocate for change

good forest stewardshippublic interest

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Understanding Roles

Teamwork approach to forestry

Submitting professional responsibilities

O f i l k d tOwns professional work - productEnsure work meets lawResponsible to collect and assess the reasonableness of information Use qualified people

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Understanding RolesTeamwork approach to forestry

Reviewing professional responsibilities

Own the strength of the reviewOwn the strength of the reviewObjective assessment (reasonableness)Meets the legal tests of employerStrengthen the professional submissionProvide information and advice

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Understanding RolesDecision Maker

Guided by legal testsUse available information to inform the decisionEvaluate decide risk acceptabilityEvaluate, decide risk acceptabilityEvaluate, decide balance point

Tenure holderResponsible to follow the lawResponsible with DDM for management prerogative

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What the ABCFP is doing in professional reliance.

Improving understanding and direction• Standards, Guidance, Professional DevelopmentSupporting the legal foundationpp g g• Raising awareness with employers, governmentEnsuring competence and conduct• BCFP; practice reviews; access to practice

information

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What can professional reliance look like in the futureProfessional support

ABCFP suite of practice assistanceEmployer endorsement of professional service

Trust in professional serviceConfidence and ExpectationContinuum of practice (gaps, overlap)

Professional assuranceCompetent, accountable

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How can we get there?The onus is on the employers to

understand the practice of professional forestry and use professional service.

The onus is on the ABCFP to enforce t d d t t fi dcompetence and conduct; to confirm and

report on good professional work.

The onus is on the professional to undertake their practice consistent with the Foresters Act, ABCFP bylaws and other legislation.

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330 - 321 Water StreetVancouver BC, V6B 1B8Ph: 604-687-8027Fax: 604-687-3264E-mail: [email protected]: www.abcfp.ca

330 - 321 Water StreetVancouver BC, V6B 1B8Ph: 604-687-8027Fax: 604-687-3264E-mail: [email protected]: www.abcfp.ca

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Chuck Rowan, Ministry Natural Resource Operations

Joe LeBlanc, International Forest Products Ltd.

Coast Operational Issue Forum “Quick Win” processMinistry of Forests and Range prioritiesprioritiesOther

Build trust and relationships asfoundation of effective professional reliance model

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Understanding PRPR Roles and ResponsibilitiesTrust and relationshipsTrust and relationshipsAccountabilityOthers

District Professional Reliance WorkshopsCulture Change Presentation Companion GuideForest Management Leadership TeamMonitor results

Submitting professional

Reviewing professional

Decision Maker

Tenure Holder

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Prior to submission for determination◦Open discussions are encouraged

After submission for determination◦ Submission supported by both forest

professionals

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Understanding PRRoles and ResponsibilitiesR i lRationaleAccountabilityField ReviewRisk

Understanding PRTrustR l i hiRelationshipsAccountabilityDue Regard and Respect

SuccessesOpportunitiesChallengesChallenges

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Breakout Session Professional Reliance Workshop 

11:30 am‐12:00 pm December 15, 2010 

Victoria  

Background:  

The survey results show that we need to... ◦ Improve understanding of PR:  ◦ Increase trust between industry/govt ◦ Clarify roles & responsibilities within PR system ◦ Apply PR consistently   ◦ Improve understanding and application of accountability processes (e.g.  

ABCFP, C&E)  

Breakout Exercise:  

1. Form groups at designated tables for the following business areas/practices:  

a. Stewardship – plans and standards b. Inventory and Timber Supply c. Tenures and authorizations – e.g. cutting, road permits. d. Cruise and appraisal submissions e. Engineering f. Government action regulation orders 

g. Government Monitoring and C&E h. ABCFP Accountability Processes i. Other (TBD based on participants present

 

2. Identify one or two PR‐policy‐related issues associated with this business area or practice 

3. Self‐identify a facilitator or lead and a scribe. 4. Clarify the issue and potential solutions (using Survey conclusions above as a 

guide) 5. Develop a draft action plan that you and your colleagues will commit to 

undertake within next  6 months to 1 year to resolve the issue.  Plan to include: 

a. Champion and/or Leads b. Whom to involve and consult c. Forum and process (e.g. use existing committee 123) d. Target milestones and timelines 

6. Record issue and draft action plan on poster paper. 7. If time permits, spokesperson to report out on issue(s) and one‐two action items. 8. Scribe to type up notes and email to [email protected] by Friday Dec. 17. 

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