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Congratulations to Certification award winner, Luigi Richardson on achieving AWB certification!
Certification awards
The OCTWS is offering awards to cover the application fee to apply for TWS professional accreditation as an Associate Wildlife Biologist® (AWB®). Certification constitutes recognition by TWS that, to its best knowledge, a member meets the minimum educational, experience, and ethical standards adopted by the Society for professional wildlife biologists. Applications will be reviewed by a team of OCTWS directors, including Don Barnes, who is the Canadian expert in TWS certification.
Read more about TWS certification here: https://wildlife.org/certification-programs/ wildlife.org/certification-programs/
Download the TWS certification policies & instruction manual
Watch a webinar on TWS certification
Find out more about why you should become certified here: http://www.octws.ca/certification.html
To be eligible, you must:
1. currently be an OCTWS member in good standing (membership dues paid),
2. meet the minimum requirements for Associate Wildlife Biologist® (AWB®) certification,
3. Agree to make suggested changes to your application before submitting to TWS,
4. Agree to apply for certification within one month of being selected to receive the award.
Please note that although applications will be reviewed by OCTWS to ensure they meet the minimum requirements, TWS may require additional changes before accepting the application. Receiving the accreditation is under the authority of TWS and not OCTWS. You must be a member in good standing (dues paid) with TWS to apply for certification. If you are not a member of TWS at the time you apply this award, you must become a TWS member before you can apply for certification.
More information coming soon!
Associate Wildlife Biologist® Description
An individual who has completed rigorous academic standards and is judged able to represent the profession as an ethical practitioner will be designated as an Associate Wildlife Biologist®. The AWB® certification is granted for 10 years and cannot be renewed. An AWB® certified individual can upgrade to Certified Wildlife Biologist® during the 10 year time period once the necessary experience requirements are obtained. Don Barnes is the chair of the Canadian Sections Certification Committee, and it is highly likely that with input from Don, applications will need little to no changes before being accepted by TWS.
Download the AWB® application
The OCTWS is offering awards to cover the application fee to apply for TWS professional accreditation as an Associate Wildlife Biologist® (AWB®). Certification constitutes recognition by TWS that, to its best knowledge, a member meets the minimum educational, experience, and ethical standards adopted by the Society for professional wildlife biologists. Applications will be reviewed by a team of OCTWS directors, including Don Barnes, who is the Canadian expert in TWS certification.
Read more about TWS certification here: https://wildlife.org/certification-programs/ wildlife.org/certification-programs/
Download the TWS certification policies & instruction manual
Watch a webinar on TWS certification
Find out more about why you should become certified here: http://www.octws.ca/certification.html
To be eligible, you must:
1. currently be an OCTWS member in good standing (membership dues paid),
2. meet the minimum requirements for Associate Wildlife Biologist® (AWB®) certification,
3. Agree to make suggested changes to your application before submitting to TWS,
4. Agree to apply for certification within one month of being selected to receive the award.
Please note that although applications will be reviewed by OCTWS to ensure they meet the minimum requirements, TWS may require additional changes before accepting the application. Receiving the accreditation is under the authority of TWS and not OCTWS. You must be a member in good standing (dues paid) with TWS to apply for certification. If you are not a member of TWS at the time you apply this award, you must become a TWS member before you can apply for certification.
More information coming soon!
Associate Wildlife Biologist® Description
An individual who has completed rigorous academic standards and is judged able to represent the profession as an ethical practitioner will be designated as an Associate Wildlife Biologist®. The AWB® certification is granted for 10 years and cannot be renewed. An AWB® certified individual can upgrade to Certified Wildlife Biologist® during the 10 year time period once the necessary experience requirements are obtained. Don Barnes is the chair of the Canadian Sections Certification Committee, and it is highly likely that with input from Don, applications will need little to no changes before being accepted by TWS.
Download the AWB® application