Training and Development 



A survey of training and development taking place in the field was conductea, 

 and each district summarized its progress during the previous year. On-the-job 

 training was general with temporary training and familiarization assignments 

 under different branch supervisors. 



Safety and first aid courses continued. Short-term outside courses of the 

 university extension type were sponsored by the Department where it was felt that 

 the subject had direct application to the individual's job. In addition to this, the 

 Department sponsored Public Administration courses at Ryerson (3 years) and 

 at the University of Toronto (2 years) for selected head office employees. 

 Advantage was taken of the seminars and workshops conducted by the American 

 Management Association, and several supervisors attended. 



Five foresters and one biologist from the field completed the diploma course 

 in resources management at the University of Toronto. This course was sponsored 

 by the Department and will continue. 



Work was begun on a training plan to encompass all the training and 

 development for the Department following the general agreement of a training 

 policy. 



The Educational Leave Committee considered eight applications for post- 

 graduate training, and leave of absence was granted in four cases. 



Ontario Forest Ranger School 



(1) General Diploma Course — 



New policy involving 100% increase in students begun. 



(120 instead of 60); 



50% sponsored and 50% paid own way; 



The latter were recruited from secondary schools and 



various employment fields. 



(2) Special Fish and Wildlife Certificate Course — 



25 students graduated. 



(3) Four Scalers Courses completed — 



1 64 men graduated with full scaler's licence, 

 33 graduates with pulp licence only. 



(4) Fire suppression training manuals completed and training 

 policy approved. New training programme in forest fire control 

 ready for application in the succeeding fiscal year. 



(5) Work continued on revision of general course curriculum and 

 student assistant programme. 



Grievances 



Ten grievances were brought to the attention of the Grievances Board, with 

 a number of grievances being resolved at a lower level. This is a decrease of 

 50% from the previous fiscal year. 



Overtime 



The administration of overtime in the Department has been difficult due 

 to the characteristic nature of the work of many of the field staff, where long hours 

 per work day, and six- and seven-day work weeks, during the summer period, 

 have been accepted and to which the work has become adjusted. A study of the 

 situation has been initiated for the following fiscal year. It is expected that over- 

 time as a normal working procedure will be well established throughout the 

 Department in the fiscal year to come. 



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