JUNIOR FOREST RANGER PROGRAMME 



The Junior Forest Ranger programme continues to grow in popularity. In 

 1961, 619 boys participated. In 1964, 1,519 boys participated. Sixteen districts 

 in the Province share in this programme by providing camps, supervision, and 

 lectures. 



TRANSFERS AND PROMOTIONS 



The job advertising routine continued to be used for filling senior positions. 

 Selection committees have been increased at the request of branches and districts. 



TRAINING 

 Ontario Forest Ranger School 



Diploma Course: The enrolment for the 1964 Diploma Course was 87 non- 

 sponsored and 34 sponsored students. The enrolment for 1965 is 113 non- 

 sponsored and 11 sponsored. 



Certificate Courses were given in Fish and Wildlife, Forest Protection and 

 Timber. 



Other Courses taken by Lands and Forests personnel included the Senior 

 Officers' Course and Seminar at Guelph, a course for Managers, Supervisory 

 Training Courses, Personnel Officers' courses and the Certificate Course in Public 

 Administration at Toronto University. All of these courses were sponsored by the 

 Department of Civil Service. 



Three foresters and two biologists completed the Diploma Course in Resource 

 Management at Toronto University. 



Courses given by the Personnel Branch included the four-day Familiari- 

 zation Course which was attended by 29 new foresters and biologists and a 

 four-day Executive Development Course attended by 26 District Foresters, Super- 

 visors and Head Office representatives. 



Other courses attended by Department personnel include the Salary Adminis- 

 tration Seminar at McGill University, a Work Study Course at Peterborough, 

 Motor Fleet Supervisors' Course, a one-day Seminar for secretaries, a course 

 on Human Relations in Safety and a Law-Enforcement Course for Senior Fish 

 and Wildlife personnel held at the Ontario Police College, Aylmer. 



Employees were given educational leave and assistance was granted to several 

 employees who took extension or correspondence courses in various subjects 

 pertinent to their occupation. 



The Department renewed, for one year, the secondment of one forester to 

 the Government of Chile under the auspics of FAO and that for a biologist and 

 a forester to the governments of Tanganyika and Kenya under the Federal External 

 Aid Programme. Dr. C. H. D. Clarke, Chief of the Fish and Wildlife Branch 

 was sent to East Africa to study wildlife management problems and advise govern- 

 ment officials in that area. 



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