HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE (HCV) ASSESSOR LICENSING SCHEME (ALS)

TRAINING COURSE
16-20 January 2017, Accra, Ghana
The HCV approach which was introduced by the FSC in the context of forest
certification has now been adopted into the requirements of many certification
schemes including the FSC, RSPO, SAN, Bonsucro (sugar), RTRS and others. The
Key Course Objectives
RSPO in January 2015 required that HCV assessments under its New Plantings
Procedures (NPP) must be conducted throughHCVa definitions,
licensed HCVtheir
assessors. Demand Network
for the HCV Approach is also growing for HCV assessmentsininpractice
interpretation and the
other ecosystems
RTN is HCVRN approved HCV
overalldealing
such as grasslands and marine. Many businesses HCV approach
in forest products and
Training Organisation
agricultural commodities have included the HCV approach in their purchasing
policies. Many investors and financial institutions have also included HCV
requirement in their investment policies.

How is the Course organised?

Course objectives are achieved in two main stages:
Stage 1: A pre-classroom HCV knowledge and assessment skills building
stage immersive stage. RT provides participants with the relevant
background documents for adequate preparation and an online multiple
choice test to enable participant test their own progress.
Stage 2: A 5 day interactive face-to-face classroom work to enable
participants fill knowledge gaps, sharpen their assessment and reporting
skills. This stage involves presentations, group exercises, group
discussions, and series of HCV assessment simulations. A brief final test is
conducted base on the training modules.
Language: English APPLY
various agriculture and forest
certification schemes which HCVs are Course Evaluation
Key Course Objectives integrated into their requirements. Final evaluation of each participant
The increasing application of the HCV covers
Deepen participants
understanding of the
concept to risk management, A short open book home-
investor decisions and policy based test before to be
overall HCV Approach and
development also make it suitable submitted before the
HCV assessment within the
for consultants who would want to classroom work
HCVRN normative
deepen their understanding of the Attendance at the
requirements and best
HCV Approach and assessment classroom phase
practice
Sharpen participants lead Final test at the end of the
assessor skills through Why You Should Attend! classroom phase
series of experiential Course designed using effective adult HCV evaluation public
simulated HCV assessments learning principles so you achieve summary reporting
and reporting cases in your learning objectives under your assignment to be submitted
teams control and less stressful 2 weeks after classroom
End of course assignment counts phase.
towards your 3 assessment
Who Should Attend?
participation required for ALS Lead APPLY
The course is suitable for
Assessor qualification and Online : APPLY NOW
professionals who would want to
opportunity to participate in future Offline : Download Form
deepen their understanding of the
HCV assessments.
HCV Approach or be part of HCV
HCV experience is growing Or for enquiries contact
assessment teams
requirement in most sustainability training@resourcetrustgh.net
However, this is most suitable for
manager position requirements
those who would want to achieve the
Subsidized fees under the RTN Local Resourcetrust Network
HCVRN ALS Lead Assessor
Capacity Building Programme No. 4 Lemon Road, North Legon,
qualification especially for the RSPO
Accra, Ghana
programme HCV assessments.
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Equally suitable are auditors for the