Forest & Urban Forest Project Verification Training

August 20, 2009

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Title: Forest & Urban Forest Project Verification Training
Location: Sacramento, CA
Start Date: November 2-3, 2009
Start Time: 08:00 AM PDT
End Time: 5:00 PM PDT

Description:
This training is designed to qualify verifiers to perform project verifications under the Climate Action Reserve’s Forest & Urban Forest Project Protocols. The purpose is to provide a consistent understanding of the Reserve’s expectations for the proper verification procedures. This course will provide a brief summary of forest project accounting concepts and principles, performance monitoring and reporting instructions, protocol eligibility requirements, understanding carbon stocks, calculating baselines, performing core verification activities and procedures for completing verification within the Reserve.

Participants who complete the course and pass the final exam will fulfill a significant eligibility requirement to be qualified as a Lead Project Verifier.

Note: This course assumes that all participants have experience and knowledge on GHG verification and starts from an advanced level. Individuals desiring training on basic GHG verifier skills should take an outside course and/or rely on their verification body’s own internal practices to gain GHG verification experience.

For any individual to be qualified as a Lead Verifier and eligible to conduct verification activities under the Reserve, he/she must meet the following criteria:

  • Attend and successfully complete a required Project Verifier training under the Climate Action Reserve protocols (receive a Certificate of Completion for the training course)
  • Be employed or subcontracted to a verification body accredited under ISO 14065 OR an another approved verification body under the Climate Action Reserve
  • Meet the internal training requirements, following the proper processes and procedures under their ISO 14065 accredited verification body or their approved verification body under the Reserve
  • Be identified as “Lead Verifier” in the Designated Staff roster submitted by their verification body to [email protected]

Course Requirements
In preparation for this course, all participants should:

  • Understand WRI’s GHG Project Protocol
  • Have read the Reserve’s Forest and Urban Forest Reporting and Verification Protocols
  • Bring a laptop to take the course examination

Course Overview
Please be aware as you are making your travel plans that this session will only proceed if we receive a minimum of 10 participants. The Reserve will notify you at least 2 weeks prior if the session will proceed. Also, the session will conclude with a mandatory, timed exam from 3:00-5:00 PM. You must sit and pass the exam to receive a Certificate of Completion and to be qualified as a Lead Verifier under the Climate Action Reserve; there are no exceptions. If you do not wish to take the exam, you may leave at 3:00 PM and receive a Certificate of Attendance. Any individual who does not pass the exam will also receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Exam Time: 2 hours
Part 1: Multiple choice (30 minutes)
Part 2: Short essay (30 minutes)
Part 3: Data interpretation exercise (60 minutes) *For those wishing to re-take the exam from previous project verifier trainings, you may do so at this time by paying a $200 re-sit fee OR contact the Programs Team to find another possible time.*

To sign up for the next training contact Peter Browning @ [email protected] or (213) 542-0297

Payment Information

The price of this training is $1,300.00 USD. You will be supplied with a credit card authorization form once you have successfully completed your registration. Please email our webmaster for any help.

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