PINKERTON ACADEMY

PINKERTON ACADEMY Center for Career and Technical Education 5 Pinkerton Street, Derry, NH 03038-1501 603-437-5200 x 1173 PINKERTON ACADEMY Student Competency Profile Forestry Technology and Environmental Studies/Outdoor Skills YOG/Completed Program: 2009 The student has demonstrated 0-No exposure 2-Proficient proficiency at the level indicated: 1-Not yet proficient 3-Surpasses proficiency Authorized Signatures: Instructor: ___________________________ Employer: __________________________ SCH = School OJT = On-the-Job Training Sch OJT I. Core Technical Competencies 22. Produce printed interpretive Sch OJT material 1. Identify natural resources 23. Produce technical report 2. Identify resource management 24. Identify native trees and shrubs organizations 25. Identify wildlife species 3. Identify human impact on natural resources 26. Identify fish species 4. Describe ecosystem relationships 27. Identify insects 5. Participate in habitat conservation 28. Describe hydrologic cycle project 29. Describe nitrogen cycle 6. Map interpretation 30. Describe carbon cycle 7. Compass use 31. Describe nutrient cycle 8. Survey and establish sample 32. Describe succession plots 33. Describe primary/secondary 9. Resource inventory/population producers studies 34. Describe predator/prey 10. Collect resource availability/health relationships data 35. Identify potential pollution sources 11. Maintain databases of resource 36. Define watershed boundaries data 37. Describe weather/climatic factors 12. Describe sustainable harvest 38. Describe forest harvest levels techniques 13. Water quality assessment 39. Describe wildlife harvest 14. Demonstrate forest stand techniques improvements 40. Describe fish harvest techniques 15. Demonstrate wildlife habitat 41. Describe public recreation use as enhancement a product 16. Demonstrate recreation area 42. Demonstrate outdoor fire enhancement prevention 17. Recognize outdoor workplace 43. Identify and report plant/animal dangers diseases 18. Recognize native poisonous 44. Identify and report insect plants/animals observances 19. Develop natural resource public 45. Identify invasive species use area 46. Describe alternative energy 20. Lead interpretive tour of natural sources area 47. Describe “Leave No Trace” 21. Develop interpretive nature trail principles II. Core Career Competencies Important Notice to the Student: If you wish to have a Sch OJT copy of this Competency Profile made available to a 48. Venture creation potential and prospective employer the Center for Career and steps in planning the venture Technical Education office must have a “Consent for 49. Venture startup and operation. Release of Information” form on file. 50. Planning the venture’s future 51. Identify characteristics of an entrepreneur 52. Community leadership, democratic principles, and social responsibility 53. Decision making & problem solving 54. Self management 55. Communication skills 56. Ability to work with others 57. Information use - research, analysis, technology 58. Mathematical concepts 59. Safety 60. Career development III. Work Experience Cooperative Education Employer #1 Hours Job Description Employer Comments: Employer #2 Hours Job Description Employer Comments: IV. Other Technical Competencies Sch OJT 1.Leadership 2.Extra-curricular Involvement 3. 4. 5.