Finding a Sponsor

Finding a Sponsor

Finding a sponsor

As trainee, you must have a sponsor during your enrolment period. Among other things, your sponsor agrees to oversee your growth and development as you work towards becoming a practising registrant. Sponsors periodically review your practice diary and professional development plan, and help to identify practice areas that may be missing in your work experience.

Individuals pursuing an RPF designation must be sponsored by a practising RPF. Individuals pursuing an RFT designation can be sponsored by either a practising RFT or a practising RPF.

You will identify a sponsor when completing your application for registration as a trainee with FPBC.

Your sponsor:

  • must be a practising registrant in good standing with FPBC;

  • must not be related by blood or marriage to the trainee, per the Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct;

  • must not be in a subordinate position to the trainee.

Find a sponsor by:

  • getting recommendations or suggestions from colleagues;
  • networking within your community (who do you look up to, who are you comfortable with?);
  • using the registry of BC forest professionals to identify individuals who work in your area; or
  • contacting the registration and compliance department for assistance.

Changing your sponsor

While you need to have a sponsor at all times during your enrolment period, it is possible to change your sponsor.
There are many reasons why you may need to change your sponsor, such as relocation, incompatibility, employment change, your sponsor can no longer maintain the commitment, or your sponsor ceases to be a practising registrant in good standing.
The change-of-sponsor process is simple and can be completed once you have identified a new sponsor.


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