Thinking About Becoming a Park

Ranger?

If you:

• Are physically fit

• Like meeting new people

• Like exploring the outdoors

• Want to help park visitors

enjoy a safe and rewarding

experience

• Want to protect Alberta’s

landscape

Valuable Skills to Have

• General knowledge of the Alberta Parks

system

• Background or experience in the

outdoors

• Ability to swim

• Having a working knowledge of:

• Firearms

• Boats

• Horses

• Off-highway vehicles/snowmobiles

• Chainsaws

• Possession and Acquisition Licence

• Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card

What are the

Details?

Attendance in or completion of post-secondary education in:

• Natural resource management

• Conservation enforcement

• Criminal justice/police science

• Social science

• Outdoor recreation program, or

• Other related field

Educational Requirements

Additional Requirements • Class 5 Driver’s Licence

Defensive Driving Certificate

• Standard First Aid and CPR

Level “C”

• PARE test, 4:45 min. or less

• Criminal Records Check

• Psychological Screening

• Completion of in-house

Seasonal Training

Boating Regulations

Wildlife Act

Guided Imagery

Enforcement Database

Mental Conditioning

Patrol Procedures

Use of Force

Officer Safety

Vehicle Stops

Subject Control

Baton

Strikes/Counterstrikes

OC Spray

Edged Weapon Defense

Pressure Points

Ground Fighting

Contextual based training

Parks 101

Service Excellence

Peace Officer Act / Policy

Enforcement 101/201

Provincial Parks Act

Tactical Communication

Emergency Response

Gaming and Liquor Act

Youth Criminal Justice Act

Radio Procedures

Traffic Safety Act

Legal Documents

Notebooks

Court

Criminal Code

Fisheries Act

Public Lands Act

Métis Harvesting Agreement

• Shotgun

• Rifle

• Off Highway Vehicle

• Water Safety/Boat

Operations

• Equestrian

• Human Wildlife

Conflict Prevention

• Specialized Public

Safety Skills

• Communication skills

• Teamwork

• Leadership

• Dealing with difficult people in stressful situations

• Verbal Judo

• Enforcement authorities and options

• Radio procedures

• Administrative requirements

• Court procedures

• Enforcement tools include warnings (verbal, written), violation

tickets and evictions

• Public safety skills

• Use of Force model

What will you Learn?

Authorities Appointed as a Peace

Officer and a

Conservation Officer

• Provincial Parks Act

• Fisheries Act

(Provincial and

Federal)

• Wildlife Act

• Traffic Safety Act

• Gaming and Liquor

Act

• And many others…

Skills You Will Expand Upon:

• Motivation and discipline

• Independence and

teamwork

• Physically fit

• Be a leader not a follower

• Enjoy the outdoors

• Outstanding

communication and

negotiation and people

skills

• Ethical decision-making,

sound judgment

• Excellent time

management

• Adaptable, problem solving

skills

• Cultivate working

relationships

• Ability to work in isolation,

irregular and long hours

• Confidence in yourself