Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize a training course on Chain of Custody (CoC) Standards. Information about the training course is as follows:

Objective:

Provide knowledge and information about the requirements to perform the chain of custody certification assessment service according to the standards of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC CoC).

Training content:

• PEFC ST 2002:2020 Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree Based Products – Requirements
• PEFC ST 2003:2020  Requirements for Certification Bodies operating Certification against the PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard
• PEFC ST 2001:2020 PEFC Trademarks Rules – Requirements
• Guidelines for implementation of DDS for planted forests

Time: Two days, Septemnet 19-20, 2023

Training method: Combination of face-to-face and online learning. Face-to-face and online learning at the Vietnam Forest Certification Office, 46 Duc Thang Street, Bac Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Language: Teaching: English, with support Vietnamese translation; Final test: English (online)

Lecturer: Mr. Richard Laity, PEFC Southeast Asia Manager

Participants who pass the test after the course will receive a certificate of PEFC. See details here

VFCO