Wildlife Track & Sign Certification – Sep. 9 & 10, 2025, Hinton, Alberta

Tentatively Scheduled for September 9 & 10, 2025 | Ages 18+ | Apply before September 1 | Limited space

Registration opens soon, and theses workshops fill up fast! Interested parties are encouraged to register for our email / newsletter list to receive advance notice.

The Track and Sign Certification is an internationally applied, professional-level training process used to promote wildlife tracking and ecological knowledge. The process is designed to give each participant the opportunity to personally investigate each track or sign found before the group discusses it at length. This process creates intensive levels of challenge and concentration, balanced by fun, open, and entertaining discussions that engage the group in an unforgettable exploration of animal behaviour, physiology, and ecology. This combination has proven to be a wildly effective method to immediately enhance an individual’s knowledge, and their ability to accurately interpret track and sign on their own. The process emphasises practical tracking and the development of reliable field skills, and transforms the way we see the wild world. No prior training is required to participate. Certification depends on performance.

This 2-day workshop is open to any skill level and offers the opportunity for participants to earn certifications in Track & Sign from Levels 1 to Professional (Level 4). To qualify for a certificate the candidate must obtain at least 70% during the evaluation.

Individuals who intend to train others in animal tracking or who intend to collect tracking data, should work towards achieving a Level 3 certification, or higher.

If achieving a certificate is important to you, we highly recommend studying in advance. Fiera offers various workshops to support you in your certification preparation.

Instruction

Certifications are lead by on North America’s most advanced trackers. The instructor leading this certification has not yet been determined.

What to Expect

The workshop format is a skills evaluation. Instruction occurs AFTER test questions have been asked and answered.

Participants must be prepared to spend a full day in the outdoors and be comfortable in rugged and isolated terrain in uncertain weather.

Transportation, accommodation and meals are the responsibility of each participant.

To learn more about the workshop and evaluation format, potential participants are encouraged visit Tracker Certification North America.

Registration

We will be accepting registration applications until September 1, 2025.

To promote equity, half of the available workshop registrations will be reserved until January 17th for individuals who identify as women, visible minorities/persons of color, Indigenous, or 2SLGBTQI+.

Once registration opens, interested parties may apply through a registration link on this page.

Cancelation / Refund Policy 
If for any reason we have to cancel the event (e.g. extreme weather, too few registrants), a full refund will be provided, less any applied processing fees.

Registrants who withdraw their registration for which we are unable to find a replacement will not be eligible for a refund.

Registrants who withdraw their registration, for which we are able to find a replacement registration will receive a refund, less 15% administration fees.