Proforest offers a wide range of workshops, courses and certificated programmes, combining a blended approach of delivery from online to face to face, fieldwork to webinars.

Public courses

Through our publicly available training courses, auditors can qualify to lead certification assessments in palm oil (RSPO) and assessors can gain licenses to carry out High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments.

Mentoring

Longer term mentoring also helps both assessors and practitioners build their practical skills, which ultimately develops a cohort of local experts in production countries.

Field courses

We have developed a number of one-day workshops that we can run in the field for teams on the ground. This includes our Responsible Sourcing Practical Guide, which provides practical guidance for the development and implementation of responsible sourcing policies.

As part of the Africa Practitioners Network (APN) we support trainees to attain practical experience by providing opportunities for them to work on real audits, HCV assessments or consultation exercises with experienced experts.

Responsible Palm Oil

Endorsed by the RSPO, our Lead Auditor and RSPO Lead Auditor Supply Chain Certification courses are designed for those wishing to carry out auditing for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) producer standard. We are also qualified to provide training on all HCV reporting requirements and assessment best practice.