ACS – Valorization of the Northern Fur

(NCJ.00)
33 collegial units
In-person training
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Description
Full-time
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In community
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1230 hours
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In a medium-sized tannery, you could work as a fur dresser in various departments of the company, including: reception and storage, tanning, fleshing, greasing, wet floor, dry floor, finishing barrels, finishing, taxidermy, and dyeing.

Regardless of the stage of fur conditioning, you will need to secure production, ensuring that operations are carried out in a timely manner to avoid losing part of the production. You will also need to monitor the quality of products throughout the process, troubleshoot production problems, and maintain the tools, equipment, and production machinery. Depending on your level of experience, you may also be required to supervise a work team.

Classic fur valuation is included in the training, along with managing products derived from fur dressing activity. Skin, oils, meat, offal, leather, glands, fur, and collagen are some examples. There is also training on the use of these by-products such as capsules, extracts, granules, accessories, jewelry, flour, fertilizers, etc.

This training is offered in French and English.

List of the competency

Analyzing the occupation and the Nordic fur industry

Characterizing Nordic fur-bearing animals and their associated regulatory context

Characterizing the products derived from Nordic animals

Preventing health, safety, and environmental harm

Combining traditional and semi-industrial methods in pelt processing

Monitoring the quality of Nordic fur and its by-products

Collecting animal products

Carrying out fur processing operations

Carrying out fur dressing operations

Carrying out fur finishing operations

Preparing the conceptual and technical design of objects and products

Applying an entrepreneurial approach

Taxidermy

Manufacturing objects or by-products from Nordic animals

Do you have the profile?

This program is designed for you if:

You have a passion for animals and nature
You have an interest in craftsmanship
You have a aesthetic sensitivity
You have an interest in chemical processes
You are curious
You have an appreciation for cultural traditions
Admission requirements and fees

Admission requirements

 

General admission requirements

To learn more about the general admission requirements and the required documents for an application to an Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) program, please visit the following page:

Admission requirements

 

Relevant experience in the field could supplement academic training.

 

Specific document required

To be admitted to this program, you will need to provide, in addition to the documents required in the general admission requirements, the following document:

  • Indian Status Card or Inuit Beneficiary Card

 

Fees

To learn more about the fees required for an application to an Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) program, please visit the following page:

Fees

Course Grid

Theory
Practice
Personal work
Number of hours per week
573-103-FE

Occupation and the Nordic Fur Industry

2
1
1
573-105-FE

Characterization of Nordic fur-bearing Animals and their Regulatory Context

3
2
1
573-203-FE

Characterization of Products Derived from Nordic Animals

2
1
1
573-303-FE

Prevention of Health, Safety, and Environmental Harm

2
1
1
573-403-FE

Traditional Methods in Pelt Processing

2
1
1
573-503-FE

Semi-industrial Methods in Pelt Processing

2
1
1
573-205-FE

Quality Control of Nordic Animal Furs and By-products

2
3
1
573-108-FE

Collecting Animal Products

3
5
1
573-109-FE

Fur Processing Operations

3
6
1
573-209-FE

Fur Dressing Operations

3
6
1
573-305-FE

Fur Finishing Operations

2
3
1
573-106-FE

Conceptual and Technical Design of Objects and Products

2
4
1
410-794-FE

Becoming an Entrepreneur

1
3
2
573-309-FE

Taxidermy

2
7
1
573-107-FE

Manufacturing Objects or By-products from Nordic Animals

1
6
2
After the ACS

On the way to the job market

Profession: Pelt processing technicians

Main tasks:

Evaluate, classify, and store raw furs
Perform or supervise multiple operations for processing and transforming furs
Manage products derived from fur dressing activity
Sort and properly process each part of the animal and prepare the skin

You will be able to work in:

Fur workshops
Fashion industry
Garment manufacturing companies