The Conservation a nd Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) Program is British Columbia’s Hunter Education Program. It is also a great program for anyone interested in outdoor recreation.
The CORE Program consists of a practical firearm handling test and a written examination of all of the fo llowing subjects:
• Co
nservation
• Ethics
• Law and Regulations
• First Aid and Survival
• Firearm Safety * BC Firearm Academy Strongly recommends completing the CFSC prior
to attending the CORE
•
Animal Identification
• Bird Iden
tification
The CORE Manual and the Hunting and Trapping Regulation Synopsis are the resource manuals used to learn these subjects.
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The written examinat ion consists of 75 multiple-choice questions based on the CORE Manual and t he Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis.
You must obtain at least 56 points overall to pass the written examination. Supplemental information from the CORE Manual is not tested.
The practical firearms handling exa mination requires the safe handling of two of the five types of firearm act ions, including the identification and loading/unloading use of dummy ammun ition. A minimum score of 23 out of 30 is required for a pass. The examiner will provide the firearms.
Indivi duals who have satisfactorily completed the Canadian Firearm Safety Course (CFSC) need not complete the CORE practical firearm-handling examination.
You must provide the CORE Examiner with the completed CFSC report form showing successful test completion to b e exempt from the practical firearms handling examination. A Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) and/or Po ssession Only Licence (POL) are NOT acceptable for the exemption to the COR E practical firearms handling exam.
Gr aduate Certificate
When bot h examinations have been successfully completed, the examiner will give the student a document of completion. The student must send this form, along w ith a $30 administration fee payable to the BCWF, to obtain a graduation ce rtificate.