Top 10 skills and competencies acquired by interns while participating in one or more of Urban Resources Initiative’s (URI’s) field training programs, as identified by survey respondents (a). Top 10 skills and competencies designated as deficient or missing from URI’s field training programs, as identified by survey respondents (b).
| a. Program strengths: skill/competency | Theme | Survey respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Working as Part of a Team | Professional Skills | 75% |
| Community Engagement | Community Engagement | 68% |
| Project Management | Professional Skills | 63% |
| Working with Diverse and/or Marginalized Communities | Community Engagement | 61% |
| Social and Community Forestry | Social Forestry | 61% |
| Working Independently | Professional Skills | 59% |
| Collaborative Planning | Planning, Design, and Aesthetics | 57% |
| Social/Political Ecology | Environmental Sciences and Urban Ecology | 55% |
| Team Leadership | Professional Skills | 52% |
| Tree Planting | Arboriculture, Operations, and Urban Forest Management | 48% |
| b. Program weaknesses: skill/competency | Theme | Survey respondents |
| Tree Diseases and Pest Management | Arboriculture, Operations, and Urban Forest Management | 27% |
| Anti-Racism and Environmental Justice | Social Forestry | 23% |
| Spatial Analysis (GIS) | Planning, Design, Aesthetics | 21% |
| Urban Park Silviculture | Arboriculture, Operations, and Urban Forest Management | 18% |
| Conflict Facilitation | Community Engagement | 18% |
| Ecosystem Resiliency | Environmental Sciences and Urban Ecology | 18% |
| Urban Forestry Master Planning | Planning, Design, and Aesthetics | 18% |
| Biophysical Science Methods | Environmental Sciences and Urban Ecology | 16% |
| Budget Planning | Planning, Design, and Aesthetics | 16% |
| Integration of Research and Management | Professional Skills | 16% |