Environmental Technician - Protection & Compliance Ontario College Diploma
ObjectivesThe Environmental Technician program is designed to create well-trained and diversely skilled graduates who wish to pursue a career in the environmental industry. The job opportunities for a graduate of this program are plentiful on the provincial, national and global scale. A graduate from this program could choose to work in the field, in a laboratory or in an office setting.
Practical experienceDuring your four semesters at Canadore, you are encouraged to participate twice in one-week environmental field camps. Modern cabins and food are included in the minimal cost to attend this five day, four-night field camp. Students apply “hands-on” experience in GPS navigation, GIS technology, obtain Pleasure Craft Operator Card and GPS Greencheck certification, learn about current sustainable forestry practices and perform an aquatic stream assessment and perform an environmental assessment.
Academic titleEnvironmental Technician - Protection & Compliance Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionSEMESTER ONE:
BIO 115 Biology for Environmental Protection
GEO 100 Applied Geomatics
CHM 110 Chemistry I
ENV 110 Environmental Industrial Success
PHY 150 Foundations of Physics for Environmental Studies
SEMESTER TWO:
MTH 235 Statistics I
CGE 125 General Education Communication
CHM 130 Chemistry II
ENV 125 Ecology
ENV 214 Earth Science
PSY 123 Applied Psychology
SEMESTER THREE:
BIO 121 Environmental Microbiology I
ENV 203 Environmental Monitoring
ENV 204 Environmental Chemistry
ENV 243 Environmental Law
ENV 235 Environmental Business Management
MTH 325 Technical Statistics II
SEMESTER FOUR:
BIO 220 Environmental Microbiology II
ENV 210 Limnology
ENV 215 Environmental Technology
ENV 245 Environmental Project Planning and Management
ENV 240 Environmental Toxicology
ENV 260 State of the Environment
Operator in Training Certification (OIT)
Students who are interested in pursuing a career in water/waste water treatment are prepared to challenge the provincial OIT exam at the end of the fourth semester.
Entry Level Course for Drinking Water Operators
(Proposed-Pending Approval from the Ministry of the Environment)
Students who successfully complete this course will have met the requirements of the Ministry of the Environment’s Entry-Level Course for Drinking Water Operators. This course is delivered by Canadore College in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and the Walkerton Clean Water Centre.