Additional information
| Province | Alberta |
|---|---|
| Colleges | Norquest College |
| Program Categories | Environment and Technology |
| Program Duration | 4 terms |
| Program Intakes | September |
| Class Type | Hybrid |
| Funding | Alberta Student Aid, Grants |
Environmental Protection Technology
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Are you passionate about the environment? Start a rewarding career to protect and sustain the health of our environment and ecosystems.|Through extensive, hands-on training in both laboratory and field settings, you will prepare for technical work in the environmental sector and gain practical knowledge and skills in compliance auditing and contaminated site management to impact assessment and pollution prevention and monitoring.
Career opportunities
Successful completion of the program prepares graduates for employment at the technology level within consulting firms, government, and industry, with excellent potential for upward mobility as job experience grows.
A majority of graduates will enter the workforce as environmental technicians/technologists or environmental scientists at consulting firms servicing the environmental industry or government agencies. In this capacity, graduates can expect to work as a field technician, collecting field data, assisting in environmental assessment and monitoring, and assisting in technical report writing.
A list of potential job titles in the environmental field include:
environmental advisor
environmental auditor
environmental consultant
environmental coordinator
environmental monitor
environmental scientist
environmental specialist
environmental technician
field technician
Environmental Protection Technology graduates may also choose to be self-employed and work as contractors or sub-consultants. Contractors and sub-consultants work in a variety of capacities, contracting their services to large industrial clients, agricultural producers, government agencies, and consulting firms.
Some graduates may choose to continue their studies and pursue a Bachelor?s degree upon completion of their Environmental Protection Technology diploma. These graduates may embark on similar career paths to those outlined above, or choose a career in academia by continuing their studies into graduate school.
The program will undertake an accreditation process that may allow graduates to apply for professional designation depending on their career goals and professional experience.
