Build on your expertise as an Environmental Technician through an additional year of study, and develop even more competence in preventing environmental problems, resolving environmental issues, and providing education to the public. Your hands-on environmental training will be an excellent complement to your in-class courses. In the Environmental Technology program, you will learn advanced environmental principles and applications. You'll also complete a two-week work placement where you will gain valuable work experience - and employment contacts that can become invaluable when you start looking for a job. In addition, high level skills in field ecology and specialized wetland evaluation training are delivered, to further increase your career prospects.

Employers include government ministries/departments, regulatory agencies, environmental consultants, non-governmental or non-profit organizations, and urban/rural planners. Our graduates have found themselves in a wide range of environmental careers, such as: watershed technician Ministry of Environment area manager manager of environmental services (private consulting firm) environmental technologists environmental officers special environmental "Compliance Sector" team members groundwater technician industrial and municipal water/wastewater plant operators landfill site technologist land restoration technologist soil/terrain specialist water quality technician