Environmental Technician – Field and Laboratory (Co-op) Diploma
Are you passionate about environmental conservation and a career where you can make a meaningful impact on the world?
As an Environmental Technician graduate, you will work in the field and lab to protect and preserve environmental wetlands, water supplies, and other natural habitats.
Highlights
- Gain hands-on experiential training working on a 125-acre campus that features living and environmental labs comprised of 15 acres of student-restored wetlands and Canada’s first nationally recognized postsecondary wildlife sanctuary.
- Gain practical experience via a co-op work term through our partnership with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and environmental applied research opportunities with government and industry partners.
- Graduate with additional credentials: Drinking Water Operator (Ministry of the Environment), Canadian Environmental Practitioner in Training (CEPIT), Water Quality Analyst (WQA), and Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists (OACETT) certification.
Campus Information
Niagara on the lake campus
This 125-acre campus features ecological lagoons, wetland systems, landscaped gardens and a 40-acre on-campus teaching vineyard. Students and visitors are also offered unique experiences at our on-campus enterprises; The NC Teaching Brewery, Winery, Distillery, NC Teaching Greenhouse and NC Teaching Spa, and Benchmark–a student-led restaurant that showcases food, wine and beer created and prepared by students.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
All candidates selected for an interview must present evidence of education credentials to support the requirements of the position they are applying to. Niagara College requires original certificates, diplomas, degrees or transcripts to be presented at the time of interview.
Educational credentials within Canada must be granted from a recognized post-secondary institution.
Candidates with non-Canadian credentials must provide a World Education Services (WES) evaluation confirming the Canadian equivalency of the credentials. Non-Canadian credentials must be at an accredited, recognized post-secondary institution and must be deemed to be equivalent to a certificate, diploma or degree at a recognized post-secondary institution in Ontario.
Candidates who have non-Canadian credentials who have not yet been assessed as indicated above are expected to make application to WES. Offers of employment require a completed evaluation from WES.
PSW Opportunity
The PSW of 3 years course is 2 years and 1 year course is 2 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent
English–any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Course Code: P0736
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
32846 CAD
Annual Cost of Living: 20635 CAD
Application Fee: 100 CAD
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