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Natural Resources - Environmental Technician

2-year, Ontario College Diploma Program

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the program have found careers in various sectors of the environmental field:

  • Consulting Companies
  • Pulp and Paper Companies
  • Mining Companies
  • Analytical Laboratories
  • OPG (Hydro)
  • Water Treatment Facilities
  • Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Governmental Agencies
  • Health and Safety
  • Outdoor Educational Centres
  • Educational Institutions
  • General Waste Treatment Facilities
  • And others!

Graduates have obtained the following employment titles upon graduation:

  • Laboratory Technician
  • Water and Air Quality Technician
  • Environmental Technician
  • Occupational Health and Safety Officer
  • Environmental Abatement Officer
  • Operator-Water Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  • Environmental, Health and Safety Coordinator
  • Permit To Take Water Coordinator
  • Fisheries Technician
  • Superintendent Environment
  • Sustainability Manager (Environment and Public Relations)
  • Drinking Water Inspector
  • Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation Officer
  • Hazardous Waste Coordinator
  • Solid Waste Technician
  • Topographical Assessment Technician
  • Product Management Corp. '€“ Facility Manager
  • Environmental Management Systems Consultant
  • And Others!
     

For further information regarding employment in the environmental field, contact Confederation College and/or consult the Environmental Careers Organization Canada at www.eco.ca

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Ask about Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR) - a mechanism to offer credits for learning acquired through study, work, volunteering and other life experiences that are not recognized through formal transfer credit mechanisms.