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Diploma in Environmental Reclamation Technician

2 Years On Campus Diploma Program

Medicine Hat College Medicine Hat

Program Overview

The two-year diploma program was designed by employers to include specific training essential for this career while focusing on the unique environmental conditions of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. You will develop your skills and knowledge in surveying and mapping; water and soil studies; botany and plant taxonomy; agronomy; weed control; environmental assessment and monitoring; environmental law, legislation and reclamation technologies. At the conclusion of the program, students undertake a 220-hour work experience practicum where they will put their learning into practice and build essential industry contacts. This may be the program for you if you are looking for a career that has great earning potential, involves travel and the chance to be outside, requires something different every day, and gives you the opportunity to make a lasting difference for the environment.

Program Key Stats

$14607 (Annual cost)
Rolling


70 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Alberta high school courses or equivalents, An interview and/or letter of intent, A current resume, A personal profile questionnaire providing information related to your background and suitability for the program, One reference.

Career Options

  • Careers in field-based or office-based work with private or government agencies involved with environmental monitoring
  • site mediation and reclamation
  • resource reclamation
  • well decommissioning
  • or environmental impact and audit studies

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