Environmental Technician Advanced Standing
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| Location: | Lindsay |
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| Program Status: | Wait listed |
| Program Code: | ETD |
| Co-ordinator: | Steve Thompson |
| Credential: | Ontario College Diploma |
| Classes Start: | September 7, 2010 |
| Tuition/ Fees: |
$1,893.75 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change. |
Are you a university Science or Environmental Studies grad? With the Environmental Technician Advanced Standing program you can:
- get practical field skills and applied experience in just 8 months (2 semesters)
- learn to use state of the art field technology
- add a Fleming College diploma to your degree
- increase your confidence and marketability
- network with potential employers
- graduate job ready
Program Highlights
There's no other program like it in the country -- your learning experience in the Environmental Technician program will be enhanced by the Solar Ecology Wastewater Treatment System (SES), a unique training facility for operating and testing small-scale wetland treatment systems. You will have the opportunity to utilize the SES as part of your applied learning. Students may also have the opportunity to assist researchers in the college's Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment (CAWT). The focus of this nationally-accredited facility is the development of wastewater treatment technologies for use in northern climates.
Graduates of the Environmental Technician Program who successfully complete the Water Treatment and Pollution Control course will have met the requirements of the Ministry of the Environment Entry-Level Course for Drinking Water Operators (which must be obtained in order to be employed as a Drinking Water Operator). The course Is delivered by Fleming College in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment and the Walkerton Clean Water Centre.
In addition, students are eligible for a number of environmental certifications including CCEP (Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner) and CEPIT (Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner-in-Training) through ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization), as well as C. Tech. (Certified Technician) through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
Work Experience
Career Opportunities
- watershed technician
- environmental technician
- environmental officers
- special environment "Sector Compliance" team
- groundwater technician
- industrial and municipal water/wastewater plant operators
- soil/terrain specialist
- water quality technician
The employment level is consistently very high with recent graduates finding work across Canada and around the world in the public and private sectors. Employers include government ministries/departments, regulatory agencies, environmental consultants, non-governmental or non-profit organizations, and urban/rural planners.
Minimum Admission Requirements
For program entry, you will require:
- A Bachelor of Science degree, preferably with emphasis in Environmental Science/Environmental Studies or Biology.
- Applicants who do not possess the academic requirements may be considered on an individual basis.
Additional Costs
Plan on spending about $525 for books, supplies and field school.
| Course | Hours |
| Semester 3 | |
| Aquatic Biology | 45.00 |
| Environmental Measurement | 45.00 |
| Geomatics in Surveying | 45.00 |
| Land Reclamation Principles | 45.00 |
| Watershed Management | 45.00 |
| Semester 4 | |
| Air Pollution and Abatement | 45.00 |
| Environmental Legislation | 45.00 |
| Environmental Principles | 30.00 |
| Environmental Techniques | 90.00 |
| Erosion Control | 45.00 |
| Field School | 40.00 |
| Geomatics for Environmental Engineering | 30.00 |
| Trees and Shrubs Of Ontario | 45.00 |
| Water Treatment and Pollution Control | 60.00 |
Semester 3
Aquatic Biology
Course Number: SCIE006
This course provides an introduction to aquatic biology and limnology. Emphasis will be placed on the identification, sampling, and environmental significance of organisms, including aquatic plants, invertebrates, algae, bioindicators, and exotic species. Successful completion of this course requires that students undertake an aquatic plant field collection.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Environmental Measurement
Course Number: ENVR008
This course is designed to develop student awareness and understanding of various aspects of the environment that are measurable and to relate the importance of these measurements in pollution studies. Students learn how to undertake surface and ground water quality sampling, flow measurement, field and laboratory analysis, data interpretation and reporting. These skills are applicable to lake, stream and ground water quality assessments, microbiological surveys, industrial/municipal inspections and monitoring, watershed studies and pollution prevention/abatement programs.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Geomatics in Surveying
Course Number: SURV018
This course places the emphasis on the fundamental principles of Geomatics as they apply to Surveying. Electronic instruments will be used with emphasis on data loggers to obtain field positions with features and attribute data. These field locations and attributes will be used to create GIS related survey plans. Coordinate Geometry will be used in the computation of boundaries areas and volumes. The GIS features will be implemented using practical field projects and the projects will be related to land information systems.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Land Reclamation Principles
Course Number: ENVR015
This course seeks to familiarize students with the types of industrially stressed lands that exist. It will outline the problems associated with stressed lands from a land reclamation and rehabilitation standpoint and promote an understanding of what approaches can be taken to rehabilitate land.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Watershed Management
Course Number: ENVR019
This lecture and lab course studies the various components of a watershed (limnology, hydrology, and hydrogeology) and their interactions. Various streamflow sampling techniques and their applications to predictions of flooding and sedimentation will be examined. Attention will be brought to the conflicting demands of use on the watershed and to various remedial options. Legislation under the Conservation Authorities Act and Drainage Act that influences watershed activities will also be presented.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 4
Air Pollution and Abatement
Course Number: ENVR001
This course is divided into two modules. The first module will deal with air pollution and abatement by exploring emission sources, meteorological effects, pollution control technology, monitoring, and relevant legislation. In the second module, students will gain an understanding of the role and function of the federal National Pollution Release Inventory.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Environmental Legislation
Course Number: ENVR021
This course builds on the introductory Natural Resource and the Law course by providing specific emphasis on the environmental sector. Course content includes in-depth studies of pollution events in various settings with a focus on how and why the event occurred, related industrial and other processes involved and the environmental effect/impact created. Subsequently, legislative abatement techniques available in various Acts including the Environmental Protection Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Nutrient Management Act and other environmental Regulations, as well as, applicable pollution abatement equipment and techniques will be investigated.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Environmental Principles
Course Number: ENVR010
This course examines fundamental components and processes in the biotic and abiotic environment. The biotic portion of the course will deal with the forces and patterns that shape biological evolution, the nature of the past and present biota of Ontario, and the emergence of ecological thought and conservation biology in the twentieth century. The abiotic portion will deal with the origin, evolution, and current characteristics of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.Units: 30.00
Hours: 30.00
Environmental Techniques
Course Number: ENVR011
This is a lab course that provides the fundamentals and skills required for working in the environmental field. Laboratory work will include hands-on measurement and identification of soil and rock using standard testing procedures. Plant relationships with earth materials will be examined and evaluated. Basic properties of water, introductory hydrogeology and groundwater sampling/monitoring techniques will also be introduced.Units: 90.00
Hours: 90.00
Erosion Control
Course Number: ENVR013
In this course, various methods of erosion control practices and appropriate approaches are introduced. Types of erosion, causes, and methods of erosion control will be examined. In this light, erosion control approaches that apply to urban, shoreline and agricultural sectors will be presented. Proper field inspection techniques and control measures, including engineering and biological approaches will be examined.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Field School
Course Number: APST027
Field School provides the opportunity for students to integrate theory and practice in a field setting. It supports knowledge that has been gained during the first year. The field school activity also serves as an opportunity to introduce new field environmental techniques that are integrated into the curriculum over the course of the technician-level education and training.Units: 40.00
Hours: 40.00
Geomatics for Environmental Engineering
Course Number: SURV019
In this course, geomatics principles are applied to Land Information Systems. Applied field projects are implemented in to existing geographic and parcel based land fabrics. Extensive use of coordinate geometry (cogo) is used to calculate and plot field projects in CAD based systems. Final plans are place into geographic information systems for manipulation and analysis of spatial data models.Units: 30.00
Hours: 30.00
Trees and Shrubs Of Ontario
Course Number: FSTY050
This course deals with the identification of approximately 100 species of trees and shrubs of importance to those managing the forests resources of Ontario. Throughout the semester identification features for common trees and shrubs in both summer and winter condition are introduced and applied. A number of field trips are utilized to assist students with their identification skills. In the weekly lecture series topics such as tree growth, reproduction, photosynthesis, respiration, forest ecology and uses of trees will be introduced. At the completion of the course students will have a sound working knowledge of dendrology. The skills introduced in this semester may then be used in following semesters when working with Forest Ecosystem Classification, Restoration Ecology, Conservation Planning and other habitat management situations.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Water Treatment and Pollution Control
Course Number: ENVR018
This course examines the step-by-step processes involved in conventional and alternative water and wastewater treatment processes, and also looks at methods of industrial wastewater and home drinking water treatment in Ontario. In addition, relevant legislation, guidelines, water/wastewater characteristics, and process control laboratory tests will be studied. This information will prepare students to take a number of Ministry of the Environment Certificate examinations that are offered at the completion of the course.Units: 60.00
Hours: 60.00