Environmental and Natural Resources Training for the Real World

Practical environmental training and certifications, trusted across Canada and internationally.

At Natural Resources Training Group (NRTG), we focus on helping people build the skills and confidence needed for environmental and natural resource work.

Our courses are built to support learners at every stage, from first steps to continued growth in their careers.

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Browse environmental and natural resource courses and certifications for job‑ready skills.

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Environmental training for schools, colleges, and community‑based organizations.

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Training programs that integrate Indigenous knowledge, values, and environmental practices.

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Short, focused MicroCourses for quick upskilling and professional development.

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Flexible, self‑paced online courses to learn practical natural resource skills anytime.

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Browse environmental and natural resource courses and certifications for job‑ready skills.

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Environmental training for schools, colleges, and community‑based organizations.

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Training programs that integrate Indigenous knowledge, values, and environmental practices.

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Short, focused MicroCourses for quick upskilling and professional development.

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Flexible, self‑paced online courses to learn practical natural resource skills anytime.

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Canada’s most popular and recognized backpack Electrofishing Certification training.

Since 1994, NRTG staff have successfully trained more than 10,000 Canadian industry practitioners in the practice of safe and effective electrofishing.

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From Our Students

I’m thrilled to have completed the training, which opened up a whole new dimension in the environmental field for me. I am deeply grateful to NRTG. In just 10 weeks, I acquired a professional skill that would normally take two or more years to learn.

Charles UkperiEnvironmental Field Skills Program

The course and instructor were fantastic! The materials and their delivery were extremely effective and thorough. I really enjoyed Jeff’s lecture style — he did an excellent job of supplementing the information with anecdotes and examples from his years of working in and around fisheries. I’m very excited to apply the knowledge I acquired through this course in my own career!

Caitlin Sutherland — Environmental ScientistIchthyology

I have thoroughly enjoyed all the courses I have taken from NRTG; this one was no different! Dave provided excellent guidance on advanced electrofishing techniques, which, combined with my field experience, will help me be confident in my abilities to lead an electrofishing crew next summer — just what I was looking for. Thanks!

Chandra Buchanan — Field LeadAdvanced Electrofishing

It was great! this is definitely a unique and interesting course, I can say for certain that I learned a lot and enjoyed my days in class even though it was all online, something very new to me! I would highly recommend anyone interested in taking the Land Guardian training to go through NRTG! 10\10 5-star rating for this course.

Cooper LingerLand Guardian Program

An excellent course all around! Really appreciated the flow and the engagement with us as the students. The information was great and covered a lot of ground for only having 2 days! I feel as though I came away with some really great insights into bird sweeps, making me more confident to enter fieldwork in the future.

Jeanine Sinclair — BiologistAvian Nest Sweeps and Monitoring

The course material was interesting and engaging. Lindsey provided an overview of organic contaminants without it being too surface level — I felt that I came away with some specific knowledge on the behaviour of organic contaminants, sampling, and analysis, as well as some resources for further learning.

Emma Gillies — EcologistOrganic Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment — Sampling and Laboratory Techniques

Charles UkperiEnvironmental Field Skills Program

The course and instructor were fantastic! The materials and their delivery were extremely effective and thorough. I really enjoyed Jeff’s lecture style—he did an excellent job of supplementing the information with anecdotes and examples from his years of working in and around fisheries. I’m very excited to apply the knowledge I acquired through this course in my own career!

Caitlin Sutherland – Environmental ScientistIchthyology

Chandra Buchanan — Field LeadAdvanced Electrofishing

Cooper LingerLand Guardian Program

Jeanine Sinclair — BiologistAvian Nest Sweeps and Monitoring

Emma Gillies — EcologistOrganic Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment — Sampling and Laboratory Techniques

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Introducing Forestry MicroCourses

From tree identification to forest health assessment, these new MicroCourses deliver practical, ecology‑based training to help you understand forest systems and make informed management decisions.

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