Environmental Field Skills Program
Each NRTG course includes free, lifetime admission. Enrol once – come back anytime.
Description
The Environmental Field Skills Program (EFSP) provides participants with high-quality, in-demand environmental monitoring field knowledge and skills. Throughout the program, participants will develop skills in five areas: essential skills, terrestrial skills, water quality monitoring, fish and fish habitat techniques, and construction monitoring. They will also become familiar with the basic tools and techniques used in environmental fieldwork, establishing a strong foundation for advanced methods. Those successful in the program are qualified to act as environmental monitors, supporting professional biologists, engineers, hydrologists, and other environmental professionals with the monitoring and assessment of projects related to mining, hydroelectric power, oil and gas, forestry, road construction and other natural resource initiatives. These highly valued skills are in great demand by employers seeking field workers in various environmental disciplines.
Please be advised that at present, this program does not provide transferable credits recognized by accredited bodies and post-secondary institutions.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Work safely in the field.
- Observe and record environmental field data.
- Apply standard field methods for environmental assessments of vegetation, fish, and wildlife.
- Classify soils, vegetation, wildlife, and fish.
- Interpret environmental field conditions.
- Monitor construction sites, including erosion and sediment control.
Prerequisites
None.
Who attends?
Course participants typically include existing environmental technicians, Indigenous partners, resource workers, or individuals wishing to enter the environmental management or natural resource management sectors.
How do I attend?
This course is available for individual registration via our website schedule page, or on contract to organizations/community groups. Are you interested in a contract delivery of this course? If so, please contact us.
Course Formats
The EFSP is now offered in three versions: 1) an in-person instructor-led program delivered over three consecutive weeks in a community or to an organization 2) a blended program delivered with scheduled ‘live’ fully online instruction and ‘student led’ field practicums that students complete on their own 3) a fully online self-paced program students complete in NRTG’s feature-rich Learning Management System (LMS). The in-person and ‘live’ online instruction versions are typically delivered in community over three consecutive weeks, while the self-paced version is open-ended with no time limit to complete.
For more information regarding delivery options, or to arrange an EFSP delivery for your community, contact NRTG for further details.
Customize Your Program
NRTG will work with clients to customize our existing course content to meet your needs. As an example, this may include additional or advanced training relating to construction monitoring, erosion & sediment control, wildlife surveys, drone applications, fish habitat restoration, forestry, cultural heritage, rangeland management, land reclamation, program management, or topics of interest to your community or organization.
Have questions or comments about customization? Please contact us.
Testimonials
Amazing program and instructors. Thank you very much to both instructors for a wonderful job – well done!
The EFS program was excellent!. Awesome instructors too. We learned so much…I can’t wait to apply these new skills in my position.
Really well constructed course – very thorough and practical. Instructors were very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
“Excellent program. Learning from NRTG instructors was an amazing experience.”
The EFS program was professionally conducted, provided specific training that really met the needs of our organization. The instructors were very knowledgeable and efficient. A true pleasure to participate in this program.
Excellent training program and instructors. Really enjoyed and appreciated the extensive practical training and learning to do tasks from professional instructors who were amazing.
This course was a wonderful learning experience, and exciting for my new future.
“Amazing course and instructors. Really learned valuable skills to work in this field. I strongly recommend attending this course.”