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Presented by the Natural Resources Extension Program at VIU, the Essential Fisheries Field Skills Certificate Program (EFFS) is a highly applied, two-week training program that provides participants with in-demand skills and...
Presented by GeoEnviroPro, this training course will cover the fundamentals of contaminated sites science, engineering and regulation for 42 hours of professional development, including virtual class time with instructors, tutorials,...
This course presented by SALMTEC provides students with a solid foundation for the understanding of the biophysical environment. Starting from the ground up, this course guides students to examine soils...
Presented by VOI Training Group, EMCPP explores this complex but often misunderstood environmental management discipline. This course makes the case that Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects is a challenging occupation requiring broad environmental and construction knowledge and a diverse mix of technical and communication skills. EMCPP explores Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects professional practices that...
Have you developed and implemented an effective consultation and engagement strategy and are now ready to negotiate, but aren’t sure how to start? Or how to prepare for that all-important first community meeting? This is a 200 level training session building upon the material provided in the Indigenous Relations Academy foundational Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® training, where they focus on the RESPECT model and apply...
Vancouver Avian Research Centre (VARC) offers monthly guided bird walks to give people the opportunity to learn and practice their skills with local bird ID experts. British Columbia is home to some of North America’s best birdwatching opportunities and VARC's guided walks will help you improve your knowledge of BC birds and get to know them – whether...
Presented by NRTG, the Fisheries Field Skills Program (FFSP) provides participants with skills and knowledge in WorkSafe-approved backpack electrofishing certification, fish identification, fisheries field techniques, fish and fish habitat inventory and assessment, stream invertebrate sampling, streambank restoration and water quality sampling and monitoring.
NRTG’s Land Guardian Program (LGP) meets the increasing demand for skilled and certified guardians employed within communities, industry, non-profit organizations, or regional stakeholder groups. This program combines extensive applied, field-based training with realistic case study and role-playing exercises that build practical skills and a comprehensive working knowledge of technical procedures as well as analytical and...
Presented by Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, the course on data manipulation and visualization will provide students with the tools they need to effectively tidy, transform and visualize their data in R. This course will teach the theory behind tidy data, setting up a reproducible data pipeline, introduction in the tidyverse suite of packages,...
This webinar presented by EGBC provides practical, applicable solutions and techniques for how to express your thoughts succinctly in written format. Through a series of hands-on workshops, you will learn to write effective emails, technical memos, letters, reports, and other documents. Whether you are a junior employee or a seasoned professional in your technical field,...
NRTG is the leading provider of electrofishing training in Canada. Since 1994, NRTG staff have successfully trained more than 8,000 Canadian industry practitioners in the practice of safe and effective electrofishing. By registering for the Electrofishing Certification Kamloops Field Session, you will also be registered in the Electrofishing Certification Self-Paced Training. Please note that the online Self-Paced...
Presented by VOI Training Group, ESCP investigates the fundamentals of erosion and sediment control practice. This starts with a comprehensive discussion of the theory and science of erosion and sediment control, followed by a critical examination of a broad range of erosion and sediment controls to understand how they actually function, their control effectiveness, and...