Green jobs are in demand!
At Lakeland College we'll give your the knowledge and skills to succeed in an industry where job opportunities to continue to grow--there are more than half a million environmental jobs in Canada right now--at the same time that enrolment in environmental post-secondary programs has been decreasing.But available jobs with fewer people seeking them is only part of the story. Lakeland College offers a two-fold competitive advantage: a comprehensive knowledge base combined with well-honed skills.
Add in faculty with real-world experience and the opportunity to network with the industry, and you'll be more than work-force ready. You'll be prepared not just for a job, but for a career in an industry that demands multidisciplinary skills that can put you to work restoring, reclaiming, monitoring, managing, protecting and conserving the natural environment.
Environmental Sciences Diploma
Our diploma with 4 coordinated majors is an improved and innovative change to the former individual diploma options. Common first year courses remain. Through them, you'll develop core knowledge in a common competencies including soils, plant identification, ecology, aquatic systems, mapping and GPS, and environmental sustainability. The common first year also gives you the opportunity to easily switch majors.There's one exception to that common first year--a unique course that provides more background related to the specifics of your major. It sets the scene for your second year courses.
All majors incorporate significant hands-on learning components with field labs in both years.
Diploma in hand, you have the option to start your career or grow your tool set.
- Stay for a 3rd year and complete another major
- Go on to Lakeland's applied environmental science degree that includes an 8-month practicum
- Take advantage of university transfer agreements and earn a degree in another 2 years.
