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Top 11 of 2011: What Made Environmental News

Top Environmental News

From surprising cleantech trends to devastating natural disasters, the past year has featured major changes that continue to shape the development of environmental industries. With 2012 just beginning, what are the top environmental highlights of the year we've left behind?  

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Wanted: Quality Courses & Graduates with Expertise

Post-secondary Student

Nearly half of Canadian environmental employers plan to hire workers over the next two years. Ensuring that institutions develop students with the skills and knowledge industry needs is very important in the context of global and national environmental sector trends. Get your environmental program recognized as delivering the next generation of environmental professionals.

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Top 5 Tips for Professional Development

Top Professional Development

Over the holidays, many environmental professionals likely considered their career goals for the upcoming year: a raise, a new job, or the satisfaction of knowing their own levels of expertise. But with busy home and work lives, how can professionals make these aspirations happen?  Use these five tips to turn your goals into reality.  

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Events
Featured Events

February 29 - March 2, 2012 - Red Deer, AB

14th National Metropolis Conference 

February 29 - March 3, 2012 - Toronto, ON

March 2, 2012 - Toronto, ON


GLOBE 2012
March 14-16, 2012 - Vancouver, BC

Environmental Professional (EP) Networking Event - Vancouver, BC
March 13, 2012, 2012 - Vancouver, BC

Environmental Professional (EP) Networking Event - Montreal, QC
March 27, 2012 - Montreal, QC

Alberta Student Energy Conference (ASEC)
March 2012 - Calgary, AB

April 4-5, 2012 - Toronto, ON
Feat-Event


CANECT 2012 Exhibition & Tradeshow
April 30 - May 2, 2012 - Mississauga, ON

CANECT is Canada's leading environmental management and compliance training forum, annually attracting environmental managers, plant personnel, government policy-makers, lawyers and consultants with responsibilities for environmental affairs.
Resources 
Top Resources This Month

Certification
Integration
Integrate Environmental Professional in-training (EPt) certification into your environmental program
Attract prospective students, build credibility among professionals and environmental programs, and provide networking opportunities to your students. This program offers students the opportunity to graduate with their certification.
Speaker
Program 
Prepare your students for the environmental workforce
Take part in ECO Canada's Speaker Program, and bring an environmental professional into your classroom to educate students on environmental careers.
Occupational
Profiles 
Gain a better understanding of environmental professions
Check out ECO Canada's environmental career profiles. Each profile gives a snapshot of the profession, including job duties, work environment, educational requirements, and career opportunities.
Research
 Check out the 2011 Labour Market Research Study on post-secondary environmental education in Canada
This report indicates that over 100,000 environmental workers will reach retirement age within the next decade, creating vacancies to be filled by new environmental workers entering the labour force. Several high-growth sectors have been identified that will drive demand for environmental employees.


JobsLatest Job Postings

 
Toronto, ON
Deadline: February 21, 2012
Environmental Consultants  
Alberta & Saskatchewan
Deadline:  March 9, 2012 
 
Victoria, BC
Deadline: February 22, 2012
 Intermediate Hydrogeologist  
Vancouver, BC
Deadline: March 15, 2012
Gjoa Haven, NU
Deadline: March 1, 2012
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