Fleming College

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About the Program

One or more of these courses has recently been offered at Alderville First Nation, Mississaugas of the New Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River; Curve Lake First Nation, and in partnership with Kenjegewin Teg Educational Institute, M'Chigeeng, Manitoulin Island at Sagamok First Nation.

Funding to support the delivery of BEAHR's certificate training is available through a number of sources and Fleming College will be happy to work with interested communities to explore these avenues. For more information on BEAHR programs available through Fleming College, to discuss financial assistance, or to find out how to arrange having a program in your community, please contact:

Courses:

Environmental Monitoring Co-ordinator

Pre-requisite: Grade 8 required, 5 or 7 week programs

Environmental Monitors observe the environment and the impacts of human and industrial activities. They provide this information to various stakeholders to help reduce negative environmental impacts. The goal of the program is to:

• prepare graduates for work on projects such as environmental impact studies and site assessments, relating to fishing, power generation, and forest-harvesting
• provide knowledge and develop basic skills in this field
• assist Aboriginal people to meaningfully participate in environmental monitoring activities.

Environmental Site Assessment Assistant

Pre-requisite: Grade 8 required, 7 week program

Learn how to effectively participate in the environmental assessment of a potentially contaminated site. This training consists of:

• planning and conducting site visits
• gathering local and traditional knowledge
• collecting and evaluating data
• learning about basic approaches to contaminated site management.

Local Environmental Co-ordinator

Pre-requisite: Grade 10 required; 12 week program

Assist in protecting and improving the quality of the environment in your own community. This program prepares students with the fundamentals of environmental management, such as:

• developing, implementing, and monitoring environmental plans
• integrating Traditional Knowledge within data collection and data analysis
• project management; including budget tracking, monitoring project schedules and supervising staff
• identifying pieces of legislation that are used in the environmental sector.

Solid Waste Co-ordinator

Pre-requisite: Grade 10 required, 5 week program

Be responsible for the management of household and commercial waste in your community, by learning about waste collection, disposal, and diversion processes. Further, support community education and waste reduction promotion. The graduate of this program can assist with:

• planning, developing and implementing a waste management program
• administering and communicating a waste management program to the community
• collecting and disposing of waste
• diverting waste from the landfill (i.e. recycling and composting)
• operating a landfill facility.

Contaminated Sites Remediation Co-ordinator

Pre-requisite: Grade 10 required, 7 week program

A Contaminated Sites Remediation Co-ordinator assists in the confirmatory sampling of a remediated site, as well as co-ordinates the long-term monitoring of site health and recovery. Upon graduation, they can assist with:

• engaging the community about remediation activities
• sampling and testing at a site
• long-term monitoring of site health and recovery
• developing and implementing a remedial action plan.

Certificate of Applied Environmental Techniques

Pre-requisite: Grade 10 required, 15 week program

The certificate provides students with an introduction to the environmental sector. It emphasizes three key areas, including environmental monitoring, environmental site assessments, and contaminated sites remediation. Students gain valuable experience in sampling, testing, interpretation and evaluation of data, preparing reports, regulatory implications and remedial action plans.

Recognizing Our Sponsors

Fleming College acknowledges and thanks the following sponsors who have offered financial, instructional, participant, placement or other support in making the BEAHR program deliveries a success.