Licensing Criteria

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In order to build healthy communities, ECO Canada strives to ensure that program instructors represent a variety of backgrounds, including environmental science experts, local Traditional Knowledge holders, and where appropriate, industry representatives. Instructor qualifications vary depending on the program being delivered.

Each organization must:

• Be a well-established and recognized public or private training provider
• Demonstrate a successful track record in providing training to Aboriginal learners
• Be willing to explore laddering opportunities for graduates with other training programs
• Demonstrate an awareness of employment opportunities in the region as they relate to the training program
• Identify Aboriginal communities in the region and document their interest in the training program
• Experience and knowledgeable in working with adult learners with diverse cultural backgrounds and education levels

Instructor Qualifications

General Instructor Qualifications

• Experience working with Aboriginal individuals and/or Aboriginal communities would be considered an asset
• Instructional experience
  • Experience instructing adult and/or Aboriginal learners would be considered an asset
  • Experience instructing environmental programs would be considered an asset
  • Ability to be resourceful, creative and adaptable to the learning environment

PROGRAM SPECIFIC INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS

Please refer to the section that applies to the program you intend to deliver.

1. Environmental Core
2. Environmental Monitor Training Program – Regulatory Specialization
3. Environmental Monitor Training Program – Research Specialization
4. Environmental Site Assessment Training Program 
5. Local Environmental Coordinator
6. Contaminated Sites Remediation Coordinator
7. Solid Waste Coordinator
8. Land Use Planning Coordinator

Environmental Core

• Have experience and knowledge of health & safety in the environmental sector
• Posses knowledge of fire and wildlife safety
• Possess strong knowledge related to mapping, GIS, and GPS

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Environmental Monitoring – Regulatory Specialization

• Be familiar with national and regional environmental protection legislation, regulatory processes, and best practices
• Have experience in monitoring a range of environmental components (soil, air, water, and wildlife) in relation to a variety of project types and phases
• Possess an understanding of compliance monitoring, reporting, and enforcement

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Environmental Monitoring – Research Specialization

• Posses an understanding of local ecology, cultural sensitivity, and the linkages between ecology and Traditional Ecological Knowledge/local knowledge
• Have practical field experience in environmental monitoring, including the use of a wide variety of equipment

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Environmental Site Assessment Training Program 

• Have practical field experience conducting ESA Phase I, II, and III, especially in Aboriginal communities and on remote sites
• Be familiar with environmental legislation and regulatory agencies
• Possess basic knowledge of political structures in Aboriginal communities
• Have experience with various sampling and testing equipment
• Possess knowledge of environmental remediation methods and techniques

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Local Environmental Coordinator

• Have a basic understanding of ecology and of environmental issues affecting Aboriginal communities
• Be familiar with federal, provincial, and local environmental legislation, as well as Aboriginal treaties and land claims
• Have experience in collecting and analyzing data at a community level
• Possess an understanding of accounting, budget control, public and private tendering processes, and contractor management
• Have experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring Environmental Health and Safety Plans; Environmental Stewardship Plans; and Community Emergency Response Plans

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Contaminated Sites Remediation Coordinator

• Experience in contaminated sites management, including environmental site assessment and site remediation.
• Experience in planning and preparing for contaminated site remediation,
• Extensive field experience in site remediation in Aboriginal communities and on traditional lands.
• Basic knowledge of economic and political structures in Aboriginal communities
• Good understanding of how to gather local and traditional knowledge and use it as part of the site monitoring process

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Solid Waste Coordinator

• Have experience in the solid waste sector and a sound understanding of solid waste management issues including waste management systems, waste technologies, and environmental impacts of solid waste management practices
• Be familiar with Aboriginal learning and communication styles and understand how to gather local and traditional knowledge and integrate it into the landfill design and site selection process
• Have practical Experience in the field of solid waste management as well as in conducting surface and groundwater sampling and testing
• Possess a sound understanding of landfill operations and maintenance procedures including site planning and management
• Hold basic knowledge of advanced landfill topics such as landfill gas production and capture, and leachate generation and treatment
• Be familiar with how Federal, Provincial/Territorial, and local legislation and regulations impact solid waste landfill facility management and operations and knowledge of  financial processes such as budgeting and financial reporting

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Land Use Planning Coordinator

• Have experience in the field of land use planning and familiarity with creating and implementing land use plans
• Have a good understanding of basic land use planning concepts and theory
• Possess past experience in community vision sessions , conducting a site analysis or site inventory
• Be familiar with various types of maps, including land use maps, zoning, and traditional land use maps as well as basic knowledge of GIS and the ability to explain GIS at an introductory level
• Be knowledgeable in the legal environment of Aboriginal land use planning
• Possess excellent communication skills and be familiar with Aboriginal learning and communication styles

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