ECO Canada Nationally Accredited Environmental Programs
About the Project
ECO Canada's Accreditation Program was developed to serve the needs of more than 400 environmentally related education programs in Canada.
The project developed under the guidance of the Canadian University Environmental Science Network (CUESN) and the Canadian College Environmental Network (CCEN) who requested an accreditation program be administered by ECO Canada for their environmental programs. Human Resources Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) funded the creation of this program.
Accreditation demonstrates to students, parents, educators and industry that environmental programs have met a national standard.
The ECO Canada Accreditation Program is expected to:
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Establish a self-sustaining national standardized accreditation system for environmental post-secondary education.
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Promote enrolment in accredited environmental programs.
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Establish linkages between accredited program graduates and certification for environmental professionals.
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Promote national mobility and communication between post-secondary educational institutions.
Latest Updates
Project Phase
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Milestones
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Timeline
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Accreditation Program Launch |
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Programs applied will be notified of their eligibility status.
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Oct. 2009 |
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Program Self Study Process |
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Accreditation requirements sent to eligible programs. Programs will complete the Self Study Report.
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Oct. 2009-Jan. 2010 |
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1st Commission Meeting
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The first Commission Meeting was held in Toronto, ON.
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Jan. 2010 |
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Site Visit Training
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An in-person Site Evaluator training session was held in Toronto, ON.
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Site Evaluators also completed the AAAC online training for preparation of the Site Visits
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Jan. 2010 |
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Site Visits
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Site Visits scheduled at Program Institutions
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Mar. - Apr. 2010 |
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Commission Meeting
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Commission meeting for Accreditation Decisions, based on Site Visit Reports
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Jun. 2010 |
How to get involved
Are you interested in participating in accreditation site visits as part of the “site visit evaluation team"?
The visit to each educational institution that has applied to have its program accredited is an integral part of the accreditation process. These on-site evaluations will be carried out by a team of volunteers who will make up the “site evaluation team”. Site visit evaluation team members function as supportive consultants as well as analytical evaluators. Their objective is to produce a site visit evaluation report that will be complete, accurate, concise, and useful to the environmental program and to the Canadian Environmental Accreditation Commission’s (CEAC) decision-making process.
For more information, please contact us at accreditation@eco.ca.
For more information about the Program Accreditation project, please contact:
Mel Griswold, Registrar
(403) 233-0748
Informative Accreditation Program Documents
Download Accreditation Requirements (PDF)
Download Development Phase Final Report (PDF)