NOS for Environmental Employment
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2010 Competencies for Environmental Professionals in Canada
As environmental employment continues to develop and mature, defining the scope of activities and competencies benefits not only all aspects of the industry’s human resource activities, but also serves to inform the academic community of the emerging needs of the labour market in the future. Ensuring a strong foundation and common language for environmental employment is among the most critical issues for the success of the entire industry.
The 2010 Sector Model for Environmental Employment was developed by identifying existing and emerging areas of specialization through the research process. The model, though it contains fewer sub-sectors than in the past, is more inclusive and intuitive:
2010 Sector Model for Environmental Employment
You will note that the 2010 Update of the Sector Model also includes an Environmental Manager role – due to its functional overlap with work conducted in all areas, this role appears in the centre of the above Venn diagram.
The National Occupational Standards for Environmental Employment consist of 309 technical competency statements organized into 17 main categories and 35 sub-categories; and 42 transferable competency statements.
The NOS for Environmental Employment are used to create a set of competency profiles for each area of specialization that is identified in the Venn diagram.
2010 Environmental Professional Profiles
A. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Air Quality
Water Quality
Site Assessment & Remediation
Waste Management
Health & Safety
B. RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Energy
Fisheries & Wildlife
Natural Resource Management
C. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Education & Training
Research & Development
Policy & Legislation
Communications & Public Awareness
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental Manager
These competency profiles form the foundation for the Environmental Professional (EP) designation awarded by ECO Canada. For more information on certification, visit www.eco.ca/certification .