Environmental Professionals, or EPs, are the next wave of change-makers in the constantly-evolving environmental field. Becoming an EP is the easiest decision you’ll ever make alongside choosing to enter the environmental sector.
Do you want more recognition in your field? Would you like to take advantage of up-to-the-minute resources and training to ensure you maintain your professional performance and stay on top of the latest trends?
Must have a recognized Canadian college diploma or university degree, or equivalent international credentials.
You must have at least five years of environmental work experience in Canada and this experience must be recent (obtained within the past ten years).
As part of your application, you’ll complete a self-assessment against the National Occupation Standards (NOS), and then have three peer references validate your environmental competency.
EPs are required to select at least 1 and up to 5 areas of specialization.
You must pass the EP Ethics Examination, demonstrating their understanding and adherence to the Guidelines for Ethical Practice and EP Code of Ethics.
Before you apply for your EP designation, you will need to determine which specialization fits you the best.
We use these specializations to assess your expertise so you will need to identify at least one, and up to five. All the great work you do should relate to one or more core environmental subsector personas:
To help you out, we’ve developed a great eBook resource to guide you through the process. Check it out:
The Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board (CECAB) is responsible for overseeing the administration, evaluation and ratification of certification. The Approvals Board, composed of prominent environmental stakeholders from across Canada, functions as an impartial governing body for the certification and term renewal of members. Through this process, EPs are ratified at the highest level, and are proven as leaders in their respective fields, with the competencies to safeguard public trust.
To maintain the utmost professionalism and commitment to competency standards, all members are required to complete professional development activities and submit their membership fees on an annual basis. Learn more about member maintenance.
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