About Land And Water Resources Diploma in Olds College

What can you expect from our program?

Do you want to have a role in shaping our living environment and its effect on the natural habitat? Get involved in Land Reclamation and Remediation or Environmental Stewardship and Rural Planning, through the only certified rural planning diploma in Western Canada. Put yourself on a career path constructing a positive and sustainable environment for future generations. Olds College campus is within an hour of many differing environments situated in rural Alberta. The Rockies are on our horizon to the west and Olds is nestled between two metropolises. Expanding residential suburbs, redeveloped industrial areas and rural energy operations are all activities on our doorstep. The world around us is your classroom allowing you to receive relevant hands-on training.

What will you learn?

The Land and Water Resources program prepares its graduates for careers in land reclamation, environmental stewardship and rural planning emphasizing environmentally sustainable land management practices. Students in this program have the option of choosing from two areas of specialization.

Land Reclamation and Remediation Major

Prepare for a career in the reclamation industry by helping to ensure disturbed or contaminated land is put back to its original state. Reclamation has become big business, especially in Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan. As oil and gas, mining, agricultural, forestry and urban development activities thrive all over western Canada, there are many employment opportunities waiting for you. Resource companies strive to meet government and industry regulations, which means you have the opportunity to provide the services they require.

Environmental Stewardship and Rural Planning Major

Our population is continually growing. Along with that growth is a need for new developments in both the rural and urban areas. Skilled professionals are needed. Whether it’s a private company or municipality, you could be involved in decisions that affect the places people live along with the environment that surrounds them. Planners have the knowledge and put the plans into place which improve public and private developmental decisions. Prepare yourself for a career ensuring sustainability of the soil, water and wildlife resources amidst agriculture or land development activities. This unique major is accredited by the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians (CACPT).Successful graduates are eligible for membership as Registered Technical Agrologist (R.T. Ag.). Graduates can also pursue a degree with full transfers into the University of Alberta or the University of Lethbridge.

Your Future

Job opportunities include: land reclamation technician, drilling waste technician, environmental monitoring technician, remediation technician or environmental consultant and a conservation group coordinator.

Academic qualification equivalents

• 50% or better in Two of Biology 20, Chemistry 20, Science 20, OR One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Science 30

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :     no band below 5.5, with an overall band score of no less than a 6.0
• TOEFL    :     overall score of no less than 80 with no academic section below 18
• PTE         :     score of at least 53-54 with no communicative skill profile below 53. 

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