Custom Courses
CUSTOM COURSES ALLOW YOU TO:
- Create standards within large organizations
- Create a consistent understanding of land management and applied science and technology needs for land use and conservation practices throughout the province
- Foster an understanding in your group that is narrowly focused
- Provide your group with self-paced, in-class/in-zoom & field learning format options to meet their needs
- Immediately onboard new hires and track progress
- Meet the needs of a variety of audiences:
- Regulators
- Policy makers
- Economic advisors
- Environmental Management Departments
- Industry
- Commercial developers
- Agri-businesses
- Not-for-profit/Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (ENGOs)
Customize:
LEARNING LEVELS
BEGINNER/REFRESHER
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED
LEARNING TOPICS
MANAGEMENT
- Defining Environmental Goals
- Type of Activity
- Timing of Activity
- Location of Activity
- Land Ownership
- Determining Regulatory Requirements
- Assembling Team
- Scheduling
- Limitations & Constraints
- Risk Assessments
- Species-at-risk
- Water Act Compliance
- Project & Environmental Design Team Collaboration
- Professional Sign-off/Authentication
REGULATORY
- Alberta Water Act, Wetland Policy, Public Lands Act, EPEA, Wildlife Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, etc.
- Biophysical/Environmental Baseline Assessments
- Municipal
- Provincial
- Federal
- Cross-provincial
- Wetland Policy-Related
- Delineation
- Classification
- Function
- WAIR/WAIF
- Constructed Wetland Design
- Restored Wetland Design
BASELINE
- Study Design
- Biophysical/ Ecosystem Components
- Climate
- Hydrology
- Geology/Surficial Geology
- Terrain & Soils
- Vegetation
- Wildlife
- Biodiversity
- Species-at-risk Assessments
- Connectivity
- Field Survey Designs
- Geospatial Analyses
- Impact Assessments
- Restoration & Monitoring
GIS/ IMAGERY / DESKTOP ANALYSES
- Aerial Photo Interpretation
- Satellite Image Interpretation
- Permanence
- Geospatial Datasets
- Geospatial Analysis
- Field Survey Designs
- Soil/Vegetation Mapping & Inventories
- Preliminary Wetland Delineation
- Wildlife Habitat Modelling
- Quantitative Impact Analysis
- Regional Indicators
- Constraints Analysis
- Surface Water Catchment Delineation
FIELD DATA COLLECTION
- Site Characteristics
- Drainage & Culvert Identification
- Water-crossing Documentation
- Soils & Landform Sampling
- Vegetation
- Plant Identification
- Plant Community Description
- Weed Density & Distribution
- Rare Vascular Plants
- Rare Ecological Communities
- Wildlife
- Species surveys
- Sweeps
IMPACT ANALYSIS
- Past Land Uses
- Sensitive Ecosystem Components
- Project Description & Effects
- Direct & Indirect Impacts
- Best Management Practices
- Mitigation Measures
- Avoidance
- Minimization
- Compensation/Replacement
- Restoration/Reclamation
- Monitoring
- Residual Impacts
- Cumulative Impacts
LEARNING LOCATIONS
LEARNING FORMATS
In-person field training
In-person classroom
In-person online
Self-paced online videos
Self-paced online quizzes
Self-paced off-line activities
Schedule a one (1) hour consult
Identify group size, availability, background
Select levels, topics, formats, locations
Determine a delivery schedule
Discuss budget and registration process
Approve the course outlines and invoices