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Earn your diploma with valuable expertise and up to one year of paid co-op experience through Northern's Environmental Technician - Water and Wastewater Systems Operations program.
Through a blend of in-person and online learning, available in both regular and co-op formats, you'll acquire specialized knowledge to excel at every stage of the treatment process.
You'll develop expertise in designing and operating sophisticated treatment plants. Discover how chemicals and microorganisms contribute to water treatment. Master essential laboratory methods and safety procedures that create meaningful environmental impacts and benefit communities.
Throughout the program, you'll enhance your analytical abilities, build strong chemistry and physics fundamentals, and develop the professional confidence needed for licensed operational roles.
This program delivers the specific training necessary to obtain licensing as a drinking water or wastewater systems operator under Ontario's strict regulations. Prepare for rewarding, well-compensated career opportunities that positively influence environmental protection. This is the most efficient route to meeting Ontario's licensing requirements.
It's a trade-oriented, practical field where skilled operators and environmental responsibility intersect.