Shaping Green Futures: Environmental Literacy for Youth
Designed for high school students exploring environmental careers
Duration: 2 hours online + 3 hours in-class
Format: Hybrid
Cost: Free
Certification: Certificate + LinkedIn Badge
About This Course
Environmental careers help protect natural resources, support sustainability, and address environmental challenges. This course explores a wide range of roles—from fieldwork and research to policy, education, and technology—across different work environments.
Learners gain insight into career paths, required skills, and daily responsibilities through real examples. The course also highlights growing opportunities in Canada driven by climate action and clean technology.
It emphasizes key transferable skills like problem solving, communication, and adaptability, and outlines various education pathways, helping learners identify careers that match their interests and goals.
What You Will Learn
- How environmental careers are structured
- Real examples of roles and day-to-day work
- Key skills needed in the environmental sector
- Emerging trends in Canada’s green workforce
- Education and career pathways
Skills You Will Gain
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Digital literacy
- Career awareness