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NRFS 020 Essential Fisheries Field Skills Certificate Program (EFFS)
$2,500
Nanaimo BC
SET ET I25X70 Environmental Technician Certificate Program
$5,500
TBD

Environment

NREN 008 Stream-Based Channel Assessments
$825
TBD
NRAC 001 RISC-Archaeological & Culturally Modified Tree Inventory Training for Crew Members
TBD
Email NREP@viu.ca
NREN 001 Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects
$825
TBD
NRES 002 of Erosion And Sediment Control (3-Day)
$825
TBD

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NRFH 001 Fish Health Level 1: Introduction to Basic Fish Health Management
$1,350
Online-Synchronous
NRFH 002 Fish Health Level 2: Practical Fish Health Techniques for Aquaculture & Fisheries Ecology
$1,350
Nanaimo BC
NRFS 001 Electrofishing: Theory, Safety and Uses
I25X75
Jun 18 2025 to Jun 19 2025
$550
North Vancouver, BC- Field Session

Water Quality

NRWQ 002 Water Quality Monitoring: Freshwater Sampling and Design
$825
TBD

Mapping

NRIM 001 Indigenous Mapping for Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Management
$1,350
TBD

Riparian

NREN 015 Riparian Areas Protection Regulation
I25X73
Jul 22 2025 to Jul 25 2025
$825
Online /North Vancouver BC

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    • Certificate Programs
      • Essential Fisheries Field Skills Certificate Program (EFFS)
      • Environmental Technician Certificate Program (ETCP)
    • Riparian
      • Riparian Areas Regulation Methods
    • Environment
      • Erosion and Sediment Control
      • Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects
      • RISC - Archaeological & CMT Inventory Training for Crew Members
      • Stream-Based Channel Assessments
    • Mapping
      • Indigenous Mapping for Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Management
    • Fisheries
      • Electrofishing Certification and Recertification
      • Identification of Freshwater Fishes
      • Snorkel Survey Procedures
      • Fish & Fish Habitat Inventory Methods
      • Habitat Assessment Methods
      • Fish Health (Levels 1 - 3)
    • Water Quality
      • Water Quality Sampling & Design
    • Shellfish
      • Collaborative Shellfish Culture for Communities & Other Groups
      • Environmental Monitoring: Building a Plan for Shellfish Aquaculture
      • Shellfish Aquaculture Workplace Safety & Skills
      • Shellfish Water Quality
      • Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) Awareness
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      • Communicating in Science: Practical Writing for Technical Scientific Reports
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