Canadian Centre for Environmental Education (CCEE)

Offering education and training related to the professional development and certificate of members of the Environmental profession.

The Canadian Centre for Environmental Education is a partnership between Royal Roads University and ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization) designed to meet the training and educational needs of the expanding labour market in the environmental sector. The unique products and services of the Centre have been designed for environmental practitioners and are the results of the combined visions and strengths of the partnering organizations.

CCEE Features

• Distance-delivered university Certificate Program in Environmental Practice
• Links to environmental career services and professional recognition products
• Database of Canadian post-secondary environmental programs (October 2008)
• Strategy for Canadian environmental education

CCEE Offerings

• National information hub for environmental education with the development of a portal for accessing information and promoting environmental programs in Canada’s colleges and universities
• Building on its national role of coordinating, promoting, and delivering information on environmental education in Canada, the CCEE will also become a coordinating body for developing and enhancing a national strategy for education for the environmental sector
• The CCEE offers a one-stop career services shop for certificate graduates and uses of the CCEE – available through the ECO Canada portal. These services include a national job board, resume service, and internship opportunities for youth and career information.

CCEE is meeting the needs of the environmental sector

• Supporting environmental professionals in their careers and providing them with recognition for their environmental skills and knowledge
• Offering flexible, relevant, and diverse education and training to meet the needs of an expanding environmental labour market
• Consolidating career and professional development products and services tailored for mid-career professionals and recent graduates
• Providing a process by which the existing credentials and competency of recent and potential immigrants can be measured and recognized
• Addressing the shortages of mid-career environmental professions by making Canada an attractive destination for qualified immigrants