Careers

Graduates of the Integrated Environmental Planning Technology program will be immediately employable by government, industry, and environmental consulting.

Many program graduates go directly from Selkirk to employment in the environmental field. There are IEPT graduates working as Environmental Planning technologists, GIS technologists, GIS analysts, wildlife technologists, environmental coordinators, environmental compliance technologists, etc. Below is a partial list of employers where IEP graduates have found employment:

• BC Government
• Golder & Associates
• Morrow Environmental Consultants
• Environment Canada
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• BC Hydro
• Regional District Planning Offices
• Teck Cominco
• Oil and gas exploration firms, Northern BC

Regarding job prospects, sources such as Land Conservancy organizations, Environmental Science & Engineering and the Environmental Careers Organization (eco.ca) have excellent, current analyses on the status and growth of the Canadian and international environmental sectors and related career opportunities. Canada’s environmental sector is growing faster than the Canadian economy as a whole, and studies have identified thousands of job openings in the Canadian environmental sector.

If you wish to visit the campus and tour the facilities or if you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Chair of the School of Environment and Geomatics.

Degree Completion

The Integrated Environmental Planning program now ladders into the Selkirk College Bachelor In Geographic Information Systems and counts as the first two years of this program.

There is a long-standing tradition of our graduates transferring and successfully completing university degrees. Selkirk's Integrated Environmental Planning graduates have successfully transferred credit towards degrees in universities throughout Canada and the United States.  Selkirk College also has transfer arrangements with the following institutions:  Royal Roads University, University of Lethbridge, Thompson Rivers University, Seneca College, Cape Breton University, University of Alberta, University of Northern BC, and Griffiths University (Australia). These universities and others, recognize the IEP Diploma and transfer credits earned toward degree programs in Environmental Science or Management. Royal Roads and Thompson Rivers University offer a full two years of credit for an IEP diploma.