This is a co-operative
education program that integrates academic study in the areas of Environmental
(EV) Resource Management and Landscaping (L) with a semester of
paid work experience in government organizations and/or private companies. The focus of
study encompasses the entire ecosystem with special emphasis given to practical training
and technical knowledge to prepare graduates with a diverse range of skills. Many of the
subjects in the curriculum utilize the beautiful natural environment of King Campus (280
hectares) or off-campus sites to provide practical training in the out-of-doors. For those
individuals interested in owning their own company some day or in preparing for a future
management position, specific training is provided in park and small business management.
Successful Employment in our Field !
Our graduates have had great
success in finding employment and advancing in their careers because of the broad range of
skills they can offer and the practical experience they acquire through their 16 week
(minimum) co-op work term. The students receive job search training, employer contacts,
and are introduced to employment opportunities throughout the program. Our diversified
curriculum, which combines traditional landscaping, horticulture and park management with
environmental resource management training, has positioned our graduates to meet the
changing labour market.
Career Opportunities
The landscaping and
horticulture areas of employment are in a boom period with the forecasts of skilled
employees being in great demand over the next number of years. Combine this with an
increase in consumer demand for outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, and
ecotourism and the future direction of our graduates is unlimited. Our graduates have
successfully found employment in parks operations at all levels of government, in
conservation authorities, and in the private sector with landscaping companies, golf
courses, nursery/greenhouses, and tourist resorts. Several of our graduates have started
their own business to take advantage of the increasing amount of work available through
private contracting.
Ontario
Parks Association commends the staff, students and graduates of
the Environmental Landscape Management Program on the valuable contributions
it has made and continues to make, providing excellent educational
opportunities for the parks and open space professionals of the
future.
OPA
thanks Seneca College and the Environmental Landscape Management
Program for its support of various initiatives that promote our
goal of "Protecting Tomorrow Today" and hopes our organizations
will continue to enjoy what has been a long and rewarding relationship.
* The Work Term begins in May
and ends in late September. Adjustments are made to the normal academic timetable.
"My
two years in the Environmental Landscape Management Program, especially
the cooperative component, gave me an excellent foundation to begin
my career in the horticultural trades."
Brad Rooney - 1991 Grad
Sheridan Nursery
Why Seneca ?
The 282 hectares
(696 acres) of natural environment at King Campus provides students with
an ideal opportunity to acquire a wide variety of practical skills including
landscape design, construction and maintenance, turfgrass propagation
and maintenance, greenhouse and nursery operations, machinery operations,
integrated pest management as well as ecological restorations. The Environmental
Landscape Management program is based on a cooperative education model
and is combined with on-campus training sessions.
Additional Program Information
Stu Koch
Program Co-ordinator
Telephone
905-833-3333 ext.5056
FAX
905-833-2085
Postal address
Environmental Landscape
Management
Seneca College King Campus
