At Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt, Canada, Environmental Resources Technology Certificate is offered as a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 98 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Information Systems & Technology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: Online
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 98 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Environmental Resources Technology Certificate focuses on the natural resource sectors including forestry, fishery enhancement, environmental assessment, mining and grassland ecology. The first year of the program provides you with the skill set necessary for data collection work in the field. You will learn field skills such as tree and plant identification, navigation skills, mapping skills for use in the field and with geographic information systems, soils identification, resource measurements (distance, heights, slope, diameters, and elevation) and fire ecology.
Since many students will work within BC First Nations traditional territories, courses in Ethnoscience and Aboriginal case law are key to provide an understanding of the uniqueness and impact that First Nation people have on the land base. Upon completion of the first year of the program, students are granted an Environmental Resources Technician Certificate.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Environmental Resources Technology Certificate requires Grade 12 graduation or equivalent, with a C minimum in Math 11 Foundations or MATH 057, English Studies 12 or English 12 First Peoples (or ENGL 060), and Biology 11, Life Sciences 11, or Biology 050, as stated on the programme page, which sets the same entry requirements for both the certificate and the diploma. No IELTS, TOEFL, or other standardized language-proficiency score is published beyond the Grade 12 English requirement; NVIT sets English-proficiency requirements per program rather than centrally. No interview, portfolio, age requirement, or criminal record check is listed. The programme is offered in the Fall Term only. Applicants short of the stated course requirements are directed to the Department Coordinator or an NVIT Academic Planner for upgrading opportunities.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall Term
Application Deadline:NVIT accepts domestic applications on a rolling basis: general Fall-term applications are targeted by 31 July and Spring-term applications by 30 November each year, with offers issued in the order applications are completed and, if seats remain, continued acceptance up to the program start date. NVIT does not currently admit new international students for most programs: its Provincial Attestation Letter allocation was set at zero for 2025-2026, so new international applications are accepted only from Indigenous Peoples (per UNDRIP), Jay Treaty applicants, and permanent residents, who apply through EducationPlannerBC. NVIT publishes no international application deadline for these routes, and whether the zero-allocation restriction still holds for 2026-2027 was not confirmed on a page carrying that year. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
