Environmental and Natural Resource Technology Program, Aurora College

The Environment and Natural Resources Technology Program (ENRTP) is a two-year Diploma program at Aurora College in Fort Smith that is a popular choice for our scholarship students.

For those who need some additional academic credits to enter the ENRTP Diploma program, Aurora College offers s a 10 month access program, including courses in English, Math, Science and Introduction to Computers and an Environment Natural Resources Technology Foundations course.

The ENRTP Diploma program links opportunities to learn from experience in the field with academic coursework in the classroom and skill training in the laboratory. Graduates of the program possess the ability needed to succeed as technicians and officers in natural resource and environmental management careers including wildlife, forestry, marine and freshwater fisheries, planning, water resources, environmental protection, parks, land claim resource management, oil and gas, and mining. The program places emphasis on learning through experience.

2023-2024 Scholarship 

Anne Marie is Kasho-Gotine, from Fort Good Hope. She was raised traditionally and seasonally on the land, apart from the settlement and mainstream society. Her long-term career goal is to contribute back to her community or any First Nation community in the NWT, by pursuing her academic degree in Environmental studies.