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Certificate IV in Environmental Monitoring and Technology

  • Certificate

Turn your passion for the environment into a rewarding career with this qualification.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Course Code
MSS40222, 111989D
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$12,804 per year / $13,224 total
International Fees
$12,804 per year / $13,224 total

About this course

Turn your passion for the environment into a rewarding career with this qualification. With the global urgency for conservation and need to minimise the environmental impact of business, it's a great time to join this industry.

During this course you will gain the practical skills and knowledge to collect and analyse environmental samples and process environmental data for the purpose of minimising the impact of human activity on the environment. You will have the opportunity to undertake a range of field-based activities including vegetation surveys, geological formation recognition, water and soil sampling and testing, and the use of global positioning system (GPS) in environmental monitoring applications.

Learn how to collect routine site samples, undertake environmental field-based monitoring, work and communicate effectively as an environmental technician, and process and present environmental data. In addition, you will study how to implement environmental management plans and procedures.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Equivalent to Australian Year 11.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Geraldton

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Environmental Assistant
  • Environmental Technician
  • Water Resources Officer
Career opportunities
  • Environmental Assistant
  • Environmental Technician
  • Water Resources Officer
  • Environmental Assistant
  • Environmental Technician
  • Water Resources Officer
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 16 units. These 16 are comprised of 8 core units and 8 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • MSL943004
      Participate in laboratory or field workplace safety
    • MSL952001
      Collect routine site samples
    • MSL974022
      Undertake environmental field-based monitoring
    • MSMENV272
      Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
    • MSS024025
      Work and communicate effectively as an environmental technician
    • MSS024026
      Apply environmental management procedures
    • MSS024027
      Participate in environmental field work
    • MSS024028
      Process and present environmental data
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • MSL904002
      Perform standard calibrations
    • MSL924004
      Use laboratory application software
    • MSL974019 Perform chemical tests and procedures
    • MSS024029 Collect spatial and discrete environmental data
    • MSS024030 Perform sampling and testing of water
    • MSS024032 Document simple geological information for a site
    • MSS025024 Produce site maps
    • MSS025033 Provide environmental information to customers