Through Aurora College’s Environment and Natural Resources Technology Diploma (ENRTP), students prepare for an exciting eco-career that will help to sustain and protect some of Canada’s most unique flora, fauna, geography, and ecosystems.
ENRTP’s unique combination of multi-day, multi-season field camp experiences, on-the-land learning with local Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Holders, scientific theory, laboratory and course work puts the program into a class of its own. Developed and delivered in the Northwest Territories, the program incorporates both western-based scientific method and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge into the curriculum and explores how each has a place in conserving the North’s animals, lands, and ecologies. Students gain the technical training, field experience, knowledge, and skill sets that are highly sought after by employers.
The two-year diploma program prepares graduates for careers in natural resources, wildlife, fisheries, forestry, and environmental management with private industry, non-profit organizations, government agencies or departments, and Indigenous organizations or governments. Aurora College’s small class sizes, affordable tuition, low student-instructor ratios, and Northern and Indigenous focus create a supportive learning environment that sets students up for success.
Agreements with several Canadian post-secondary institutions allow students and graduates to transfer credits earned towards bachelor degrees and other programs. Transfer agreement options include: Lethbridge Polytechnic – Bachelor of Ecosystem Management; University of Lethbridge – Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science); University of Northern British Columbia – Bachelor of Science (Forest Ecology and Management), Bachelor of Science (Wildlife and Fisheries); and Yukon University – Bachelor of Science (Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences).
If you are ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, explore your future at www.auroracollege.nt.ca . Online applications are open for 2026-2027.