Learn the fundamentals of land management, regulations, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on Alberta and Indigenous relations. Elective courses provide opportunities for further exploration into agriculture, Indigenous engagement and consultation.
Olds College provides introductory customized training in QGIS and ArcGIS Pro. This provides companies an opportunity to train employees with their own data points.
Prepare for the growing demand in climate and sustainability roles. This program covers governance, financial risks, and key Canadian regulations through flexible online learning and interactive Zoom sessions.
Lawn and Garden Pesticide Dispenser Certification ensures that consumers have access to correct information regarding pest control and that someone at each retail outlet has knowledge of pesticide sales regulations and safety requirements.
Stay certified with CEU workshops covering the latest in pesticide application, safety, and regulations. Pesticide Applicator Certificates are issued for up to 5 years, prior to expiration you need to either complete the required number of Continuing Education Units (CEU) to recertify or rewrite the exam.
Industry experts will help you prepare for your Agriculture, Industrial and Landscape exams in-class and with hands-on sessions! We have several tutorial sessions options available.
Explore a number of courses based on teaching the fundamentals of reclamation in terms of mitigating environmental impact of industry, so companies can thrive without damaging the world around us.
Drone Flight School will give drone enthusiasts practical experience in planning mapping missions, flying drones outside, downloading data and completing initial processing of drone data in a computer lab.
This course was created and is maintained by the Professional Vegetation Managers Association in association with Olds College, the Electrical Safety Technical Service Division of Alberta Labour and major utilities and their contractors in Alberta.
The Stump Treatment Pesticide Certificate is required for individuals applying herbicides to stumps and is available only to those with a Utility Tree worker or Utility Tree Trimmer Certificate.
