NAIT alongside Palette Skills is proud to announce the Clean Energy Professional Upskilling Program. This 16-week program is designed to help students gain skills and knowledge in upstream hydrogen production and operations, carbon capture, sequestration and product lifecycle assessment and more to elevate your career in clean energy.
Learn more information about the program below and complete our form to apply to join the Clean Energy Professional Upskilling Program.
Tuiton: $250 enrolment fee
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During the first few weeks of the program, you will be introduced to key concepts in clean fuels and the hydrogen economy. Additionally, you will explore real workplace scenarios, such as feasibility planning for carbon capture and conversion, operation and maintenance of carbon capture facilities and operation and maintenance of carbon utilization and sequestration facilities. In the last few weeks of the program, you will be placed in work-integrated learning assignments with industry partners. Through these placements, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge to potential employers and apply your newly acquired skills in real workplace scenarios. This subsidized program will provide you with both technical skills and soft skills to help them achieve their next step in the clean energy sector.
Our next intake dates for students are:
The Clean Energy Professional Upskilling Program is available thanks to the support of Upskill Canada [powered by] Palette Skills and the Government of Canada.
This program focuses on supporting mid-career workers with at least three years of work experience seeking new career opportunities in the energy and clean technologies sector.
Citizenship:
Academic/Professional Requirements:
Successful completion of one of the following:
Along with submitting your application through the above form, please submit the following documents to energyupskilling@nait.ca:
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