Registration and Course Fee

Advanced registration is strongly advised. Due to the hands-on nature of this Course (demonstrations, workshops, and lectures), enrolment is limited and applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis. The Course has been filled to capacity the past nine years.

Please register on-line through the Course Registration Webpage or mail the downloaded application form with a cheque or training authorization by May 1, 2010. For those requiring time to obtain authorization, we suggest faxing the same application form with payment to follow or registering online with a payment to follow option. Registered participants will receive confirmation of registration and information package.

Note registration is processed in Canadian currency; the United States Registration costs that are shown are approximate and may vary with Conversion Rates. Please make cheques payable to GOwen. The full fee is due March 5, 2011, for early registration and May 1, 2011 for all others. Fees received before April 15, 2011 will be fully refunded if written cancellation is received by April 15, 2011. Cancellations received after April 15, 2011 will have 50% of the registration fee refunded. Substitutions of course participants may always be made.

The registration fee covers all course materials, all breaks, 4 lunches, use of computers and software in nightly workshops, outdoor demonstration day and entry to the CN Tower and the optional trip to Niagara Falls.

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CEUs - Professional Development Credit

Upon completion of the Course registrants will receive a certificate of participation. In accordance with the various professional association's continuing professional development program guidelines, the professional associations recognize one contact hour as one professional development hour. The allocation is 3 CEUs for the first session, 2.7 CEUs for the second and 4.7 CEUs for the entire course. The CEUs are accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Please see your professional association guidelines and check with them for more information on your professional development requirements and on how this course will benefit your professional development plan.

Internship Opportunities

GOwen Environmental is interested in highly qualified interns to support this course and other professional development programs. Position responsibilities include:

• Coordination and administrative support of the event.
• Support during the outdoor demonstration day.
• Support for set-up and take down of the nightly computer workshops.
• Coordination or attendance and support for social functions during the event.
• Database management.

Opportunities to take part in environmental project management meetings with American and foreign government officials and executives, in the environmental industry.

The ideal candidate should be a mature graduate student or undergraduate upperclassman with excellent organization and communication skills, the ability to work independently, and an interest in international trade and/or environment. The candidate must be familiar with Word, Excel, Power Point, and the World Wide Web. Additional computer/software experience is valuable but not required. Interns must be currently enrolled in a degree earning university program or unemployed environmental professional.

Candidates must commit a minimum of 4 hours per week, for one month prior to the course and then two days before the course and one day after and the entire period of the course or education event. GOwen Environmental is looking for qualified candidates on an ongoing basis. These positions are unpaid. Selected Candidates will be mentored for six months after their internship.

If you wish to apply for an internship position, please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to: gowen@contaminatedsite.com no later then January 1, 2011.