Microcredentials
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Microcredentials in the natural resources and environment sector provide you with sustainable, future-focused skills.
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Fast track your career
Microcredentials are short, industry-recognized courses and certificates that quickly equip you with up-to-date skills to meet demands in the rapidly changing workforce. These credentials certify your competence in a specific skill, making them a perfect option if you are looking to advance in your current career or start a new one.
Microcredentials can be taken as an individual course, or you can take a series of courses to complete a microcredential certificate.
Explore current microcredentials
Benefits of microcredentials
Quick learning
Typically 15 to 35 hours, maximum of 14 weeks.
Recognized by employers
Enhance your credibility and employability.
Targeted skills and competencies
Gain skills that align with labour-market.
Competency-based learning
Be evaluated by showing practical skills.
Explore free microcredentials
All microcredentials currently offered at NSCC are free because they are part of Quick Train Canada, a fully-funded training program to provide workers with new skills needed to support a clean economy. They're powered by Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2) and funded by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.
Clean technology
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panel Installation Training Course