Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™)
Applied, hands-on erosion and sediment control training. Enhance your erosion and sediment control skills, confidence, qualifications, and credibility. Obtain your industry-recognized Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™) Certificate and join the thousands of participants from coast-to-coast who have benefited from this Erosion and Sediment Control training.
Certificate
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PRACTITIONER (ESCP™)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Erosion and transport of soil by water and wind is a primary environmental protection and management activity on most development sites. There are a broad range of practices and materials available for effective erosion and sediment control. However, understanding the purpose of these practices and materials is not necessarily intuitive. This can make the correct selection, installation and inspection and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls frustrating often leading to poor erosion and sediment control outcomes.
The objective of the Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™) Certificate training course is to investigate the fundamentals of effective erosion and sediment control practice. This starts with an understanding of what erosion is and the primary factors that influence soil erosion. What follows is a purposeful progression to the correct and timely selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls.
Erosion and sediment control practices that are discussed and explored in this course include:
Site assessment methodology for erosion and sediment control.
Vegetation preservation and management.
Assessing soil texture.
Slope gradient measurement.
Drainage controls.
Rolled erosion control products including erosion control blankets and turf reinforcement mats.
Organic and inorganic mulches including hydraulically applied mulches.
Organic fiber rolls.
Seeding and seed mixtures.
Soil amendments.
Check dams.
Other soil cover and revegetation options.
Slope drains.
Sediment fencing.
Sediment retention berms.
Sediment retention ponds.
Riprap design and installation.
Looking to improve your qualifications and impress employers and clients?
Many employers consider Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner essential skills training. Completion of this course will greatly enhance your expertise, credibility and marketability.
If you are looking for a career booster or want to improve your employability, Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner is a qualification that employers and clients are looking for. Stand out from the crowd!
instructor
Ed Van Osch
BES, MRM, CPESC
SESSIONS
ESCP24-1202. December 10-12, 2024
○ Registration Closes: December 3, 2024
○ REGISTER NOWESCP25-0202. February 11-13, 2025
○ Registration Closes: February 4, 2025
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“Ed – I want to personally thank you for the best course I have ever been on in my 26 years with MTO. I had an onsite meeting on a job with 3 endangered species. This course actually made the site look “different” to me than it did before the course. Cannot thank you enough.”
Course Certificate qualifications
Course participants will receive an industry-recognized Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™) Certificate if:
They attend all three days of the training course.
Achieve a grade of 70% or higher on the course Knowledge Evaluation.
Audience
Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner is applicable to a very broad audience, regardless of previous erosion and sediment control experience.
Environmental consultants, professionals, and technicians.
Engineering consultants, professionals, technologist and technicians.
Geologic and geotechnical consultants, professionals and technicians.
Industry stakeholders.
Regulatory and enforcement personnel.
Project managers and contract developers.
Design managers and personnel.
Construction contract administrators.
Construction supervisors and foremen.
Equipment operators and labourers.
First Nations stakeholders.
Course Duration
Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner Certificate is 3 days in duration. The live-hosted, webinar-based format allows for discussions and easy interaction.
Other Important Course Information
COURSE MATERIALS VOI TRAINING GROUP PROVIDES:
All participants will receive an Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™) Certificate Participant’s Manual
Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™) Certificate Participant’s manual will be couriered to webinar participants.
Timely delivery of course manual cannot be guaranteed if course registration is submitted less than 1 week before course start date. In this event, participants will still receive a course manual, but will also be able to download and follow/print a watermarked version of relevant sections of the manual for class use.
Daily broadcast times are set to be most convenient for all Canadian time zones. Thanks for your understanding.
SUPPLIES PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE:
Writing instruments
Calculator
Computer, speakers (or headphones), webcam and internet connection to access webinar broadcast
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