# Environmental Technician – Water and Wastewater Systems Operations
**Diploma** · 4 or 6 Semester

A 2-year Ontario College Diploma preparing students to become licensed drinking water and wastewater systems operators under Ontario's rigorous standards. Offered at Kirkland Lake Campus in two streams: a compressed co-op option (T089) alternating academic semesters with three 4-month paid work placements, and an uncompressed non-co-op option (T090) spread across four regular semesters. Both streams deliver 1,170 hours of instruction covering treatment plant design, chemistry, physics, lab techniques, and safety protocols. Prepares graduates to write the Operator-in-Training (OIT) examination and pursue Class I operator licensing in Ontario.

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| Credential | Diploma |
| Length | 4 or 6 Semester |
| Campuses | Kirkland Lake Campus |
| Delivery | Hybrid |
| Start dates | Winter 2027 |
| OCAS code | T089 / T090 |

[Apply →](https://ontariocolleges.ca/en/cba?collegeCode=NORT)

## Courses

- [CM1323 — Professional Communications](/courses/cm/cm1323)
- [EV1013 — Chemistry and Physics](/courses/ev/ev1013)
- [EV1053 — Basic Math for Systems Operators](/courses/ev/ev1053)
- [IN1093 — Computer Applications for Business & Technology](/courses/in/in1093)
- [WM1004 — Water Monitoring and Sampling](/courses/wm/wm1004)
- WM2023
- [BU1103 — Introduction to Human Resources](/courses/bu/bu1103)
- [CM2303 — Communications in the Workplace](/courses/cm/cm2303)

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<small>Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/program/environmental-technician-water-and-wastewater-systems-operations/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/program/environmental-technician-water-and-wastewater-systems-operations/)</small>