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Pathways to Environmental Careers

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Pathways to Environmental Careers
Pathways to Environmental Careers
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
ECO Pathways Team
ECO Pathways Team
Program Team
General
  • Workforce Development
  • 160 learners; teams of 4
  • 80 hours per learner
  • Dates set by projects
  • Learners apply to projects
  • A maximum of 10 team(s) or 5 learner(s) per project.
Preferred companies
  • 102/110 project matches
  • Canada
  • Payment by funder C$1,500.00
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Business strategy Digital marketing Data analysis Environmental sustainability Grant writing Scientific research
Skills
digital marketing sustainability strategies learning design conservation science research resource management advocacy product management communications environmental data analysis
Overview
Details

80-hour, fully-subsidized, environmental internships for Canadian employers (January - March 2024)


Learners are paid a $1500 CAD stipend on completion of the project by Riipen. Employers are not required to provide payment.

  • Submit a project here for our ECO Pathways team to review.
  • Once approved, learners are not guaranteed yet, but they will apply to your project directly.
  • You will have a chance to review, assess, and accept applications. 3-4 learners should be accepted per project. 
  • Projects can start from January 15th and must be completed by March 22nd 2024.


Learners are looking to gain experience and provide impact in environmental projects.

Projects can include, but are not limited to 

  • sustainability strategy
  • training and education
  • conservation
  • research
  • resource management
  • advocacy
  • green product management
  • communications
  • data analytics
  • digital marketing


Get specific in your project description about the skills you're looking for in order to attract the most suitable applicants. If you have questions or need help drafting your project content please email us at ecopathways@riipen.com. You can also find all of our help articles here.

Learner skills
Digital marketing, Sustainability strategies, Learning design, Conservation science, Research, Resource management, Advocacy, Product management, Communications, Environmental data analysis
Deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the project scope. At the conclusion of the project you will have assets that can be used to further your business goals, such as a completed report.  


Note: If learners are completing confidential work that you do not want shared through Riipen, you can create and sign off on a timesheet for the learner. In this case, we might also recommend that you have the learners sign an NDA before starting your project. You can use the Agreements feature to do this. 

Project Examples
  • Projects should be approximately 80 hours in length per learner and are to be completed over 2-6 weeks.
  • Each project should require the contributions of 3-4 learners (240-320 hours in total).
  • Check out this guide on best practices for working with ECO Pathways learners.
  • Given the short, remote nature of Pathways to Environmental Careers we require a project-based experience. If your project looks like a job posting, we can not accept it. Please provide a concrete scope for the learner’s work and limit their work to a specific project.
  • If you choose to use a template from our library, ensure that you have added as much context for your business needs as possible. Our team will not accept any projects that were created from a template without sufficient customization. While learners will interact with you to complete the project, we want them to be able to understand the scope of the project by reading your project details. This will also help to ensure that you have the right learners applying to your projects!
Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

I confirm that I have read and understand the Terms and Conditions of this program.

I confirm I will work with 3-4 learners for this project.

I will review and respond to learner applications within 5 business days.

I understand that learners can only complete one ECO Pathways project and may be applying to multiple projects. Learners are responsible for choosing the one project they wish to start & work on.

I understand that I must provide ongoing mentorship and guidance to the learner(s) that are working on my project(s). I must be responsive to any questions, and check in on progress to help ensure a good result.

I will evaluate the learners' final project submissions within 5 business days, offering feedback that can be utilized by the learners to strengthen their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

Please describe the final deliverables that you expect from learners working on this project.