Overview

SAIT is one of Canada’s top applied research colleges and an international leader in multi-disciplinary applied research and innovation. This new certificate is designed for for anyone working in oil and gas looking to gain a better understanding of the ongoing shifts toward more sustainable practices in the industry.

This program offers seven micro-credential courses that concentrate on different aspects of CCS. They are tailored to upskill and expand your industry experience and role capabilities. You can easily access real-world learning and complete courses online, all while benefiting from the knowledge of our professionally trained SAIT instructors.

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Program outline

To earn this certificate, you are required to complete one core course (ENVS 011 Introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage) and a minimum of one elective for a minimum total of two courses. 

Required courses & electives

How to register for this certificate

Once you have registered for any course offered in this certificate, you will be automatically eligible to complete the certificate. You will have up to three years to complete this program. You may track your progression by signing in to your Continuing Education student account.

Certifications and professional designations

Upon successful completion of all the required courses in this certificate program, you’ll receive an electronically issued SAIT Certificate of Completion and transcript. For each SAIT Micro-credential earned, you'll also receive a shareable digital badge.

Costs

This program consists of a minimum of two courses with varying fees. Please review the individual course pages for this certificate to determine costs and to learn more about additional learning materials, including textbooks.

Financial support

Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants, including the Canada Alberta Productivity Grant. 

Careers and opportunities

This program will help energy services workers, engineers, geoscience professionals, operators, technologists or trades professionals to upskill.

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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.

We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.