Environmental Technician Training

The New Mexico Environmental Job Training Program is a FREE five-week intensive training program that provides training, skills and certifications needed to become an Environmental Technician. Instruction is provided through Santa Fe Community College nationally-ranked EPA workforce development program.

​​Upcoming Intensives in Santa Fe:

Fall 2024: 
Sept. 16 - Oct. 18, 2024
M - F 8 am to 5 pm

Spring 2025:
April 7 - May 18, 2025
M-F 8 am to 5 pm

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Environmental Technician Training ProgramThis intensive 5-week training program classes and certifications provide certifications and skills for entry level job positions:

• General Hazardous Waste Site Worker (HAZWOPER) 40 hours
• CPR and First Aid (6 hours)
• Forklift Operator (6 hours)
• OSHA Construction Standards (10 hours)
• Confined Space Entry and Non-Entry Rescue (8 hours)
• Solid Waste Management (8 hours)
• Hazardous Waste Management (RCRA) (24 hours)
• Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments (16 hours)
• Environmental Sampling (24 hours)
• DOT HazMat (16 hours)
• Bloodborne Pathogens (4 hours)
• Radiation Safety (8 hours)

If you are interested in applying to the training program, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be a High School Graduate or GED
• 18 years or older
• Be unemployed, under-employed or low-income
• Able to lift 30 lbs
• Able to attend the entire 5-week program

We will contact you with more information about the training once your application has been submitted.If you have questions, please contact:
Candice Mirabal
[email protected]
505-428-132

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