I am interested in pursuing my career in the field of Environment. The study of environment sustainability interests me a lot. But I do not know where to look for the relevant courses or institute/university, that provides this course. Could you kindly help me.
Vanitha. Ryde.
Hi Vanitha, great idea - the sustainability field is growing all the time although to be honest it seemed to me to come off the boil a little when the world 'leaders' failed to reach any meaningful outcomes at Copenhagen in December. It seems to be picking up as businesses, (local) government and non-government organisations decide that they are just going to get on with addressing the issues at hand. As they say: "when enough people lead the leaders will follow".
Sustainability is an increasingly broad area and I suggest that you ‘begin with the end in mind’. There are an ever expanding number of courses available and in order to find the one for you it helps if you can create a more vivid picture in your mind of what you imagine yourself actually doing for work on a day in, day out basis in your ideal circumstances. Do you see yourself as an educator? A trainer? A scientist? An engineer? A water specialist? Renewable energy system designer and installer? A Green Cleaning specialist? A product developer? Are you particularly interested in plants or animals or do people and social or political processes really attract your attention? Different objectives should point you towards different courses.
It is also worth realising that organisations and courses are very good at selling themselves and so it pays to ask people doing the specific type of work you are interested in about the training and qualifications they have. Ask them what courses they are aware of or that their colleagues did and about the course suitability and/or reputation in the industry.
Consider looking for some stints of voluntary or paid work experience so that you can be more familiar and realistic about what these jobs entail so that you don't train or study for years for a job you hate.
In my opinion we need all trades, industries and sectors of the economy to engage with sustainability in some way. Aiming to combine experience or at least an interest in an business or government sector with a solid grounding in the relevant principles and sustainability practices will assist you to identify the right institute or university training to lead you towards finding your niche in the workforce and to develop an ethical and meaningful career over your lifetime.
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