|  "The Environmental Education Certification Program is one of the most effective programs I have ever participated in." Director of Keep America Beautiful, New Hanover County, NC
The Office of Environmental Education manages the North Carolina EE Certification Program as a way to enhance capacity-building in environmental education across the state. Individuals must complete 200 hours of professional development to be certified. Required components of the program include instructional workshops, outdoor experiences, knowledge of EE resources and facilities, teaching experience, and an action partnership project. Certified environmental educators have the knowledge and skills to be EE leaders in their community.
The NC Environmental Education Certification Program is supported by the following sponsors:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Public Instruction
Environmental Education Fund
Environmental Educators of North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Environmental Education Centers
Wildlife Resources Commission
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| For an enrollment application, please contact Libby Wilcox at the Office of Environmental Education at (919) 733-0711 or libby.wilcox "at" ncmail.net. The enrollment application and EE Certification information packet will be sent to you through the mail. Your completed enrollment application and a $25 check made payable to "DENR-Office of Environmental Education" must be mailed back to the Office to complete your enrollment. You will have four years from the time of your enrollment to complete the certification. Workshops and activities up to one year prior to your enrollment can be counted towards your certification. |
| Watch this ten-minute video about the EE Certification Program. It can be viewed using Windows Media Player which you can download for free . |
There are five environmental education components amounting to 200 hours that must be completed for an individual to be certified. Find out more about them here! |
Only certain programs are eligible to be counted as a Criteria I Instructional Workshop. View a list of the workshops that are approved.
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The Office of Environmental Education is in the process of developing a nationally accredited NC EE certification program. Click here to find out more about this latest endeavor. |
| Over 600 individuals have been certified as environmental educators in North Carolina. Click here to find out who they are. |
Look at a list of past action partnerships and the final product from an exemplary project. Please contact Libby Wilcox with questions regarding your action partnership. |
