In order to support scientific and technological progress and promote social development, we once asked the earth for resources. Although this is a brilliant record, in retrospect, is the price too high? Serious environmental pollution, worsening climatic conditions, shortage of some resources ... The emergence of various problems has sounded the alarm for our construction in full swing, and people suddenly wake up and realize the true relationship between man and nature. As a result, environmental issues have been formally put on the agenda and become the focus of attention.
Environmental problem is a complex system problem. In addition to strengthening the management of various policies, it is also necessary to cultivate professional talents and popularize professional knowledge. In order to achieve this goal, all major universities have set up related environmental majors. Environmental specialty belongs to the category of chemical engineering specialty. In most people's minds, the employment prospects of chemical engineering major are not very good. In fact, energy, information and materials are the three pillars of our human life development, and energy is the basis of materials and information. Therefore, at present, the prospect of talents trained by majors like chemistry and chemical engineering is still very broad. Environmental specialty will have a far-reaching development with its own changes and the deepening of our research and exploration.
Analysis on Employment Direction and Ability of Environmental Specialty
Environmental science is a huge system with many classifications. Generally speaking, it mainly includes environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental management and environmental monitoring. In addition, some universities have set up a series of related majors such as atmospheric environment, ecological environment and even environmental law education. It can be seen that the state attaches great importance to environmental issues.
Students majoring in environment have a wide range of employment directions after graduation. Graduates can work in government environmental planning departments, environmental resources consulting companies, or as environmental professionals or engineers in some companies in the fields of chemistry, manufacturing, engineering, mining and petroleum. For example, students majoring in environmental science can engage in teaching, scientific research, management and applied technology in universities, scientific research institutions, environmental protection and environmental monitoring, urban planning and construction after graduation; After graduation, students majoring in environmental engineering can work in the government's environmental planning department, environmental resources consulting company or as environmental professionals or engineers in some companies involving chemistry, manufacturing, engineering, mining, petroleum and other fields. After graduation, students majoring in environmental protection and monitoring can engage in environmental protection, environmental management, environmental monitoring, environmental governance, environmental education, environmental publicity and environmental industry management in relevant environmental protection departments, industrial and mining enterprises, universities, technical colleges and scientific research institutions.
According to the statistics of environmental professionals, 40% have entered institutions to engage in environmental protection, monitoring and management. Nearly 60% of the staff work in related enterprises, of which nearly 50% are engaged in technology and development in production companies, and only a few work in consulting service enterprises. There are also differences in wages and salaries. Generally speaking, the salary of technical research work is higher than that of other ordinary workers. In large-scale production enterprises, wages are slightly higher than those in public institutions. Generally, the monthly salary of unskilled workers is around 1000 yuan or 2,000 yuan, the monthly salary of technicians in public institutions is around 4,000 yuan, and the monthly salary of technical researchers in enterprises can reach around 6,000 yuan.
However, a wide range of employment does not mean that it is easy to find a job. It depends on the individual's situation and whether he has the ability to work. So what professional abilities should environmental graduates have while choosing the employment direction? Analysis of unique career consultants: first of all, professional knowledge, no need to elaborate; The second is the ability of observation and analysis. Environmental problems have their continuity and mutation. Only by keen observation and analysis can we grasp the key to the problem. The third is to study operational capabilities. The application of theory always needs flexibility and progress, and needs constant friction and mutual promotion with practice.
Cultivation of environmental professional ability
Nowadays, many graduates pay more attention to certificates when applying for jobs. They always think that certificates can prove their abilities, and the more certificates, the more opportunities they can bring themselves. In this regard, the unique career counselor pointed out: sometimes the certificate can win a certain affirmation for yourself, but this is not absolute. There are not many certificates, but they are precise, and they should have targeted outstanding advantages, but blindly listing certificates is easy to bury advantages and can only be counterproductive.
The specialty of environment itself is very professional, which requires high professional skills of students. Similarly, the outside world, like employers, attaches great importance to the ability and qualification of graduates. In this case, it is still useful to have relevant certificates. However, when choosing the certificate exam, you should be cautious, and don't blindly follow the trend or have the idea that the more the better.
Taking the major of environmental protection and monitoring as an example, it is the basic requirement of the major itself to obtain the certificate of intermediate operator of analysis and the certificate of senior operator of analysis. In addition, you can also choose some certificates for your ideal target occupation. For example, people who work in indoor environment can choose "Intermediate Certificate of Indoor Environmental Testing" and "Certificate of Environmental Engineering Design". There are also some basic application certificates, such as "English first-class certificate" and "computer intermediate certificate", which are also considered by employers.
Obtaining some certificates corresponding to career orientation is helpful for graduates themselves and job hunting. Unique show career counselor pointed out that obtaining a license is not only the result of obtaining a license, but also the process of obtaining a license. In the process of preparing for the exam, students must seriously study relevant professional knowledge and be familiar with operational skills, which is to strengthen and improve their own abilities.
If you want to win the favor of employers, you should not only have excellent professional ability, but also have some basic abilities. Every job is inextricably linked, and it is impossible to have an independent and simple job. Just as translation should have not only language foundation, but also expressive ability, and fashion design should have not only tailoring, but also fine arts, students majoring in environment should also master some necessary application basic abilities other than majors, otherwise it will be difficult to meet the practical standards of employers. As mentioned above, the "English Level 1 Certificate" and "Computer Intermediate Certificate" are not only the improvement of basic ability, but also the application ability needed in practical work.
Taking environmental science as an example, it is an interdisciplinary comprehensive specialty integrating environmental chemistry, environmental physics, environmental geoscience, environmental management, systematics, informatics, engineering, law, economics, humanities and other disciplines. Therefore, students of this major should have relevant knowledge in humanities, economy and law. Whether you are engaged in teaching, scientific research or management in the future. This requires students to pay attention to cultivating their own abilities and enriching the knowledge structure system from school. While dabbling in knowledge from books, you might as well take part in more practical activities to exercise your hands-on ability and practical application ability of knowledge. Through this process, they can find their own problems and shortcomings.
Improve environmental professional ability
It is difficult to complete some professional knowledge only through the school classroom. After all, teaching time and specific conditions are limited. Students should use their spare time to supplement themselves and read some related books. In this unique show, the career counselor introduced the following works for reference only.
Li Guangchao's Environmental Monitoring Practice
This book is a supporting teaching material for students majoring in environmental protection and monitoring. Combined with the composition and steps of environmental monitoring work and the technical specifications that environmental monitoring must abide by, this paper guides students how to carry out environmental monitoring practice and master the technical operation specifications of environmental monitoring more quickly. At the same time, as a guiding teaching material for students' internship, this book puts forward more specific provisions and requirements for internship content, internship location, internship discipline, internship report and evaluation of internship results. Each chapter is accompanied by exercise points and exercises, which can be used as books for students majoring in environmental protection and monitoring, and also as reference materials for teachers and workers engaged in environmental monitoring.
Environmental Management, edited by Zhang and Li
Environmental management comes from the practice of environmental protection and develops continuously in practice. Environmental management is an important part of environmental science, and it is a new interdisciplinary subject between environmental science and modern management science. On the basis of summarizing the teaching practice of environmental management for many years, the editor has compiled this textbook in combination with the basic ideas and development trends of environmental management in China at present. Through learning, students' theoretical knowledge and professional level of environmental management can be improved, and the further development of environmental management teaching can be promoted.
Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Engineering
The contents of the textbook mainly introduce: water pollution prevention and control engineering, air pollution control engineering, noise, vibration and other public hazards prevention and control technologies, and the principles and basic methods of solid waste treatment and utilization. While introducing the traditional treatment methods systematically, according to China's national conditions, some high-efficiency, energy-saving and low-consumption treatment technologies are compiled. This textbook can be used by junior college students majoring in environmental engineering and environmental management.
Environmental Assessment, edited by Hu Hanming and Liang Xiaoxing.
Based on the basic concept of environmental quality, environmental assessment evaluates the impact of social development on environmental quality and the impact of environmental quality changes on human behavior, survival and development, aiming at effectively strengthening environmental management, preventing pollution and coordinating the relationship between economic development and environmental protection. This textbook tells the theory and method of environmental assessment and its development, so that students can fully understand the whole process of environmental assessment.
These books are based on experts' practical experience, not only for specific majors, but also for practical application, which is helpful to improve students' professional cognitive ability.
In addition, the unique career counselor reminds that internship is a good opportunity for students to get in touch with practical operation, and it is also very important to choose an internship unit, which should be as consistent as possible with their future employment direction. In this way, while exercising my professional ability, I also have a general understanding of the work form, process and environment, which is helpful for me to adapt and invest in my work more quickly after employment. Don't blindly participate in too many internships, which will easily disrupt the original knowledge system and have a negative impact on future employment choices.
A lot of knowledge is mixed with the elements of taking for granted in the process of learning, which is prone to the situation of "only knowing what it is, but not knowing why". Practice is the channel through which theory is transformed into practice. Effectively solve the problem of "superior" through practice, so that students can strengthen their understanding of what they have learned in the process of experiencing real problems. Real operation can train students' sensitivity in finding and catching problems, and also improve students' enthusiasm in studying and solving problems.
Students should do more hands-on operations in the internship project and try to involve themselves in every link. Change passive acceptance into active application, and focus on cultivating the ability and coordination of flexible application, problem finding, research and analysis, and operational solution. If you practice in the environmental monitoring department, you should start with the design of social questionnaire, and go through every step, and you will soon be able to master the whole work process and key issues. This is the best internship state, in fact, it is also the embodiment of work experience.