Certificates and Licences

Certificates

Certified in Cybersecurity, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)

  • Represents an understanding of security principles; incident response, business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) concepts; access control concepts; network security; and security operations.

Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) B2, Ministry of National Education, Government of France

  • Internationally represents a degree of independence in constructing arguments and ideas with spontaneity and fluency by writing, speaking, listening, and reading in the French Language for non-native French speakers

Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History

  • Represents an understanding of: the study of ecosystems; ecology and ecosystem dynamics using a systems thinking lens; how to investigate the complex array of factors that inform management efforts; whether an ecosystem can recover from anthropogenic disruption and what role humans can, and should, play in that recovery

Essentials of Enterprise Security Risk Management, ASIS International

  • Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) is a strategic approach to security management that ties an organization’s security practice to its overall strategy using globally accepted and established risk management principles

  • Represents an understanding of how to: describe the ESRM cycle, and the roles and responsibilities of ESRM actors; align an organization’s ESRM to its mission, values, operating environment, and stakeholders; apply ESRM founding principles (holistic risk management, partnership with stakeholders, transparency, and governance) to an organization’s risk management strategy; and, use ESRM knowledge and skills to advance an organization’s risk management practices

Essentials of Security Risk Assessment, ASIS International

  • A security risk assessment considers the probability and criticality of an organization’s threats, assets, and vulnerabilities in order to determine the organization’s security risk priorities

  • Represents an understanding of how to: outline the security risk assessment process; determine and assess sources of risk; collect data and report on incidents; conduct site surveys and interviews; and, identify and assess countermeasures

Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+), Government of Canada

  • Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is an analytical process used to assess how diverse groups of women, men and non-binary people may experience policies, programs, and initiatives

  • Represents an understanding of how to: define the key concepts of GBA+; apply foundational GBA+ concepts and processes; recognize how various identity factors can influence the experience of federal government initiatives; and, identify how GBA+ can enhance the responsiveness, effectiveness, and outcomes of federal government initiatives

How to Leverage OSINT Data During a Crisis, ASIS International

  • Represents an understanding of OSINT’s role during a crisis: the importance of primary data sources, which data sources and tools will support the crisis response, and the common pitfalls of using OSINT data.

  • Represents an understanding of how to effectively respond to a crisis through quickly being able to communicate the crisis alert and its impact, and through effectively scaling an OSINT team.

safeTalk, Carleton University

  • Represents knowledge on how to: notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts might be present; recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked; move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide; apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and Keep Safe; and, connect those with thoughts of suicide to community resources for further help

Tropical Forest Landscapes 101: Conservation & Restoration, Yale University

  • Represents an understanding of: the workings of a tropical forest ecosystem, and how it relates to climate change and biodiversity; the importance of tropical forest landscapes, and the actors and motivations driving restoration and conservation efforts; conservation theory and dynamic aspects of conserving species and landscapes; a spectrum of restoration strategies and key considerations for restoration; and, basic financial concepts and potential sources of conservation and restoration funding

Licences

G Driver’s License, Government of Ontario

  • Represents a knowledge of vehicle operations and safety

  • Allows the holder to drive a car, van, or small truck

Pleasure Craft Operator Card, Government of Canada

  • Represents a knowledge of boat operations and safety

  • Allows the holder to captain a recreational motor boat

SMART Serve License, The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario

  • Provincially represents knowledge of alcohol and gaming laws

  • Allows the holder to serve alcohol in public establishments