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PERSPECTIVE: Guiding Ideas: Key Skills to Lead Environmental Professionals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2006

Ron Deverman
Affiliation:
Parsons Corporation
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Are young professionals prepared to lead us in solving the environmental challenges of the twenty-first century, such as disaster recovery or global deforestation? Have they learned the basic skills it takes to communicate and work together with different people and cultures? Do they have the inner passion and mindset to be of service to the earth and their community rather than acting in self interest? The nation's universities have responded well in the last decade to become the young professional's preparatory launch pad for lifelong learning. Yet, after they leave school and enter the variety of environmental fields, are their jobs vital?

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© 2006 National Association of Environmental Professionals

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