The Certified AI-Ready Environmental Professional (CAREP) program is a non-credit professional certificate offered through Utah State University’s Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air in collaboration with The Shipley Group.
CAREP prepares environmental professionals to use artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively in NEPA, environmental review, permitting, compliance, and related environmental document workflows. The program is designed for working professionals seeking practical methods for using AI while maintaining rigor, accountability, sound judgment, and trust in environmental decision-making.
What Participants Will Gain:
• Better understanding of emerging AI tools and their practical applications in NEPA and environmental review • More effective and defensible approaches to environmental document development, review, and comment-response workflows • Greater confidence in evaluating AI-generated content, limitations, and risk in environmental compliance processes • Exposure to practical strategies currently being explored across environmental review and permitting workflows
CAREP Certificate
$2,795 per participant
The CAREP Certificate combines 9 live virtual training days into a single professional certificate program offered at a discounted rate compared to registering for each course separately. The program includes the following live virtual courses:
• Deploying AI and Emerging Technology for More Efficient Environmental Reviews — September 1–3, 2026 • Modernizing Environmental Document Review With AI and Decision-Support Tools — October 13-14, 2026 • Managing Environmental Document Comment-Response Processes With AI — November 9-10, 2026 • Improving Environmental Document Production and Writing Using AI Tools — December 15-16, 2026
