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There seems to be more environmental
practitioners working outside the environment industry than in
it (e.g., other industries, government).
83% of environment companies are
SMEs with 50 or fewer employees.
Employment is most in the protection
area, then promotion and research and then conservation of natural
resources.
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12% of vacancies in 1999 were in
management while 88% were non-management, requiring a degree or
diploma.
A majority of companies hire contractors
and consultants.
Future demand is expected in computer
programmers, environmental co-ordinators, science and engineering
technologists, chemists and workers with environmental studies
backgrounds.
Number of women environmental practitioners
had grown to 25%.
Personal contacts is the most frequent
method of recruiting in the private sector.
Four of five most common areas of
upgrading needed were non-environment skills: written communications,
business skills, computers and verbal communications.
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CD-ROM/Web site, the guidebook, a
tabloid and a video.
Search occupational profiles in management, protection, conservation,
exploration/research, promotion (education and communication)
by field of study, level of education and alphabetically.
Skills and interest match-up.
Envirojob board http://www.eco.ca/
Environmental Careers Organization
http://www.eco.ca/
700 4th Avenue SW, Suite 700,
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3J4.
Tel: (403) 233-0748,
Fax: (403) 269-9544,
Email: info@cchrei.ca
Biotech Multimedia Career Kit:
Biotech Career Reference Guide,
BioMars CD_ROM Career Exploration Game, and Teacher's Guide.
Biotalent Canada (formerly Biotechnology Human Resource Council)
http://www.biotalent.ca/
130 Albert St., Suite 420,
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4.
Tel: (613) 235-1402,
Fax: (613) 233-7541,
E-mail: bhrc@biotech.ca
Look Ahead Get Ahead suite
of tools: guide book on technology careers, CD-ROM, tabloid, instructional
guide.
Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists,
http://www.cctt.ca
285 McLeod St.,
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1A1.
Tel: ( 613) 238-8123,
Fax: (613) 238-8822,
http://www.cctt.ca
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Environmental Youth Corp Internship
program.
National Occupational Standards for
technologists and technicians and university-level professionals.
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