Job openings expected in the bioenergy industry: industry needs HR support

CNW Group

OTTAWA, Sept. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada's growing bioenergy industry represents job opportunities for Canadians, but the relatively small size of companies in the sector means they need support to recruit, retain and develop that talent according to the report Generating opportunity: Human resources needs in the bioenergy, biofuels and industrial biotechnology subsector released by BioTalent Canada today.

Increasing public demand for cost-efficient alternative energy sources and the federal government's mandate to include at least five per cent ethanol in gasoline by 2010, means that bioenergy companies are central to a resurgent Canadian economy. The report confirms that success is dependent, in part, on having the necessary skilled and job-ready talent.

"Canadians who've lost their manufacturing jobs can look to the biofuels and bioenergy sector as a real option," said Colette Rivet, executive director of BioTalent Canada. "The biofuels industry will be looking for job-ready talent with transferable skills."

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