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Our mission
“To ensure an adequate supply of people
with demonstrated skills and knowledge
required to meet the environmental
human resources needs of the public
and private sectors”
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1st National Steering Committee Meeting
Solid Waste Management
Labour Market Information
Grant Trump
President and CEO
Environmental Careers Organization
March 4, 2009
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Outline
1. Introduction to ECO Canada
2. Research on Environment Labour Market
3. Research on Solid Waste Management
Labour Market
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1. Introduction to ECO Canada
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ECO Canada is…
o A Sector Council for the Environment Profession since
1992 (formerly CCHREI)
o Partnership with Human Resources and Social
Development Canada (HRSDC)
o Member of The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC)
www.councils.org
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About Sector Councils
o A network of some 30 national organizations
o Bring together representatives from business, labour,
education, professional groups, governments
o Respond to sectoral labour market issues
- to improve the quality of the Canadian labour force
- provide a practical perspective on change
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ECO Canada Services
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Career information
Online job board
Internship programs
Professional development
Professional recognition
Occupational standards
Research on workforce trends
www.eco.ca
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ECO Canada Services
ECO Canada’s Job Board
o Canada’s largest environmental job board
o Over 1445 postings in the last year from all across Canada
o Post a resume to the online resume database
o Employers perspective our job board
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86% received relevant resumes through their ECO posting
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65% interviewed a candidate who applied through the job board
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1 out of 5 hired from their posting
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96% are satisfied with their job postings
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ECO Canada Services
ECO Canada Certification
o Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board
(CECAB)
o CECAB designations since November 1st 2007
1. National Environmental Practitioner Certification
o CCEP, CEPIT
2. National Environmental Auditing Certification
o CEA, CEAS, CEA(SFM)
o EMS(LA), EMS(A)
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ECO Canada Services
Education and Professional Development
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o Partnership with Royal Roads University (RRU) and 25
partner colleges and universities
o Certificate in Environmental Practice (CEP) - post-graduate
distance-learning program designed for:
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mid-career environmental practitioners
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college graduates and university students
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recent and potential immigrants to Canada
o 386 students registered with more than 865 courses over past
2 years
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ECO Canada Services
Professional Recognition
o Add Value to Educational Programs with Certification
o CEPIT Integration
o Growing interest in integrating certification with environmental
programs
o Current partnerships with University of Toronto, Fleming
College, Nova Scotia Community College, University of
Manitoba, Lakeland College, University of Alberta, University of
Saskatchewan, Seneca College
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ECO Canada Services
National Occupational Standards (NOS)
o NOS are competency statements outlining the
knowledge, skills and attributes required of an
individual to successfully perform work within an
occupation
o NOS are used by:
- environmental practitioners for self-assessment
- employers for recruitment
- curriculum developers for guidance
- ECO Canada for practitioner certification
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2. Research on
Environment Labour Market
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Objectives of Labour Market Information
• To be the expert on environmental labour market
• To increase awareness and uptake of environmental
labour market products
• To increase participation in labour market research
• To use ELM products as resource for ECO Canada
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ECO Canada
Labour Market Information
Provides industry, academia and government
with timely and relevant information on:
o Labour market trends and forecasts
o Compensation information
o Current and emerging skill
requirements
o Human resource practices and impacts
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Who Uses Labour Market Information Reports?
Employers:
• Make business decisions based
on available human resources
Academics:
• Build curriculum based on
industry’s needs
Government:
• Make informed decision-making
for training, HR policies
Practitioners and Students:
• Identify career opportunities
ECO Canada:
• Identify new research area
• Identify information gaps
• Identify new programs,
products and services
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History of LMI Reports by ECO Canada
1992 Human Resources in the Environment Industry (60,000-70,000 = workers)
2000 Human Resources in the Canadian Environmental Sector (221,000 = workforce)
2004 Environmental Labour Market (ELM) Report (251,000 = workforce)
2006 Supply of Canadian Environmental Practitioners
2007 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment
(530,414 = environmental employees)
Future research
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Projects in Response to Labour Market Issues
New Industry Projects
o Environmental Practitioner Supply: a) National and Provincial (AB)
Secondary Schools Environmental Education Strategy
o Environmental HR Planning: Retention and Succession
o Immigrant Employment Strategy
New Sector Specific Studies
o Municipal Infrastructure Labour Market Study
o Solid Waste Management Labour Market Study, May 2010
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Upcoming Projects in Response to
Labour Market Issues
o Green Jobs
o Contaminated Sites: Action Plan
o Meteorologists Certification
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Emerging Areas for LMI Research
Evidence of Environmental Growth
o the global market for environmental products and services is
projected to double from $1,370 billion per year to $2,740
billion by 2020
o a reliable early indicator of this shift is the surge in the flow of
venture capital into clean technologies. In the United States
this is the third largest sector after information and
biotechnology
o investments in improved energy efficiency in buildings could
generate an additional 2 - 3.5 million green jobs in Europe
and the United States by 2030
Reference: 2008 UNEP Report - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World –
Policy messages and main findings for decision makers
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Emerging Areas for LMI Research
o Continued growth in environmental employment
o Jobs across the economy will play a crucial role in reducing the
environmental footprint of economic activity
o Scope of future environmental jobs in the order of employment
potential:
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Renewables , i.e. energy supply shift to sustainable low carbon alternatives
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Green buildings, e.g. retrofitting, lighting, energy-efficient equipment and appliances
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Sustainable transportation, e.g. fuel-efficient cars, public transport, rail
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Basic manufacturing industries, e.g. steel, aluminium, cement, and recycling
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Organic agriculture like small scale sustainable farming
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Forestry, e.g. reforestation, afforestation, agroforestry, and sustainable forestry
management.
Reference: 2008 UNEP Report - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World –
Policy messages and main findings for decision makers
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LMI Research in a Changing Canadian Economy
Environmental Employment in perspective
o additional jobs - the number of green jobs already reported and expected to be
created is substantial, but modest in relation to the total size of the global labour force of
over 3 billion
o employment substitution, e.g. shift from landfilling and waste incineration to cradleto-cradle systems
o redefining existing jobs, e.g. transition of workers, retraining, etc is the most
sweeping and pervasive change from the greening of an economy
o replacement of existing jobs with some newly created green jobs
Reference: 2008 UNEP Report - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World –
Policy messages and main findings for decision makers
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LMI Research in a Changing Canadian Economy
Further research needed
o Studies on labour market dynamics for both sectors and entire economies
suggest more jobs in green economies
o The typically positive job balance from greening an economy is the result of
major shifts often within sectors. Some groups and regions are gaining
significantly, others incur substantial losses
o “The training of young people, women and members of poor urban and rural
communities can pay particularly high dividends”
Reference: 2008 UNEP Report - Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World –
Policy messages and main findings for decision makers
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ECO Labour Market will continue research to
address:
o Labour shortage: integration of alternate sources of supply:
recent immigrants, Aboriginals, and workers from declining
sectors
o Low graduation level in environment-related programs
(university)
o Recruitment challenges
o Retention challenges
o Training and professional development of employees
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Advertising ECO Canada LMI
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3. Research on Solid Waste
Management Labour Market
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Background
o The Solid Waste Industry is evolving area
o ECO Canada wants to help the industry investigate
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human resources issues facing solid waste companies
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the emerging skill and knowledge requirements of solid waste occupations in light
of advancing technology
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expected growth trends for solid waste management work
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implications for companies and practitioners in the sector
o The study will consider environmental occupations at the:
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‘practitioner’ level, i.e. those requiring a post-secondary education
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‘pre-tech’ or ‘operator’ levels, i.e. employment areas generally overlooked
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Manager level
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Objective
Profile employment within the solid waste management sector
and determine current and anticipated labour market issues
Study Goals
- Scope environmental employment in Canada related to solid
waste management
- Research current solid waste management labour market to
identify critical and emerging human resources issues.
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Questions for consideration
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How does the economy affect the SWM labour market?
Waste is always generated but a downturn = less waste
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What labour market information do you need and why?
What HR issues do you hear from your clients? What are the limiting
factors?
If waste is regulated what are the current HR issues?
What are the current HR issues that affect waste that are not
regulated?
What is missing?
Where does the NSC want the study to go?
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Discussion Topics
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Desired Outcomes of this NSC Meeting
o Enhanced understanding of the solid waste segment of the
environmental industry
o Increased Stakeholder engagement
o Guidance in defining the project framework and research
priorities for the solid waste labour market in Canada
o An action plan and consensus on next steps
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Questions?
www.eco.ca
www.cecab.org
www.ccee.ca
www.beahr.com
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