BioCurrents contains our last 10 news items including our BioTalent HR Pulse newsletter, research, reports, press releases. For older items please see each section for archives.
BioTalent Canada is pleased to announce its new BioManufacturing Project. This project will develop and pilot, over the next 36 months, a model to transition displaced traditional manufacturing workers into biomanufacturing, including such subsectors as bioenergy and pharmaceuticals. To ensure a smooth transition, we will identify transferable skills, create resources to help participants develop their skills, and customize a course in good manufacturing practices. Establishing this foundation in biomanufacturing skills will also help biomanufacturing companies with their future skills development, recruitment and assessments needs. For more information on this project, please contact biomanufacturing@biotalent.ca.
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BioTalent Canada to help medical specialists transfer their skills into the bio-economy workforce
BioTalent is pleased to announce its new BioSkills Transfer II Project. The goal of this project is to develop resources to help internationally educated medical specialists, who are in the process of or who have not obtained certification or licensure by a regulatory body to transfer their skills to the bio-economy workforce. Through the recent BioSkills Transfer I Project the transferable skills of medical laboratory professionals into the bio-economy workforce were identified in the Laboratory Worker Skills Profile and Summary Tool. We will be building on this knowledge and experience to establish applicable profiles for medical specialists within related health, veterinarian and research related fields in the bio-economy. Establishing these bio-economy profiles will assist internationally educated medical professionals in identifying the skills and competencies needed in the bio-economy workforce and will be integrated into our BioSkills Skills Recognition Program to assist in the BioReadyTM recognition progress. For more information on the existing Bio-economy Profiles please visit www.biotalent.ca/profiles and to find out more about this project please contact skillstransfer@biotalent.ca.
of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program.
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BioTalent Canada joins social media
It is now even easier to stay in touch with BioTalent Canada.
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Who’s BioReady? Have your say.
Give your seal of approval: join our Competency Committee and help shape the future of the bio-economy.
BioTalent Canada’s BioSkills Recognition Program addresses skills shortages by identifying people who are ready to join Canada’s bio-economy workforce. We need industry experts like you to help us recognize individuals’ skills and experience in the context of real-world biotechnology sector requirements.
What’s in it for you?
Read more about what the BioSkills Recognition Program means for:
of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program.
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BioTalent HeadStart - coming soon!
BioTalent Canada recently held "Bridging BioTalent" consultations with employers and post-secondary institutions across Canada, about developing a national strategy to assist with the job-readiness of graduates. This national model is focused on providing students, during their post-secondary studies, with valuable project-based work experience in the bio-economy. BioTalent HeadStart online applications, for both students and employers, will be available soon at www.biotalent.ca. Stay tuned for more details.
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Your industry. Your needs. Your input.
We need biotechnology leaders like you to validate six new skills profiles that we’ve developed with industry—making sure they accurately reflect real-world requirements.
Take part in our focus groups and:
Focus Group dates
During these one day focus groups we will discuss and gather industry feedback on the draft profiles created from the working groups.
Animal Care Manager
Biofuels Plant Manager
Contract Manufacturing Project Manager
Quality Assurance Manager
Bioinformatician
Clinical Research Data Manager
For any questions or to participate, please contact profiles@biotalent.ca.
Online Validation - Spring and Fall 2010
If you are unable to attend a focus group and would still like to contribute, you can participate via our online validation process. Stay tuned for more details.
Read more on how the Skills Profiles can help you or download the existing profiles.
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Career Focus wage subsidy program now accepting applications!
The Career Focus Program helps provide young Canadians with valuable work experience in the biotechnology sector. This initiative provides cash incentives to organizations that create employment opportunities for recent biotechnology graduates. The Career Focus Program is great for both employers and job seekers.
Employers, especially small organizations, can receive wage subsidies up to $10,634 and are able to cultivate talent within their company. If your organization:
Employers read more at www.biotalent.ca/wagesubsidies
Job seekers get a foot in the door for their first official biotechnology job. If you are:
Job seekers read more at www.biotalent.ca/firstbiojob
To read more about the success of this program please read our report "The experience quotient - How to ensure new graduates are adequately prepared to work in Canada's bio-economy".
For more information or to apply to the Career Focus Program please email careerfocus@biotalent.ca or contact the Project Coordinator at 613-235-1402 x222.
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BioSynergy - Sharpen your team interactions - Now available!
For new graduates, internationally educated professionals (IEPs) and other job seekers, integrating into a Canadian biotechnology work environment can involve overcoming barriers. Through the “Skills Development at Work” Project, BioTalent Canada has created the BioSynergy program to assist with this integration into the workplace.
of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program.
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Come and see BioTalent Canada on the road at the:
Globe 2010 - March 24-26, Vancouver
BioFinance –April 6-7, Toronto
BioFuels Symposium –April 21-23, Calgary
Canadian CleanTech Summit –April 27-28, Ottawa
2010 BIO International Convention –May 3-6, Chicago
Advantage through Excellence - Building the Case for Manufacturing in Canada - May 10-12, Hamilton
CCPA 2010 Annual Conference: Counselling: What's on the Horizon? – May 11-14, Charlottetown
Aquaculture Canada 2010 - May 16-19, St. John's
Toronto District School Board – Education Sector Council Project Partnership – May 13-14, Toronto
4th International BioEnergy Conference – June 8-10, Prince George
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A career in Canada’s biotechnology sector can be exciting and rewarding. Before working in the Canadian bio-economy is it important to gauge if you are ready.
To succeed, you need the right skills. BioTalent Canada’s online Readiness Modules help you gauge certain required skills to determine your readiness to work in a typical Canadian biotechnology environment.
Through practical scenarios, you will determine your skills readiness and gain a better understanding of where you need to strengthen your skills and improve your prospects for success – before entering the biotechnology workforce.
Registering for these Readiness Modules is fast and easy via our online and secure registration system!
Register today at www.biotalent.ca/areyouready
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Participate and have access to industry salary data!
The Culpepper/BioTalent Life Sciences Compensation Survey provides the data life sciences organizations with the information they need to establish competitive and effective compensation plans. Data is collected year-round and the survey database is updated monthly; allowing you to base your compensation decisions on always-current data. Over 50 participating life science organizations across Canada use the survey data for compensation benchmarking.
Join this growing group of organizations and start using the Culpepper/BioTalent Life Sciences Compensation Survey today.
For more information, go to: www.culpepper.com/BioTalent
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Retain Talent - Group Benefits
Now more than ever, organizations are recognizing the value of well-managed employee benefits programs as part of an attractive total compensation package. Faced with increasing costs, these organizations are looking for innovative ways to manage employees’ health and satisfaction while containing costs.
Benefit Management Advisors Inc. has the privilege to provide leading Group Benefit services to the Canadian Biotechnology Industry.
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Advance Your Talent - 2010 Course Calendar - Register Now!
Registering for BioTalent Canada courses is fast and easy via our online and secure registration system!
Making Sense of Biotechnology course
Know all there is to know about Canada’s bio-economy and its revolutionary impact on many sectors.
Date:
May 19-20, 2010 - Ottawa
Cost: $ 695.00 (CDN) + applicable taxes
Custom In-house Training Option
BioTalent Canada's Making Sense of Biotechnology course can also be delivered at your organization. This offers you significant discounts and gives you the benefit of learning with your colleagues and directly from experts while staying on-site. A custom in-house course can be tailored to your organization's specific technology and will maintain your confidentiality. In-house training sessions can be organized at your next meeting or when most convenient for you. For more information on in-house training options please contact skills@biotalent.ca.
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) online course
Optimize your biotechnology company’s R&D efforts. Take this online course to be sure your practices are meeting Research Ethics Board guidelines.
Dates: Sept. 13, 2010 - Jan. 12, 2011
Cost: Over 45 hours of learning for $999.00 CDN + GST
Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) online course
Strengthen your lab practices by expanding your knowledge of FDA regulations and guidelines. This online introductory course will extensively explore the regulations and best practices.
Dates: Sept. 13, 2010 - Jan. 12, 2011
Cost: Over 45 hours of learning for $999.00 CDN + GST
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) online course
Good Manufacturing Practices are the key to success in the biotechnology industry. Get ahead of the competition and meet ever-increasing demand with this GMP regulations online course.
Dates: Sept. 13, 2010 - Jan. 12, 2011
Cost: Over 45 hours of learning for $999.00 CDN + GST
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Segmenting the Data - Regional labour market information on biotechnology in Canada (9/25/2008)
Splicing the Data - The critical role of human resources in Canada's bio-economy - A labour market report (6/28/2008)
Bridging the divide - Creating opportunities for the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada to enter the bio-economy (5/13/2008)
Experience Biotechnology - The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Developing talent for the future (5/7/2008)
Mapping the Sequence - A labour-market look at Canada's bio-economy (5/22/2007)
Biotechnology Job Titles (5/22/2007)
These and more all available for download from the BioCurrents section of www.biotalent.ca/reports.
For comments, future BioTalent HR Pulse topic suggestions and feedback please write to us at hrpulse@biotalent.ca.
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