Workplace Skills Development for Foreign Trained Professionals (2007-2009)
March 2007 – February 2009 – To accurately recognize individual skills to create the best match with employers in an efficient and reliable manner.
March 2007 – February 2009 – To accurately recognize individual skills to create the best match with employers in an efficient and reliable manner.
February 2009 – January 2012 – To create occupational profiles for the following key positions that are unique to the industry.
February 2013 – March 2013 – Create a biotech skills-based resumé builder for IEPs to quickly and identify their existing skills and format the information into a resumé which caters to the needs of the Canadian bio-economy.
January 2010 – February 2012 – To create online tools for employers and IEPs to show them how and where integration can begin, plus provide specific bio-economy language instruction.
May 2009 – March 2013 – To implement a program for recognizing the competencies and skills of internationally educated professionals (IEPs) and ultimately address the shortages of skills in the Canadian bio-economy.
May 2017 – March 2024 – Addressing the industry need to have access to a diversified skilled labour pool that is job-ready, BioTalent Canada will assist 1000 bio-economy students obtain valuable new co-ops through wage subsidies.
May 2017 – May 2021 – To address interpersonal skills shortages in the Canadian bio-economy through the development of a unique curriculum for these essential skills lacking in the bio-economy work force.