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ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization of Canada) is an online resource for environmental jobs, certification and training established in 1992 as part of Canada's sector council initiative. Sector councils are organizations that address human resource challenges facing the Canadian economy.〔The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC), 2006, Building Canada’s Knowledge Advantage, http://www.councils.org/tasc/members/documents/docs3/English%20directory%20proof.pdf. Accessed November 2007.〕 With the support of private sector investors and the Government of Canada’s Department of Human Resources and Social Development, ECO Canada works to determine the skills and human resource needs of Canada’s environment industry. ECO Canada develops programs that help individuals build environmental careers, provides employers with resources to hire and retain environmental professionals, and informs educators and governments of environmental employment trends. ECO Canada offers environmental career resources for professionals and employers, including: *An (online Job Board ) *Formal (Environmental Professional (EP) certification ) *Internship (wage-subsidies ) *(Training and professional development ) *(Online environmental education ) programs *Industry-wide (environmental research ) publications *Environmental (networking events and workshops ) for professionals across Canada ==Background== ECO Canada is one of about 30 sector councils 〔(hrsdc.gc.ca )〕 whose objectives are to: * Implement national occupational standards for skills and training * Promote employment opportunities via a skilled workforce * Meet industry requirements for qualified new practitioners * Provide labour market projections and information on environmental sector trends for governments, educators, youth, and industry planners * Improve the dialogue between industry and the academic community * Address labour market entry problems and school-to-work transition difficulties encountered by youth ECO Canada provides resources to meet the needs of the industry, including an online environmental job board, certification for environmental practitioners, a wage-subsidy internship program, environment industry specific labour market reports, and the Environmental Employer of the Year Awards. ECO Canada also conducts research studies on human resources issues within the Canadian environmental industry. The organization publishes reports that covers topics such as HR best practices, industry compensation and labour market trends.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ECO Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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