The BC Energy Plan

BACKGROUNDER

SKILLS, TRAINING AND LABOUR

The BC Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership puts British Columbia at the forefront of environmental and economic leadership in our energy policies. The Plan outlines the steps required for all stakeholders — including industry experts, environmental agencies and the people of British Columbia — to develop realistic and achievable goals for conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy.

Highlights

• Work collaboratively with industry, communities, Aboriginal people, education facilities, the federal government and others to define the projected demand for workers and take active measures to meet those demands.
• Attract, develop and retain workers focusing on under-represented groups: Aboriginal people, women, youth and immigrants.
• Attract workers from outside the province to ensure continued energy sector growth, particularly for the electricity, oil and gas, and heavy construction industries where the shortage is greatest.
• Retrain skilled employees who are without work due to downturns in other jurisdictions.
• Educate and inform high school students about options and career choices in B.C. energy sectors.
• Attract and retain workers by ensuring workplaces are safe, fair and healthy and communities continue to offer high quality health care, education, affordable housing and readily available recreation opportunities.
• Initiate a public awareness and education campaign geared to potential energy sector workers.

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For more information or a copy of The BC Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership, visit http://energyplan.gov.bc.ca on the Internet.

Media contact:

Jake Jacobs
Public Affairs Officer
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
250 952-0628

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