The key factor in determining the "personnel needs" of Canadian Woodworks is in the recognition of a developing company active in a developing industry within Canada.
CURRENTLY, we need better informed and prepared employees to take on the initial learning requirements in the operating environment of their respective job function.
A familiarity in mathematics and computer awareness are minimum requirements for entry level employees. Literacy has also been an issue in an employee's ability to effectively communicate instructions and questions.
THE FUTURE needs of the company, as with the industry as a whole, are for
a much higher level of learning. Process engineering degrees, like the ones available at CAWP (Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at UBC), are in very high demand today and will be for some time.
Also, effective supervisory skills ||and machining skills (as available from the wood processing centre in Abbotsford) will one day become entry level skills.
Accounting and other business degrees will also see an increase in demand from the secondary industry.
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE SECONDARY WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, you should keep in mind that the industry in general has in the past and will in the foreseeable future afford the highest income level for most individuals.
As a developing industry, the secondary industry needs individuals who will bring on the next stage of evolution. In general "developing"
can be translated into opportunity - opportunity for anyone willing to
put forth the effort.