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Gatineau’s CÉGEP de l’Outaouais is aiming at becoming the first post-secondary institution in Quebec to train technologists and technicians to work in the cannabis industry.
The CÉGEP has teamed with the medical cannabis producer Hydropothecary in Masson-Angers, which is providing the workplace data and analysis to demonstrate the growing need for trained workers, said the CÉGEP’s director of studies, Jacqueline LaCasse.
“We approached them to see what their needs were. We explained what our graduates can do. They saw immediately what was needed,” said Lacasse.
Hydropothecary now has about 120 employees, said director of human resources Andrée St-Cyr. Workers range from PhD-level scientists to manual labourers.
“We’re currently hiring between two and three people a week. We’ll probably wrap up the year with close to 300 employees,” said St-Cyr, who expects about 35 to 40 per cent of workers will fall into the technician and technologist category. “After this year, there will be a constant need. The industry is literally booming.”
If Quebec’s education ministry approves the program, the CÉGEP may be accepting its first small class next September, likely about 15 students who take a program that lasts between 12 and 18 months.
“We see that demand will be pretty high,”said LaCasse. “Even though registration is not open, I have had someone call me asking to have their name put on the waiting list.”
In the next few years, the CÉGEP wants to add a diploma program, in which students enter at the equivalent of the Grade 12 level and take a three-year program to get the certification to work in areas such as quality control and processing the product.
“That’s where the highest needs are. They already have people with doctorates in biochemistry and pharmaceuticals,” said LaCasse.
The program would build on courses and facilities already available at the CÉGEP, which include science courses and labs as well as courses in ethics and law.
“We want a stable program that would stay open after the initial boom,” said LaCasse, who sees demand beyond Hydropothecary. In December, LiveWell Foods announced plans to construct a 600,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Litchfield, Que. There will likely also be jobs working for the federal government in regulatory areas, she said.
It has been hard to find workers with the skill sets particular to the cannabis industry, said St-Cyr, and the company has been recruiting workers with training in areas such as agriculture and food industries.
“From our perspective, it is interesting to see post-secondary institutions getting interested in the cannabis industry.”
Growing numbers of post-secondary institutions are offering courses that lead to certification to work in different areas of the cannabis industry. BC’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers online courses in cannabis production, marketing and financing. New Brunswick Community College offers a cultivation course and Niagara College will offer a certificate in marijuana production starting in September. Last month, McGill University announced one-day professional workshops in industrial production and quality control.
Al Unwin, Niagara College’s associate dean of horticultural and environmental studies, said there were 300 applications for the first 24 spots in its program, which is for students who already have a university degree in areas such as agriculture or horticulture. The college plans to open up another 24 spots in January, followed by 24 more next spring. The program has been accredited by the province.
“We’re seeing substantial opportunities for lead growers, quality assurance and quality control managers,” said Unwin. “Most people realize that this is an industry that will have to professionalize in a hurry. If this industry is to emerge and flourish, it will have to be supported by the human capital.”
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The CÉGEP has teamed with the medical cannabis producer Hydropothecary in Masson-Angers, which is providing the workplace data and analysis to demonstrate the growing need for trained workers, said the CÉGEP’s director of studies, Jacqueline LaCasse.
“We approached them to see what their needs were. We explained what our graduates can do. They saw immediately what was needed,” said Lacasse.
Hydropothecary now has about 120 employees, said director of human resources Andrée St-Cyr. Workers range from PhD-level scientists to manual labourers.
“We’re currently hiring between two and three people a week. We’ll probably wrap up the year with close to 300 employees,” said St-Cyr, who expects about 35 to 40 per cent of workers will fall into the technician and technologist category. “After this year, there will be a constant need. The industry is literally booming.”
If Quebec’s education ministry approves the program, the CÉGEP may be accepting its first small class next September, likely about 15 students who take a program that lasts between 12 and 18 months.
“We see that demand will be pretty high,”said LaCasse. “Even though registration is not open, I have had someone call me asking to have their name put on the waiting list.”
In the next few years, the CÉGEP wants to add a diploma program, in which students enter at the equivalent of the Grade 12 level and take a three-year program to get the certification to work in areas such as quality control and processing the product.
“That’s where the highest needs are. They already have people with doctorates in biochemistry and pharmaceuticals,” said LaCasse.
The program would build on courses and facilities already available at the CÉGEP, which include science courses and labs as well as courses in ethics and law.
“We want a stable program that would stay open after the initial boom,” said LaCasse, who sees demand beyond Hydropothecary. In December, LiveWell Foods announced plans to construct a 600,000-square-foot cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Litchfield, Que. There will likely also be jobs working for the federal government in regulatory areas, she said.
It has been hard to find workers with the skill sets particular to the cannabis industry, said St-Cyr, and the company has been recruiting workers with training in areas such as agriculture and food industries.
“From our perspective, it is interesting to see post-secondary institutions getting interested in the cannabis industry.”
Growing numbers of post-secondary institutions are offering courses that lead to certification to work in different areas of the cannabis industry. BC’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers online courses in cannabis production, marketing and financing. New Brunswick Community College offers a cultivation course and Niagara College will offer a certificate in marijuana production starting in September. Last month, McGill University announced one-day professional workshops in industrial production and quality control.
Al Unwin, Niagara College’s associate dean of horticultural and environmental studies, said there were 300 applications for the first 24 spots in its program, which is for students who already have a university degree in areas such as agriculture or horticulture. The college plans to open up another 24 spots in January, followed by 24 more next spring. The program has been accredited by the province.
“We’re seeing substantial opportunities for lead growers, quality assurance and quality control managers,” said Unwin. “Most people realize that this is an industry that will have to professionalize in a hurry. If this industry is to emerge and flourish, it will have to be supported by the human capital.”
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