Think Energy Podcast Interviews EHRC CEO, Michelle Branigan

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Jan 21, 2020

Where only five per cent of the electricity workforce is young people (compared to 14 per cent across all other sectors) and only 26 per cent is women, what is being done to encourage a more dynamic workforce for the future?

In this episode, Michelle Branigan, CEO of Electricity Human Resources Canada, shares her strategies for attracting, recruiting and retaining the next generation – with the goal to strengthen the energy sector through a highly skilled, diverse and productive workforce.

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