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Fanshawe looking to connect community to tailored education
Gerard Creces
Clinton News -Record
Tailoring the education offered to the
needs of the community is the task facing
new Program Consultant for Fanshawe
College REACH campus, Trish Trenter.
While programs for the winter term
have already begun as of Nov. 21, the
school is looking to offer something new
and exciting for the spring and summer.
Fanshawe has been in the area for four
years now - operating out of Clinton since
the summer of 2012.
"The idea was to bring classrooms to
rural areas," Trenter said. The satellite
location provides a post -secondary option
for people with transportation challenges,
as well as those who wish to work on their
schooling while still working in the
county.
There are three campuses - Clinton,
Goderich and Kincardine in Bruce
County. In Clinton, Fanshawe runs Health
Program Consultant for Fanshawe College,
Clinton, Trish Trenter, is looking to tailor
coming programs to the community's needs.
Care Office Assistant, Early Childhood
Education and Personal Support Worker
programs.
The PSW program is an excellent exam-
ple of community need determining
course programming, with a good success
rate for graduates wishing to find work in
the area.
While the courses are going well,
Trenter said the challenge is getting the
marketing out to let people know what
educational opportunities exist. It also
means getting people involved in the
course selection; looking for community
input on the types of courses the college
should be offering in the area.
"I'm looking at everybody and any-
body," Trenter said. "Agencies, business
associations, personal citizens - the need
can come from anywhere, whether it is
interest or employment related."
Basing education around demand
brings Fanshawe closer to the community,
she said.
Students enrolled in the full-time day
programs are eligible for OSAP, providing
some extra assurance for a demanding
school schedule. The school also sees
many career sponsorships, where employ-
ers pay for their staff to upgrade their
certifications.
While there are also continuing educa-
tion courses available through the REACH
campus, many full-time day programs
offer accelerated learning, making it pos-
sible to graduate in half the time. Series
courses may not lead to a degree, how-
ever, they do provide in -classroom learn-
ing and the opportunity to mix and match
education choices.
The school is currently hiring program
assistants and instructors, and Trenter
noted this adds both to the local work-
force and the local economy.
The winter session is now in full swing.
While she isn't tipping her hand just yet,
Trenter said there are some big things
coming to Clinton in 2014.
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