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Page 10 The Huron Expositor • May 6, 2009
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More than 1,400 students tour career symposium
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ar said the whole centre aisle was
taken up with booths promoting lo-
cal healthcare jobs.
Sue Veraart, HPHA recruitment
and retention specialist, said she
was seeing a lot of interest from stu-
dents about healthcare jobs, but not
as many adults.
But, she added that while extensive
training might be required for some
healthcare jobs, others - like dietary
aides, lab assistants and medical of-
fice assistants - need only one or two
years in college. -
"There is sometrepidation from
adults wanting to change careers in
mid-life but it might not be as far out
of reach as they think," she said.
Veraart added that she's been hear-
ing about some adults who were orig-
inally trained as nurses but couldn't
get a job when they graduated in the
mid-1990s. They took jobs in manu-
facturing and have been laid off and
are now exploring nursing again.
Jimmy Trieu, HPHA director - of
training and development, said
those considering a return to nursing
would only need a year's training to
be upgraded and then employed.
"Who knows how many RNs are in
that situation?" he said.
Veraart added that adults should
realize that with the life experience
they've accumulated, they are "a
population we want to target."
John Feeney,_ -
representing the
Huron Manufac-
turing Associa-
tion, said that a
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good number of Volvo employees
were approaching the HMA booth,
looking at the possibility of starting
their own businesses.
"We're seeing engineers and weld-
ers looking to use their skills and
trying to stay within their trade,"
added Dorothy Cummings, also rep-
resenting HMA. "With this economic
climate, a lot of people need to find
their self-help skills, create some-
thing and go after it." -
Feeney said the HMA and the Hu-
ron Business Centre can provide a
lot of mentoring -for people consider-
ing becoming entrepreneurs.
He said 65 per cent of the manu-
facturers in Huron County are small
owner operated businesses with one,
to five employees.
"The large multinationals going
out of business hit the press but at
the same time, the sector nobody
talks about is small business. You
can diversify a lot faster as a small
business," he said.
The symposium had 25 funders
and sponsors, made up of local busi-
nesses, municipalities, schools and
organizations.
Susan Hundertmark photo
Kabrina Bishop, of FE Madill Secondary School, makes a birdhouse with the help
of St. Anne's teacher Mr. Overholt at the career symposium.
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