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In fact this is the one sale you can't afford to miss! 1/, The Tuckersmith Township Bantam Girls' Softball team took the Inter -Township Championship this year. Those on the team and their positions are: (back, left), Glenn Ryan, coach; Heather Brownridge, pitcher; Kim Sweeney, second base; Tammy Dowell, centre field; Kerri Dunsmore, third base; Alison Jeacock, first base; Kathleen Stone, coach. ( Front, left), Shelly Bonte-Belok, cat- cher; Shelly Stone, shortstop; Tammy Anderson, third base; Sandy Wallace, right field and Dawn Taylor, left field. Absent from the photo were Jean Benard, Kerri Jerome, Dawn Riley and Darlene Smith. (Anne Narejko photo) • Expanded apprenticeship -system will attract more young people The number of young people participating annually in Ontario's apprenticeship system will increase by 20,000 within five years as a result of new measures announced by Gregory Sorbara, Minister of Skills Development recently.• The $14 -million package will include in- novative training approaches, training in new trades, measures to attract more women, financial support for apprentices' tools, and more apprentices in government. Mr. Sorbara it is imperative to begin modernizing the apprenticeship system as quickly as possible. "In the growing economy, shortages are starting to occur in skills that are critical for Ontariorto successfully compete on a global basis. We have Ontario's apprenticeship system to serve as a model for training and we will use this system of on-the-job ex- perience and in -school training in our new initiatives. Business and labour will be working with us to meet these skills challenges," Mr. Sorbara said. The initiatives are expected to increase the number of apprentices to 60,000 from 40,000 and the number of participating employers to 35,000 from 20,000 within the next five years. The majority of the 20,000 new apprentices will be in new trades and with new employers. Significantly higher participation in all apprenticeship training SEAFORTH SEBRINGVILLE SEPTEMBER VALUES SEAFORTH OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 8 - 12; 1 - 5:30 Saturday 8 - 12:30 POWER TOOLS HAND TOOLS TABLE TOOLS 30' 25' OFF LIST OFF LIST FFIJDMAN N WINDOWS 30%) =.11P 1 ONLY SPECIAL 5' FRENCH DOORS STEEL INSULATED X80000 • KILN DRIED HARD -SOFT WOODS ® ED OAK a HARD MAPLE *TEAK m PHILLIPINE MAHOGANY ®BASSWOOD ®ONTARIO WHITE PINE QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1906 c)' \ mirmat's AkE SEATISt 1,7R. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO NOK 1 WO TELEPHONE 527-0910 0 programs will also result through increased counselling of prospective trainees and employers and through promotion of the ap- prenticeship option. The changes, most of which will be im- plemented in January, 1988, will more than double the province's commitment to ap- prenticeship to $25 -million from $11 -million a year. The increase will include $4.4 -million for grants to subsidize the costs of apprentices' tools and $4 -million to train apprentices in government. The increased budget will also accom- modate the costs of curriculum and course design, an updated placement system, bet- ter service to apprentices and employers as well as a campaign to inform young people of apprenticeship opportunities. Mr. Sorbara noted that the new appren- ticeship initiatives invite increased par- ticipation bybusiness and labor and will also require continued partnership with the federal government. "We are providing more apprenticeship opportunities for young people, including women. This means industry will be able to find the skilled workers needed for new trades and technologies," Mr. Sorbara said. Following is a brief summary of each of the new measures. Training in New Trades Apprenticeship training courses in oc- cupations that respond to new technologies will be introduced in 1988. In the first year, more than 500 participants are expected to enter apprenticeship arrangements in these new trades which will expand the appren- ticeship system and provide opportunities for more young people to take on-the-job oc- cupational training. This number will in- crease each year as the program expands in all parts of the province. New trades will be identified in consulta- tion with employers and labor across On- tario. For example, there have already been requests from the plastics industry for ap- prenticeship programs in occupations such as blow moulding, extrusion, injection mouldingcand film set-up. Incp4asing participation of women Although women make up 44 per cent of the workforce, at present they account for only five per cent of all apprentices in the province. A number of measures,will be in- troduced to increase women participants. These measures will include pre - apprenticeship training for women and assistance in finding apprenticeship placements. There will also be a public education campaign aimed at young women, parents, educators and employers. In the next five years, the new initiatives will increase the number of women appren- tices by 150 per cent, to 5,000 from 2,000. New Training Approaches The Ministry of Skills Development will work with business and labor to implement new training approaches as the traditional format is not always the best approach for all employers and apprentices. In some cases, this may include completion of all in - school training before workplace training begins or a co-operative system involving longer, more intensive in -school training periods. These new formats will be offered in addition to the traditional apprenticeship programs. Trades such as industrial woodworking and autobody repair are being considered for these new training formats. Financing Apprentices' Tools Tools can be expensive for the apprentice to buy. As the government provides student loans to post -secondary students, it will also provide financial support to help appren- tices buy necessary tools and equipment. Grants covering 25 per cent of all tool pur- chases will be provided to all apprentices completing their first year of training. The program will be in place by January, 1988. Apprentices Within Government The Ontario government, one of the pro- vince's largest employers, must improve its journeyman -to -apprentice ratio which lags behind that of the leading industry. To meet the goal of becoming a model trainer, the government will begin hiring and training new apprentices in early 1988. Premier announces culturally -responsive social services program The Ministry of Community and Social Services will introduce programs to make Ontario social services more responsive to multicultural groups, Premier David Peter- son announced recently. "The Ministry of Community and Social Services has a rich history of providing ethnically and culturally responsive social services," Mr. Peterson said. "However, barriers to access remain." The initiatives announced reflect the Government's Race Relations Policy an- nounced in 1986, and the Multiculturalism Strategy released earlier this year. A highlight of the announcement is a $3 -million program to provide bridging ser- vices, designed to link individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds to mainstream social services. For example, under the program a Chinese -born senior, living in a home for ag- ed and needing some friendly visiting or counselling, would have the service provid- ed by staff from a Chinese community agen- cy who comes into the home for the aged. The bridging services program will be developed in close co-operation with key representatives of ethnocultural groups and agencies. Other Ministry initiatives an- nounced include: 'special training for Ministry staff to help them deal more sensitively with all individuals; *the implementation of a Multicultural Resource Kit and Training program for child care workers designed to train them to be sensitive to the cultural values and customs of children in their care; °consultation with the United Ways of On- tario on possible joint activities to promote multiculturalism; *the hiring of a full-time specialist on multicultural and race relations within the Ministry to be responsible for policy and program development; °a requirement that all Ministry reports and submissions in the program and policy area identify how proposed initiatives support the Government's Race Relations Policy. "More than money is required to make the government reflect the diversity of On- tario society," Mr. Peterson said. "We must foster new attitudes in government Qn that services can truly serve all residents of the province, no matter what their background." Monday euchre results CLINTON - Mary Dale and Vi Howes were the high hand winners during Monday after- noon euchre held at the town hall on September 7. 'faking the low hands were Cecelia Edgar and Margaret Taylor. Verna Glazier and Marjorie Caldwell were the lone hand winners.