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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-10-14, Page 35I , L Se®forth 234 Main Sian N. 527-O1O4� Middegaal %0111111111111111111110 SALES SERVICE INSTALLATION Communit News Apprenticeship program to increase as result of recently announced measures 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 Ontario to 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. Sorlara 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 n' w apprentices will be in new trades and with new employers. Significantly higher participation in all apprenticeship training 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 by- business 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 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 PEOPLE for more young people to take on -toe -lob oc- mpational training. This number will in- :rease each year as the program expands in X11 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 moulding and film set-up. INCREASING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN Increasing Participation of Worhen 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. Chance to study around the world Interculture Canada otters Ontario students, aged between 15 and 18, the ex- citing chance to study in more than 35 coun- tries around the world. - The participants attend high school abroad, and are hosted by a loving and car- ing family. Through the exchange of ideas with their new teachers, friends and family, they learn about the life and customs of their host country. They also have the uni- que opportunity to learn and master another language. This intercultural experience is a dream come true for the teenager who wishes to ac- quire d certain maturity, and to expand his personal skills. "... To ' achieve self- fulfillment through new activities, to have a sense of belonging among new friends ... I am gaining more and more confidence in myself. I find myself doing things I would never have done before!! I am learning to laugh at my blunders! I am getting more autonomous, and more able to deal with my problems.", says Marie -Claude Langlois, a Canadian participant to Barbados in 1986. Interculture Canada will accept 185 students. The candidates will be evaluated on their academic abilities, and most impor- tant, on their general personality and in- terpersonal skills. The participants will possess, among others, flexibility, self- confidence, open-mindedness, and the abili- ty to meet the various challenges of an inter- cultural experience. Participation fees for Interculture Canada programmes are not much more than what it would cost to have a teenager live at home for a year. Financial assistance is available to disadvantaged families. Students interested in obtaining more in- formation about Interculture Canada pro- grammes may call toll free 1-800-361-7248. Departure is in winter or summer, depen- ding on the choice of country. Final applica- tions must reach the National Office by Oc- tober 30 for winter departure, and November 30 for summer departure. Interculture Canada, a member of AFS International, the world's largest 71 country network, is a non-governmental, not-for- profit- interpatjpnal organization, dedicated to peace 'through the promotion of worldwide intercultural learning and living experiences for people from all walks of life. NEW TRAINING APPROACHES 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 intensiye 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 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 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. GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTQBER 14, 1987 -PAGE 3A r Canada's Finest Income Tax Course Learning income taxes now could offer you money -making opportunities and save you money on your return at tax time. Enrol today! 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