The Citizen, 2003-11-05, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003.
Separate board begins own OYAP program
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
After several years of being the
smaller partner in a program
administered by the “coterminous”
Avon Maitland District School
Board, Catholic students in Huron
and Perth Counties now have their
own version of the Ontario Youth
Apprenticeship Program (OYAP).
Tim Martens, a technical
education teacher who had
previously approached the Huron-
Perth Catholic District School Board
and suggested the board’s OYAP
funding would be better spent if it
separated its program from the Avon
Maitland model, is now the Catholic
board’s new OYAP co-ordinator.
He provided Huron-Perth trustees
with an update on the program at a
regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 27.
Martens noted that the vision of
the provincial Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities, which
funds OYAP, is to expose Grades 11
and 12 students to the notion of
seeking employment in the skilled
trades.
“We’ve taken it one step further
and taken it to the elementary level,”
he explained, pointing to a series of
photos he brought to the meeting
featuring a two-day workshop for
Grades 5 and 6 students. “I thought,
with a board of this size, (the
elementary-level introduction to
technical trades) is do-able.”
Having now begun his first year
co-ordinating the version of OYAP
he created for the board, Martens
Good
admitted he may have
underestimated his needs, both in
terms of money and resources. But
he credited support from the board,
creative ways of stretching
resources, and partnerships within
the school and business
communities for making it work.
“It’s like a business,” he told
trustees. “It’s got to be viable; it’s
got to be sustainable. Fortunately,
we don’t have to make a profit. But
we do have to break even.”
Martens stressed that, after several
years of co-operation under Avon
Maitland co-ordinator Glen
MacGregor, the Huron-Perth
program has definitely not cut ties
with its coterminous counterpart. As
an example, he pointed to the
sharing of resources on promotion of
the program through radio and
newspaper advertisements, as well
as in some area hockey rinks.
On Oct. 16, both OYAP programs
took part in an event called Tech
Talks, at the Avon Maitland board’s
delivered ih the best way possible,”
Martens told trustees.
At the secondary level, the goal of
OYAP is to bring together the
aspects of technical education, co
operative education involving work
placements, and partnerships with
community and industry employers.
St. Marys DCVI high school.
Organized by Stratford-based Job
Connects, it provided students with a
chance to meet skilled tradespeople
employed by area industries, and
learn about potential job
opportunities.
“I’ve gone to great lengths to
maintain a strong relationship with
the Avon Maitland board, and
coordinate on several levels to make
sure we make the best use of the
funds and ensure this program is
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