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EDUCATION/CULTURE--WORKPLACE EXPERIENCES PROGRAM ----------------------------------------------------------------- The first of a select group of 15 Nova Scotian teachers have left their classrooms to gain business and workplace experience under the recently launched Workplace Experiences Program for Educators. In addition to building links between the workplace and schools, the program is intended to provide teachers with the opportunity to bring back to their students current information on business practices and workplace requirements which can then be incorporated in the teaching curriculum. The Workplace Experiences Program for Educators is a partnership between the Nova Scotia Teachers Union and the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture. The project is being managed by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED). Each teacher will form a partnership with a local business. Not only will the teacher learn about the modern workplace by working in it, the business will learn more about the school system. The program was created in response to the need for today's students to understand the need for life-long learning and adaptation to change if they are to succeed in the workplace. Teachers will bring back real-life experience from their week in a workplace environment of their choice. The experience will help them assist students to develop business skills and entrepreneurial qualities, and to make effective career choices. The program arranges for a substitute teacher and matches the participants with businesses in which they have expressed an interest. The program was limited to 15 placements which are to be completed by the end of March, 1997. "It is hoped that this innovative pilot project will enhance the links between the classroom and the work environment," said Chris Curtis, manager of CEED. The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development is a joint venture funded by the Department of Education and Culture and the Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification, managed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Nova Scotia Economic Renewal Agency. -30 - Contact: Colin Craig 902-424-7246 NOTE TO EDITORS: For a list of placements, contact Colin Craig at 902-424-7426. sab Feb. 4, 1997 4:05 p.m.