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EDUCATION/CULTURE--ROUND TABLE-APPRENTICESHIP AND SKILLS TRAINING
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The Provincial Apprenticeship Board will hold a Round Table
on Apprenticeship and Skills Training, Saturday, Oct. 28, at
the Halifax Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College,
Bell Road. The objective of the day-long event is to
strengthen dialogue among government, industry and
tradespeople. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest
in apprenticeship and skills training.
Theme of the event is "The Changing Face of Apprenticeship",
reflecting the need to not only focus on traditional skills,
but also on those required to meet the growing demands of a
changing workplace.
Topics that will be discussed are industry's/government's
role in workplace training; delivery models of technical and
institutional training; and the changing workplace,
considering issues such as new and emerging occupations in
high-tech manufacturing and crafts and performing arts.
Education and Culture Minister John MacEachern said
apprenticeship depends on regular dialogue among government,
business and industry. "Apprenticeship is a good option to
meet the retraining needs of high-tech and other employers.
This round table is an effort to continue the dialogue about
apprenticeship and skills training so that the programs can
develop and change as needed, to accommodate and keep up
with the changing workplace," the minister said.
This is the second Round Table on Apprenticeship and Skills
Training; the first took place in April 1994. From that
meeting a mandate was developed for the then newly formed
Provincial Apprenticeship Board, to be proactive and work
with all stakeholders to plan training. The role of the
apprenticeship board is also to promote the apprenticeship
system to the private sector, as well as consider and make
recommendations for new occupations to be designated for
apprenticeship.
The board has surveyed over 800 businesses to find out their
views on apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship training
in general. Results are still being reviewed, however the
initial response appears positive about apprenticeship type
training.
Apprenticeship is also being discussed with other Atlantic
provinces, as well as nationally. Results of Saturday's
round table will be brought to a national conference this
fall.
Registration charge for this one-day venue is $15.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
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Contact: Bernie MacDonald 902-424-0872
trp Oct. 26, 1995