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NOTE TO EDITORS/EDUCATION--ROUND TABLE-APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING ------------------------------------------------------------------ Apprenticeship and skills training are the focus of a round table to be held Oct. 28, at the Halifax Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College. The roundtable is being held by the Provincial Apprenticeship Board as a means to promote and strengthen the dialogue among industry, government, and tradespeople in an effort to streamline apprenticeship training to meet the growing needs of the economy today and in the future. Participants will focus on institutional and on-the-job training in the changing workplace. Key speakers will be Joe Black, Acting Principal, Sydney campus, NSCC; George MacLean, Co-ordinator of Apprenticeship Trades Training, Institute of Technology campus, NSCC; Bert Lewis, Co-ordinator of Program Advisory Committees, NSCC; Teunis Voreman, Manager of Technical Services, Atlantic Tractor and Equipment Ltd.; and Phil Nelson, Head of Maintenance Management, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Atlantic Region. Media are welcome to attend. -30- Contact: Bernie MacDonald 902-424-0872 trp Oct. 27, 1995