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~ Coop education coming

DOUGLAS COLLEGE PRESS
RELEASE — The enthusiasm
of Gordon Gilgan, Douglas
College’s Dean of Academic
Programs, becomes readily
apparent when the topic turns
to a new proposal to help
students ‘‘earn while they
learn.”’

Cooperative Education is
off to a flying start, Gilgan
says, and it is attracting
widespread interest from
some of the largest busi-

nesses in the lower mainland.

Gilgan,. along with repre-
sentatives of BCIT and the
Burnaby Chamber of Com-
merce, had the opportunity to
present their Coop Ed _ pro-
posals to over 150 business
people on January 31, and the
response was ‘‘terrific’’.

Gilgan, along with Douglas
College President Bill Day,
the Dean of Applied Pro-
grams, Terry Clement, and
coordinators from the busi-
ness and social serviced fac-
ulties, spoke on what Coop Ed
can bring to business.

“The basic gist of this
program is to connect the
College and businesses into a
helping — situation,’’ Gilgan
says. ‘‘As this proposal dev-
elops we expect to find the
needs of both groups become

  

more apparent and _resolv-
able.’’

The Cooperative Education
plan works like this. Students
enrolled in one of 16 different
disciplines at Douglas College
have the opportunity to apply
for status under Coop Ed.

Once in the program, the
students will spend at least
one semester studying the
skills they need for the labour
force, and Douglas College
has a mandate to find that
person their job opportunity.

To help ease the transition
into the work force, place-
ment officers will set up job
interviews, help students with
career planning, and work
with businesses to arrange
wage subsidies.

The January meeting has
also proven to be extremely
useful in making the all im-
portant first contact with busi-
nesses, Gilgan says.

“‘We had people from all
types of businesses come out
and the reception was more
than just warm,’’ he says. ‘‘I
outlined the uniqueness of
Douglas College’s proposals
and helped to get the ball
rolling.’’

And he doesn’t underesti-
mate the help of local Cham-

bers of Commerce either.

  
  
 
 
 
   

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“‘This month is Education
Month in Burnaby, and | can
expect even more help with
our own, and BCIT’s propos-
als,’ Gilgan says. ‘‘By get-
ting these meetings started,
the Chamber of Commerce
has helped the people in the
community become aware of
our services.’ .

The first year of Coop Ed
should see over 100 students
find work in the community,
Gilgan says, and after that,
over 200 people a year could

find their first real job exper-
ience through the program.

“This is an entirely new
direction for Douglas College,
and as myself and the other
deans and administrators see
it, it’s a much needed direct-
ion.”’

The added assistance of
John Watson of the Federal
Ministry of Employment and
Immigration is also helping to
turn Coop Ed into one of the
newest and most exciting ed-
ucational opportunities for

young people in all of Can-
ada, Gilgan says.

“Employers will soon be
able to get real productivity
out of the students registered
in Coop Ed because the peo-
ple involved are pulling out
all the stops to make this
thing work, and work well.’’

Information of the 16 differ-
ent Coop Education programs
at Douglas College is avail-
able from the admissions off-
ice at 520-5478.

 

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cost of hiring another guard,’’
said Kiem, ‘‘but this is a big
building and there’s no way
one person can cover it effect-
ively.”’

On a more positive note,
Kiem says that some of the
things reported stolen around
Douglas may actually be in
the college lost and found.

When asked about the ad-
ministration’s stance on the
recent crimewave, Bill Mor-
fey declined to comment,
saying that he didn’t have
enough information. He did

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Instructor
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cuts in athletic programs. ‘‘It
costs money to allow amateur
athletes to reach their full
potential and budget cutbacks
are killing these people.’’

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Speakers’ corner may be-
come a bi-weekly endeavour
of the DCSS to allow students
to voice their opinions, and
concerns which they feel are
important.

The student society also
encourages students, who feel
they are unaware of what’s
happening on campus, and
concerned about their edu-
cation, to attend the next
speakers’ corner, Valentine’s
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