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Students registering in the program
will) sign a contract with their
instructor for the amount of work
they'1l1] do in the duration of the
course.

In the past, if a student could
complete his contract without making
regular attendance, then they'd
still be given credit for the class.

could build a clause into the
"Show up or else',"

" We
contract saying
Clement said.

"We could have the contracts reflect
employer/employee relationsip with
the ethics of attendance and
discipline built in."

But the college doesn't want to turn
TRAC into a straight vocational
program, because more than just

manual skills are needed in today's

If Douglas does get approval for the
program, additional skills that may
get taught would include understan-
ding computers, job search, plus a
core of skills that could be related
to almost any vocation.

"Eight years ago, it was social
services that were being stressed at
our colleges, but now it's things
like high technology," Clement said.

"That could easily shift again and
we're going to have to take advantage
of those shifts to meet the needs of
our community," he added.

by Dan Hilbourn

Reprint from THE ROYAL CITY RECORD,
Saturday, September 219, 1984

 

workplace, Clement said.