DOUGLAS COLLEGE
CHALLENGE ‘8b ARCHIVES

 

Challenye 'S86 has just been announced by the Minister of
Employment and Immigration Canada. It is a waye subsidy proyram
desiyned to create summer employment opportunities for students in
areas that directly relate to their course of study. The proyram
provides the opportunity for students to develop skills which will
enhance their ability to yain future employment.

Applications are due in to the yovernment by March 14, 1986.
This will require that all Colleye applications be sunmitted to the
Student Finance and Placement Uftice by March 3 to allow sufficient
time for processing. All staff and faculty wishiny to apply for
Suimer student jobs are reyuested to forward their applications to
their Chairman/Director. Mid manayers are asked to review
applications to ensure that all the required information has been
colipleted before they are forwarded to the Student Finance and
Placement Office.

Application forms are available from the Student Finance ana
Placement Uffice in room 2710 and the Community Resource Development
Uffice in room 48UUE. Persons reyuiriny assistance in completing
applications should contact the Community Resource Development Uffice
local 4811.

The exact number of jobs to be created under this proyram is
Subyect to our CEIC allocation and approval of the Colleye budyet,
however, Manayement Committee has allocated funds to support the
Program as follows:

1. A student waye rate of $5.0U per hour
2. Employee benefits

The tanayement of these funds will be coordinated throuyh the
Student Finance and Placement Office.

Unce applications have been received by the Student Finance
and Placement Uffice, they will be reviewed by Patty Lewis, Bob
Corbett and the BCGEU representative to ensure they are in keepiny
with the terms and conditions of the collective ayreement,

All applications meetiny these criteria will then pe
prioritized by a committee of the deans and bursar under the
chairwanship of Gerry DellaMattia. Staff support will pe provided py
Patty Lewis and Bob Corbett.