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January 24, 1983

Douglas College Newsletter

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Official Opening Set

The Honourable W. Vander Zalm, Minister
of Education, is to officiate at the
formal opening of Douglas College,
scheduled for March 18, 1983.

The Opening Ceremonies provide a rare
opportunity for each of us to make con-
tact with our neighbor as well as a
"one-time-only" opportunity to advertise
what Douglas College is and what ser-
vices we can provide.

I expect all College personnel to help
us take advantage of this opportunity
to put our "best foot forward" and
bring out the Welcome Mat for our visit-
ors on this important day.

As this occasion will be one of pride
in past accanplishments, and enthusiasm
for the challenge of future service to
our communities, I trust that students,
facutly, staff and administration will
cooperate in making this a joyful and
positive event.

Your Opening Ceremonies Cammittee will
be providing further information in the
near future. Please feel free to en-
quire regarding plans to any of the
following camittee members:

Julie Beaucaire

Bill Blancard

Gerry DellaMattia
Mayme Furber

Anne Howard

Al McMillan

Pat Thomasson

Rudy van Berkel

Ed Redmond (Chairman)

Alderman Sandy Tompson is the College
Board Representative on the Cammittee.

Bill Day

 

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ARCHIVES
KNOW Job Training

An imnovative $120,000 job training pro-
gram for small business entrepreneurs
was announced by the Cabinet Cammittee

on Employment Development.

Six short, intensive training programs
focusing on home services and mainten-
ance have been developed by the Pacific
Vocational Institute for the Ministry of
Education and will be presented on the
Knowledge Network beginning in 1983.

The TV courses will employ printed pro-
gram guides and half-hour video modules
to instruct students in roof tiling,
metal cladding, shake roofing, turf and
lawn maintenance, drywall installation
and swimming pool maintenance. Students
will aslo have telephone access to qual-
ified tutors at the Pacific Vocational
Institute and various conmunity colleges
throughout the province.

Cammencing on the province-wide training
program, Deputy Minister of Education

Jim Carter said, "These courses exemplify
the value of distance education technology
and will provide knowledge to large num-
bers of persons who can create their own
employment with very little investment."

The six TV courses will be beamed via the
Knowledge Network to 110 B.C. cammunities.
The courses will also be packaged for use
in whole or part by colleges and institutes
as on-campus training programs.

 

Graduation

Graduation applications for the May 12,
1983 graduation ceremonies must be in the
Office of the Registrar (Room 4600C) no
later than February 4, 1983. Please inform
prospective graduates.

For those programs of which first aid is a
graduation requirement, a first aid certi-
ficate must be handed in with the graduation

application. Attention All Faculty!!