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Sided OFFICE OF THE MINISTER, HON. EILEEN DAILLY
susJect MARINE TRAINING FACILITY PATE DECEMBER 9, 1974
RELEASE NO. 497_7y eee een ee Te IMMEDIATE

A marine training facility to meet the manpower requirements of

' Canada's west coast shipping industry has been recommended by an advisory

committee to the Minister of Education, it was announced today by the Hon.
Eileen Dailly.

The committee recommended that the training school be established
on a waterfront location in the Greater Vancouver area and be operated by
a board of governors responding to the Minister of Education. It would be
independent of any existing college.

Mrs. Dailly said the recommendations would be ccnsidered by her
Department and then taken to the Cabinet before negotiatiors were begun with
the Federal Government, which would be involved because of Ottawa’s direct
concern with maritime matters and its participation in manpower training.

Tne advisory committee recommended that cperating costs and capital funding
be provided by both levels of Government,

The report said the need for such a training facility was apparent
because of the great need for more Licensed personnel and the fact that the
Federal Ministry of Transport's certification requirements are rising. The
committee suggested that a comprehensive facility be planned and developed
as quickly as possible,

Some marine training is now given at the Vancouver Vocaticnal
Institute, as well as at Victoria's Camosun College and the British Columbia
Voentional School in Terrace.

The advisory committee was under the chairmanship of Dr. J.F.
Newberry, the Department of Education's Assistant Superintendent of Poct-
Secondary Educational Programs. In had representation from the Federal
Government and Provincial Department of Labor and B.C. ‘Ferries, as well as
from management and labor groups from the marine industry and various
educational institutions, One of the recomendations was that the proposed
board of governors have a similar broad base. a

The report stated that while the emphasis of the, advisory | committec's
uascussion was on training to meet the Itinistry of Transport\s we betdetoation
requirements it was thought likely that other areas of training would develcop -
marine operation, pleasure boat programs ard commercial ea

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