3 retire ot Ment evel) oo ey eae Le pay cf (604) 520-5400 New HSW assessment reflects change in student population A new assessment process for stu- dents in the Home Support Worker Program provides an example of how Douglas College can deal with a changing student population, says Program Coordinator Betty Emery. When increasing numbers of Home Support Worker students began to have problems in the classroom, Emery took a closer look at the selection process. “Standard tests at the College didn’t answer the needs of selecting students for the Home Support field,” says Emery. “We are dealing with more ESL students and non- traditional learners. We needed to find ways to assess the oral and written requirements of the Home Support field.” Working with Jill Plumbley of English as a Second Language, they developed a new assessment process to better serve the needs of HSW applicants. HSW continued on page 2 Douglas College to team up with Canadian bankers Douglas College is set to offer a new program designed to create a new breed of bankers. Pending Board approval on Feb. 20, the College, in partnership with the Institute of Canadian Bankers, will offer western Canada’s only Financial Services Studies Program beginning in September 1992. Here to outline the program on behalf of the Institute were (I to r) Marc Albert, Lynn Jeanniot and Rosaire Couturier. Watch the INSIDE for more information on the new program. iNsipbE INSIDE February 18, 1992 Cathleen Smith CIS student succeeds Briefs Inside Staff profile QD 1m In |R IW IN Sports College-wide multicultural curriculum to be developed Next week is Multiculturalism Week on campus, and it’s easy to see that the student and employee population at Douglas College is made up of many ethnic groups. What is less clear is how the institu- tion deals with those groups’ needs (see story above). Douglas College Community Programmer Adrienne Chan says it’s time to establish mechanisms for cultural and ethnic sensitivity on campus. “We're in a critical position be- cause we’re on the Pacific Rim. We have to move because the cul- tural composition of the community is changing so quickly, and so much work needs to be done." Chan is in the process of develop- ing curriculum with consultant Sandy Berman around multicul- turalism for administration and professionals in the education sec- tor who require a greater under- standing and awareness of cultural issues. She wants to help establish Multiculticural curriculum continued on page 3 os ee omecmainmaien Gey Ete: CNY ome Eu Bll ion a pati Gi fi dined Mil febybd a tlandi 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, B.C. Mailing Address: P.0. Box 2503, New Westminster, B.C. V3L 5B2