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ROLES OF DEPARTMENTS OF LABOUR AND EDUCATION
The role of the Manpower Development Division of the Department

of Labour shall be to: A

1. identify manpower training needs through economic research and
discussions with industry and labour, which may arise because of
such factors as industrial development, technological change or
economic fluctuation in the province as a whole. ;

2. meet the identified manpower needs by taking prime responsibility
for the development of pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, journeyman
upgrading, journeyman refresher, journeyman specialization, and
other technical and skill development programs, in conjunction with
the industry and labour groups involved in the field of identified
need, and the Department of Education and its associated agencies,
the melded colleges, the Provincial vocatiomal schools, and B.C.I.T.

3. co-ordinate all Provincial co-operation with Canada Manpower.

The role of the Department of Education shall be to:

1. assist the Department of Labour in the development of the programs
to meet the identified needs through the participation of Departmental
officials and melded college or vocational school personnel on joint
program development committees.

2.. have the prime responsibility for the determination of which training
facility will be used to operate tke required programs.

3. supervise the operation of the training programs in melded colleges

or vocational schools.

These two roles will be effected through a Joint Committee of the

Departments of Labour aud Education consisting of 3 nominees of each

Department. This Committee will have responsibiiity for:

1. supervision of the co-operative appreach to manpower training.

2. ensuring the proper establishment and stafiing of joint committees
working cn the 2-velopmert of training programs.

3. reviewing the activities ir this area and developing joint reports

for the respective Ministers.

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