January Clearance

January 10, 1978 Page 8 PROJECTOR amw LIALI 24 Foot Committee Co-op Education Alive And Well Red River CAGge. from Page 1 by HERB CAMPBELL "I get them the interview." holidays in the course, students' sible for soliciting employer par- Ms. Morton says, "It's up to reactions are also encouraging. ticipation in the program. This Red River Community College Student Newspaper a particular day. An education system allow- them to get the job." Another benefit of co-ope- can only be done by one to one Volume VII Number XI January 24 1978 Otto Kirzinger, the Head of ing students to earn as they Thirty students take up har- rative teaching is the constant personal contact, she says, a me- Training, Food Division, cony.' learn, expand their practical ness in the working world and interaction between school and thod which is very time consu- mented it is often difficult to knowledge, and get a foot in the the remaining 30 receive class- industry that keeps the course ming. She first sends the emplo- plan a definite weekly menu door for a job after completion room instruction. At the end of very up to date and completely yer a letter outlining the basics owing to the fact Food Services of their course is entering its se- three months the two groups al- relevant to the industry. of the program, and then tele- operates in conjunction with the cond year at RRCC. ternate. Students in the course can phones at a later date to set up Teacher Grads May Face Grim Future college meat cutting department. The system known as co-op During their on the job trai- look forward to a return rate to an appointment with interested The availability of certain education was first introduced ning students are visited approxi- employers of approximately employers. Of the remaining 17, two had full time teaching jobs in the cuts of meat alters the menu he to Manitoba when RRCC admi- mately once every two weeks by 50%, Ms. Morton said, judging By Cam Beck don University and College St. November only 495 - roughly 45 returned to school, one was sub- province. said. nistration decided to apply the Ms. Morton and interviewed on by other co-operative programs. Bonifacc fared even worse. percent - had found full time stitute teaching and one had left the And of 26 graduates in educa- Linda Derrick and L. Rod- concept to the Hotel and Res- their experience and progress. Morton is optimistic that statis- When asked if other courses Thirty percent of the teachers Royden Lee, director of teacher teaching jobs in the province. province. Lee classified another tion from College de St. Boniface, kin, Computer Programming ins- taurant Administration course in Ms. Morton also speaks with em- tics compiled oil completion of are being considered for the who graduated from Red River certification for the Manitoba Lee said a total of 55 teachers the first group of students in the co-op teaching system, Talbot College last year didn't find full Department of Education, told graduated from Red River's three eight as unemployed and said 16 found full time employment as tructor pointed out the diffi- September 1976. ployer at this time to receive pa- teachers in Manitoba. culty in making reservations in rallel information. course will reflect an even higher stated that the automotive time teaching jobs in Manitoba. Canadian University Press Jan 17 teacher training programs. By mid- another "did not want to teach". Co-op education has been He had no information on the Of the province's 399 education the Assiniboine Room, the stu- thriving in the United States At the end of the three rate of return to employers. course is being considered, how- Teachers who graduated from that 894 teachers graduated from November, he said, only 38 were Not all the students are au- ever the ability and desire of la the University of Manitoba, Bran- the four schools last year. By mid- teaching full time in Manitoba. remaining four. graduates who could not find full dent-run college restaurant- since 1906, Les Talbot, Director months both student and emplo- The 55 teachers graduated from time teaching jobs in Manitoba by yer prepare a lengthy evaluation tomatically eligible ) for the on cal industry to absorb students across the hall from the Health of RRCC said, and has been used three programs: mid-November, 85 had found other Services. of their experiences and impres- the job training, Ms. Morton will be the deciding factor. • Red River graduated 29 work or returned to school, 51 had Rodkin said he like many to some extent in Eastern Cana- sions. Employers rate their stu- said. A grade point average of 1.5 is a prerequisite. business education teachers. Six left the province and 50 were sub- others had stood in line for a da over the past years, however a dents on such things as attitude found full time teaching jobs in stitute teaching. Lee classified half hour to make a reservation, Co-operative teaching is also Commenting on the relative lack of industry in the West has initiative, dependability, quality Winnipeg; 15 found full time another 16 as unemployed, said only to be turned away. being utilized by the Cooking cost of a co-op program as com- hampered its use here. and quantity of work done. teaching jobs elsewhere in two "did not want to teach". and Kirzinger told the commi- Although the first classes course which started last pared to other courses, Talbot The eighteen month course said there is slightly larger ex- Manitoba: and one is substitute had no information on the remain- ttee the Assiniboine dining room offered at Red River includes exposed to the concept haven't November. It differs from the hotel and pense, however a co-op program teaching. Lee said one returned to ing 45. is strictly a training service area 12 months of classroom instruc- been completed yet, results up Lee said the annual turnover of restaurant course in that it is can be potentially less'expensive school, four are unemployed, and and only 30 people can be ac- tion, and six months of paid on to date are encouraging, Ms. teachers in Manitoba has dropped only a twelve month course and to offer as the school doesn't he had no information on the cepted for any one day. the job training. Students alter- Morton says. to six per cent from an average 15 students alternate between have to supply as much equip- remaining two. He admitted there is a pro- nate between school and job in Students arc being given • Four vocational-industrial per cent in the 1960s. and job in two month ment to enable the students to blem with hours but commen- three month periods. more responsible positions by a‘hool teachers graduated from Red He said. however, "if graduates periods. They receive practical experience their subject in a ted; "We give the students the The 60 students accepted employers as they become more River. One is teaching in Winnipeg were willing to leave Winnipeg training in major hotels, catering practical sense. responsibility of setting the res- into the course each year are aware of student's capacities, and one elsewhere in the province. •there'd be no problem of un- firms, and some in the Conven- taurant hours." divided into two classes. and employers are recommend- Lee had no information on the employed teachers in Manitoba." "There is a staffing tion Centre. The course begins with ing the course to persons inter- Other courses in the college remaining two. Northern school divisions, he problem," he added, "because three months classroom instruc- ested in the industry. Emplo- The co-op concept puts offer on the job exposure, how- • Five of 22 industrial arts said. had to hire teachers from out- we don't know how many stu- tion for everyone. During this yers are generally taking a more teachers who graduated from Red side the province. dents will be available before a more load on the instructors in ever the period of time is much first three months Audrey Morton personal interest, she commen- the courses because of the River found full time teaching jobs But the entire province hired a three month period. Four course co-ordinator, interviews less and students are regarded ted. Enrolment applications for increased input of the students more as observers rather than in Winnipeg and another ten total of 288 teachers from outside months are spent planning the students to discover their perso- the course have tripled since 1976 elsewhere in the province. One the province, many fewer than the menus alone. nal aspirations in the industry, upon return from their indivi- -employees. Students are not she added. dual experiences, Morton said. returned to school and one left the 399 Manitoba teaching grads who The Foods Services Commi- and arranges a job interview with paid during on the job exposure Despite the lack of summer Ms. Morton is solely respon- in other courses province. Lee said another four could not find full time teaching ttee will hold their second mee- a participating firm that she were unemployed and one "did not jobs in the province. ting Wednesday, January 11, at thinks will match up with the want to teach". "I shouldn't oversimplify," said 9:00 a.m., 7th floor, of the To- student's wants. Lee. "There are some teachers wer Building in Boardroom "C". Several students are sent to Of graduates from other schools, needed in subjects for which we Items for the agenda will be pre- compete for the same job, giving financial success those from Brandon University provide no, or too little training." sented in advance and will be the employer a good choice and were least successful: just 115 of Lee said there is a need for circulated among committee creating a realistic situation for 237 grads got fulltime teaching teachers of instrumental music, members.

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