, . | " NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW - January 4, 19 78 Women pursuing non-traditional woPk but Idon't mind it." in land development By BERNICE HtrJfTABLE perience Sheraton Brock hotel, "We'll evaulate She's sanding cabinets . put- appraising. But she couldn't get to take further training; students remarl Review staff writer ~ ting tiim on doors. var- a job here . there appeared to Manpower in Hotel Offtog' pro- structure future Coi^daice ... and a pay che- nishing. Her first four weeks be a surplus of grads with her cedure. their needi Aftat* . que. ', ' were placement. As with the knowledge. Bonnie handled part5.',inft;fi^- That's what 11 women have other students the government "But Acres Consulting tory at Peninsula Motors an will ^inu|ar c( gained from a recently conclud- paid her while she learned . Engineers read an earlier arti- be staying there on a work a- month ai'ihe Wei ed introductory course to non- the employers reaped the cle m the Review about this pro- djustment training'program. Niagacf College, traditional occupations . , of- soiis iwnefits of a:i extra pair of gram . and I was mentioned in Ellen just finishedc ;^ in* ^lotdd call fai-ed by Car.ada Manpower and hands, there. They decided to give me a training program at ^nadian power office £dr run by CoUi^e. Niagara form^tign period . they pro- When her placement chance gave me Tire . which foUowedifter four- . 'J^ijl^ I couldn't have found employ- ended, her employers were so jects they had contracted from week placement. She's'^ad the>- ment myself," wai the common pleased with her work they hired Korea." gave her a chance for further denominator of conversation at her fuU time. They'd never had Nora's work assessment training. -''t a wfirp-up session held for the ? woman doing this type of reference from acres was ex- Penny worked ,2" woEnen at the Skyion. a? worit. They gave her an e- cellent. The head of t\\e ar- assemblerat Industrial j^a^ The eight-we?^ course was .a xcellent department has reference, chitectural . Ruth was assistant pilot (ffogram. Evaluei:ion of its "New Fm getting $3.75 an given her hopes of a fidl-tune at ARC Industries worth will determine continua- hour . and working full time. job. She is elated. Manpower is taught re-upholsterii tion of fuUire programs. In a month I'll be making $4 an just as ex- cited at the prospects ed adults. She wa? As f^ar as coarse director Har- hour. I'm actually working for of full employment for her. time. She admits shjT^^fbti riet Oteteiuk is concerned . money," she enthused. Margaret created her own job. have got the job u^tHcRil the program was a tremendous She feels stie'd never have "Initially, when Mrs. Olrfisiuk program. success. She balieves it will nm gained the job without the help was out looking for work assess- Margaret cataL again in tibe city this fall program ... she says they'd ment placements for us . tenance parts Initially 15 women entered the never have given her the chance Frontier Typewriter was look- Chemical in Fort Ei dropped out HARRIET , program. Only one to herself, for a service representative of full prove . ing possibiUty and of the remainder, 11 foimd At Lubrizol, Becky is waiting OLEKSIUK for their typewriters." ment there. empioym^il at joijs that includ- for final word on full-time "We owe a debt of •feratii ed many non-i:Taditional roles. Margaret applied but en- employment. It has to come her homelife and believes the all these employers for /I£nd U30t v/.:.s wiiat the course countered a somewhat negative from head office in the U .S. time spent with her four-year work placements to was designed for . to in- attitude ... her prospective old . "The men said I've opened son althou^ shorter . students," Mrs. Oleksiuk troduce women t o ccupaticiis is more employers felt the machines . meaningful. doors for other women . "Those who are wori generally r^arded as restricted were too heavy for her because they ve never con- "I've restructured my whole to handle. wouldn't have had to members of the opposite sex. But they were impre^ed with sidered womtii for this job life. I had to do it. I feel better without their co-oper^t!on,^AIKi Becky is now working as a her attitude and told her to leave before.-' r^owthanl'veeverfelt before." the employers have 'gained'^in chemical technician at Li^rizol. an application. They might need Becity is not_ a Universi^ She'd like to go back to school that they now have &'diin9^t Nora la an arcliitectural someone for clerical duties. graduate. But die's working in . and study chemistry. But attitude about non-tEadltionti draftsperson at Acres Con- She eventually landed a work th lab runn!r;g complicated tests that's in the future. Right now roles for women. sulting Engineers. placement there . and during and doing analyMs. she's drawing a satisfactory Mrs. Ol^siuk admits the pro- Kris is 5 carpenter and wood this time noticed a lack of I'm doirjg quality control salary and she says the beiefits gram may need reftr^^ Artistic work- finisher at Wood are great. organization in the service shop. check . i' 's a new position. I "This was a |)fatlil pi mg. For Nora ... She outlined some suggestions. work with cli ?nen . none of the chance to get Some of the students were *'I asked for a non-traditional "They liked my ideas. They them resent me.-' back into architectural drafting for placement sooner than finisher at Artistic Wood work- called me back and hired me to She said t,ie first y/e^ (tf^liei:- has b^n a Godsend. others. Many would liked to" ing. -riff^o -^j|P/"«s""" placement !ihe felt she^Wp ^teful," this ^ have had more classroom "I for a non-tradifion^i a^ed bachelor of to^er handW a , stage . , . bi t she was science grad said. discission before euteriDft the ' det^ TT^H?^ job and I got it ' Kris exll&ined ^^^^ ed to show w!irt 3he could do. She'd done structural ^rk'ur^ . ^WV^P^^^l^ <*f job market. her <4Qioused She showed ; aecountfng,fiBut she did both for . chitectural drafting ia A single pareiit . ^ finds at home hands proudly, "it's hard . ^^'^ *eek placement at the she is far more organized now in Korea . had two yeaos ^ex^^ Niagara women's, men's THE ST. CATHARINES STANDARD teams both lose cage January 7, 19 78 Niagara College men s played weU'despite the The Knights | and women's basketball teams loss. both suffered exhibition set- Before Christmas, Niagara ; Niagara College exhibition nee^fl backs at the played Daeman in an Patients gym on Tuesday evening. gatne and the Buffalo College TTie Niagara gals dropped a claimed a convincing 111-46 56-40 decision to Daeman verdict. College of Buffalo. Last night, the Knights made provides training Meanwhile, the Niagara it a closer game but still found Knights couldn't cope with the it difficult to cope with ; college's dental hygiene Daeman College crew height and their Niagara College is looking for superior Daeman's to adults in for its free, program, is open eimer as they dropped a 89-65 over -all superior play. volunteer patients Niagara Region. hygiene clinic to be held the j decision. Daeman led 40-28 at the half- dental provide The clinic will i WOMEN'S GAME time break. next week at the college's main preventive dental care in- In the women's game, it was Bob Jenkins and Steve Brown campus in Welland. cluding examinations, x-rays,, tied at 21 apiece at the in- provided the one-two scoring 'The free clinic, which cleaning and oral hygiene and termission break. But in the punch for the winners with 19 provides practical training for can handle 16 patients per day. second half, the visitors pulled and 18 points respectively. students completing the Morning and afternoon ap- away. For Niagara, Marcel Laroche pointments are now being Top scorer for the winners clicked for 16 while Mike Kicul accepted by the clinic. Those was L. Wagem with 14 while C. added 13. interested in preventive dental i Bower chipped in with 12. Also in the double scoring or further information are For Niagara, Julie Cecco figures was Dan Rzadkowski care Lillian points while Denise f requested to contact scored 29 with 10. | technician, at Chambers clicked tor 11 and Rounding out Niagara's Roberts, clinic Barb Court added seven. scoring was Ted Kicinski with 735-2211. MEWS GAME eight, Ron Bardwell and Frank In the -men's game, the Chiavetti with five each, Sam Ferrusi four and Doug Connor and Bob Boyne with two each. This Saturday, both Niagara cage teams will be in regular Ontario College Athletic Association action at the Niagara gyro against St. Clair College of Windsor. The women's game is set for I p.m. and the men's at tliree o'clock. WELLAND EVENINGJTRIBU^ STANDARD_ JANUARY 11, 19 78 Teachers lacking |or tourist trade courses America cannot meet an WELLAND (CP) - Community cdleges and universlOes in North because tliey laclt qualified teachers, a increasing demand for tourism management courses college official said yesterday. G\eaa Pevere, personnel of- only community college In Can- to stay where they are." ficer at Niagara College, said ada oftering a tourism course. Two classes have graduated . the college has resorted to ad- "People in the United States from the Niagara College vertising m The Times of Lon- have Indicated they, too, are course, a program in the hospi- don (or an instructor for Its running into the problem o( tality division of the college's tours and attractions man- getting qualified people," business school.