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“CHAMBER NEWS

B.C. TRADE Development “Corp.
’ president Okszna Exell will be the

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» there’s*a’ growing . need for -highly
“trained workers: :to secure:
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Yet. statistics “show. that ‘Cana-
‘dian businesses lag: far behind: the
U.S." Japan’ and. Germany whe it
‘comes: to investing in training for
workers. : :

‘Now: government, ‘pinsiness and

“labor are teaming up “to change
“this... :
"We recognize that we. have to
work’ together to develop a train-
ing’ culture‘ that ‘places. more. value
on: high-level skills and training,”
“says Reg’Gates from a romment
cand Jnunigration Canada..

guest speaker at the North Van-
couver Chamber of Commerce
meeting on Thursday, Oct. 21, at
the North Shore Winter Club,
1325 East Keith Rd., North Van-
couver,

Exell was appointed to her cur-
rent post with the B.C. Trade and
Development Corp. on March 30,
1992.

From 1985. to 1989 she served as

..the director of the B.C. and

Yukon division of the Canadian
Federation. of Independent
Business, promoting the needs of
the small business sector.

Exell ‘is currently a member of
the dean’s advisory council at the
University of B.C. and the Cana-
dian Mental Health Association.

She has also written articles for
several Canadian business
publications and has appeared as a
guest lecturer on business planning
strategies.

The mecting begins at 11:30
a.m.

For more information, call the
chamber at 987-4488.

As director-general of the
B.C./Yukon Region, Gates. says
that ‘goal is the basis for the fed-
eral Labour Force Development
Strategy (LFDS) ‘announced in

November 1990,

We're focusing on more
private sector involvement in
training .workers, as well as in-

- creasing the funding for training

programs,” he said.

The private sector is. being en-
couraged. to get more involved
through the establishment of the
Canadian Labour Force Bevelop-
ment Board (CLFDB). ..

Its. mandate, through federal
and provincial governments, is to

- establish a network of local labor

force boards with representatives

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WORKPLACE SERIES

THE EMPLOYMENT and
Training Division of North Shore
Centiaving Education will offer a
series of workshops focusing on
job training for the 1990s starting
on Oct, 25,

The seminar will include:
© effective communication tech-
niques;
® conflict resolution at work;
@ identifying barriers to
employees’ productivity;
® designing useful training pres-
entations;
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methods.

instructional.

Common issues from the
workplace will be discussed i in the
seminars.

Information on the seminars
will be held on Monday, Oct. 18
and Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 5, 6
and 7 p.m.

' For more
985-3695.

information, call

ployees are
petitive

from business, labor, education:

and special interest groups. :
Through these boards, local:
training issues’ will be. identified
and an appropriate strategy devel-
oped to address specific needs: _
“To maintain the personal and

‘national prosperity that Canadians

have come to expect, it’s im-
perative that we have an in-
novative workforce capable of
adapting to technological and eco-
nomic change,”’ says Gates.

“It’s in everyone’s best interest
to work together to ensure Cana-
dians can meet the challenges of

- the future.”

- Courtesy of Employment and
Immigration Canada.

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and prepare solutions and sam-
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ity’? at the North Shore Science
and Technology Week Fair to be
held at the Capilano Mali in
North Vancouver from Thursday,
Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 24.

B.C. Hydro and Science World —

have teamed up-to produce a
travelling mall show that will
bring the excitement of science
and technology to the general
public. ;

For more information,
Christine Slanz at 984-3580.

call

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