Asian job placement Deana Lancaster News Reporicr deana@nsnews.com WANT to take your business studies beyond our borders? How about overseas} Capilano College's Asia Pacific Management Cooperative Program has been sending young Canadians to Asia and beyond for more than 32 years. And the program is still going strong. The two-year course of study includes nine months ar Capilano College's North Van campus, where students study Asian cconomiss, geography, politics, history and culture as well as one of five Asian languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia or Vietnamese. faternational — business and finance and marketing are also on the course sched- ule — and students are taught how to apply those business skills in an interna- tional setting. After their time on cam- pus, students are placed in a 12-month work term in Asia. In the past, students have had work placements in areas such as finance, securities, banking, development, mar- keting, advertising, engi- neering, tourism, informa- tion technalagy, agribusi- Ness, manufacturing, jour- nalism, trade policy, telecommunications — and public relations. Often, students from the program are offered contract extensions by their Asian emplovers -- the average length of stay for graduates is just over five vears. A maximum number of 32 students, or “associates,” are accepted into the pro- gram to allow a flexible and personal approach tor each student’s course of study The college accepts applica- tions year-round. For more information about the APMCP, write care of the program to 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C., V7] 3H5. Or call 984-4981. 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