Special Advertising Feature Colleges re-invent programs to focus on the future A recent North Shore labour market analysis affirms the drive to a wider range of educational programs that cover more of the unemployed and the need to refocus programming to the work _ Of the future rather than the job structures of the past. Capilano College and others recognize these ‘needs and are structuring ‘their programs to meet the needs and demands of today’s employment seekers. For example, Capilano College offers employment programs on the North Shore, the Howe Sound Corridor and Sunshine Coast thac var; according to the needs of people who live and work in these communiti¢s. In other words, the College has adapted to the “new economy’ and strives to show job seekers how they EB.C’s: Jobs in Decline * Changes in the economy, in technology and in .. public taste can all lead to a decline in the number of jobs available in certain fields. In B.C, there are speciors Middia/Lower-level Managers pr Inspectors ¢ Travelling Salespersons © Buyers - Retail and Wholesale * Fisn-Boat Workers | Inventory Clerks © Labourars in Forestry and Manufacturing ¢ Packeging/Material - Handling/Longshore Workers * Projectionists *. Telephone Operators b Works Ministry of Education, woe can fit into it. Students who enroll in these programs learn to identify existing and transferable skills and supplement these skills with new and updated training. At the North Vancouver campus, a pent-up demand tor film training has resulted in the new Professional Film Studies program. In the Howe Sound Corridor, the Assistant Property Manager program was mounted to respond to the increased condominium development, while at Sechelt, Office Skills 2000 is updating the community in the latest technology to ease their re-entry into the workforce. And to top this, add the ongoing and popular Entrepreneurship program offered at the North Vancouver campus. Statistics show that an increasing number of North Vancouver residents are self employed. Indeed, this is a trend that's showing up among Canadians all across Canada. Participants in many of Capilano College's employment training programs are currently either unemployed or underemployed and wish to begin thei¢ own business, says Lynn Jest, Director of Continuing Education at Capilano College. The Entrepreneurship program provides students with both the technical and personal skills needed to succeed in Services Has Two Free Programs: Considering a career change? Not sure what@ the options are? Join our 7 week career a exploration and jcb search program. . Professtorral dar Rete Unemployed? Have peafessional training? 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