Chamber

he North Vancouver

Chamber of Commerce

Education Commitice
(NVCCEC) is a liaison group
for business and ectucators
on the North Shore that is
working towards increasing
its profile in the community.

NVCCEC is associated with
last year's successful North Shore
career fair held for high school
students.

NVCCEC chairman Adrian
Parker said 25 people are
involved in the committee which
includes representatives from
North Vancouver District 44
schools, Capilano College, North
Shore Continuing Education..
public health and business
groups.

“We are really dedicated to
the notion that we have to
increase the ... understanding
that everyone in the community °
has a responsibility in educating

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youth,” said Parker.
“tt’s not just our schools’
_ (responsibility).”
Parker said the NVCCEC has
~ participated in forums and school
professional days to spread its
Message.

The NVCCEC has been an on-
going committee of the chamber
of commerce for many years, but
‘it has become extremely active in

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the past three years, she said.

A subgroup of NYVCCLC is the
Career Development Advisory
Comunittes whose ain includes
the following:
to inczease relevant career

learning experience for stu

dents;

* to build a communication net
work between the community
and our schools that will foster
these learning experiences;

* to enable the community to
take ownership and responsi-
bility for the carcer education
of residents;

* to help students prepare to
meet the challenges of a
changing world;

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of the changing job market;
and

to foster the attitude of lifelong
learning.

The Creer
Development
Advisory
Committee recently
produced a video
on partnership
between business
and educator which
will be available
soon, said Parker.

Another subcom-
mittee is workin
towards establishing
a career centre on
the North Shore.

The task-force
subcommittee
would like to estab-
lish a community-
career centre where
people can come to
find out what
resources are in thé community
for career planning, career inves-
tigation and career advice, said
Parker.

The centre is aimed at increas-
ing relevant career learning expe-
riences Jor students and to build
a communication network

between the community and

schools, she added.
The community-career centre

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taskiorce Chairman John Ludgate
said a proposal concerning the
project is now being deselape

He said the contre would ide-
ally be centrally tocated and
open to people fram all walks of
lite.

Anyone interested in partici-
pating in any of the committees ts
requested to contact the North
Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce at 987-4488 or Parker
at 985-0811,

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We'll see you at these 1994 North Shore Career Expo events:
Monday, Feb. 28: Post-secondary Information Night, Sentinel Secondary, 7 - 9 pm.

“Tuesday, March 1: "Modern Workplace Realities”, a presentation by Dave
Street to North Shore Grade 10 students at Capilano College, plus campus tours.

Wednesday, March 2: "Careers for the 90s", Dr. John Walsh speaks on career
planning — what parents & students should know, at Lucas Centre. 7:30 - 9:30 pm.

Thursday, March 10: Career Fair, ‘Sutherland Secondary ~ drop by the
Capilano College booth at the fair, and take in our evening seminar, "Preparing
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