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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;

+ to Increase student awareness 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 ‘for the New Economy". Fair runs 2:30 - 7 pm. Seminars: 7 - 8 pm, 8-9 pm.

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