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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Angus 1H Page Sheridan College report reveals job barriers still exist for women By LISA The Herald Significant barriers exist for women wanting to enter or re enter the work force a Sheridan College report on the education employment and training needs of women in reveals Social Service Depart ment intends to use the report to further the planning and develop ment of regional employment pro grams to meet the needs of Halton women trying to access the job market said Acting Commis sioner Karen Chan Sheridans Burlington Campus Chairperson and research project supervisor Shirley Adams said financial resources and unsuc cessful training program promo tions are strong prohibitors for women reentering the work force One of the factors initiating the study was low enrolment rates at Sheridan Colleges employment and education upgrade courses many of which target women on social assistance said Mrs Adams For example the Burl ington campus offers electronic of fice skills career planning math and English upgrades We have difficulty filling those program which are geared for peo ple on social assistance she said We cant get the message out there Based on women the four- month survey indicated women on social assistance want to obtain the skills necessary to obtain profes sional positions to manage their own business or to gain secretarial positions However the report also reveal ed that a lack of resources is the most important barrier perceived to impede further employment or education Forty per cent of women mentioned insufficient resources as a main barrier to upgrading education and training Twenty per cent of those who men tioned it said poor resources were the sole reason for the inability to upgrade skills The report also identified a lack of both subsidized and subsidized day care facilities The region offers several employment programs for women who receive financial assistance However Mrs Adams explained that many of the women who could benefit from the program are quite often the ones who end not to be great readers and do not fully understand the promotions Regional employment assistance programs such as IN STEP and ON TRACK were known to about 34 per cent of women surveyed About 32 per cent of those surveyed knew of the Board of Educations adult learn ing programs per cent were aware of government sponsored programs the report indicates Mrs Adams stresses the im- Developers submit Mill St plan The same developers behind the proposal to build two con dominiums on Maple Avenue in Georgetown have submitted draw ings to the town outlining an idea for condominium and commercial space on the site of the old Hills on Mill Street in Georgetown One proposal calls for the bottom floor of a development to house commercial and retail space and the top floors to be occupied by condominiums said Tom Zupct the vicepresident of Zupet and Associates The other proposal calls for a similar but bigger complex that would include a parking garage at the back for town use he said The towns Deputy Planning Director Bruce Maclean said the planning department hasnt started working on the proposal because no formal application has been made But he did say he has had preliminary talks with the developers about the ideas Mr said the company is off submitting a formal j proves of the regular contact between social workers and their clients Workers can refer welfare recipients to skill upgrading pro grams said Mrs Adams adding that she realizes social workers have heavy caseloads Recruiting women to the col leges courses is difficult because putting advertisements in the paper is fine but it may not be enough Mrs Adams said Sandra Welch Halton Social Ser vices Supervisor of Income Maintenance said to inform the public of available education and training courses it takes marketing methods of all types in cluding checks inserts and in formation sessions Women surveyed said to take ad vantage of a job opportunity they would 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