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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday July 28 19M Page College offers unique program When sports fans crowded around their televisions this sum mer to watch the World Cup of Soc cer they probably took the clear pictures and crisp sound for granted a broadcast technologist in The Sports Networks Rome studio will not The technologist on assignment from Toronto studios is the person who ensures that the action on the field reaches the tens of thousands of televisions in Canada This technologist was just one of many Canadian trained graduates working throughout the world in the rapidly growing field of radio and television broadcast technology Conestoga College in Kitchener in response to industry demand for skilled technologists has approved a cooperative program in Radio and TV Broadcast Technology on ly the second program of its kind in Canada The Broadcast Systems program enjoys a unique feature it virtually guarantees graduates interesting well paying jobs The response from industry has been overwhelming said John Tibbits President of Conestoga College We knew that there was strong industry demand for broad cast technologists but the response from our survey of pro spective employers surpassed even our most optimistic estimates The program will be a winner One of the most enthusiastic pro ponents of the program is Canadas all sports station The Sports Network At present TSN recruits 75 per cent of its electronic technologists from the South Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary The network regularly competes headtohead with other broadcasters each year for the best graduates from SAIT and in fact sends recruiters out to Calgary to interview potential new technologists Ontario needs a college to pro duce the Highly skilled technologists that our industry needs and demands said TSN Vice President Terry Snazel The program prepared by College is impressive and I feel confident that TSN and other broadcasters will be busting down their doors to hire their graduates We have a vested interest in the success of this added Snazel We not only get a local source of technologists but also we are able to accept coop workterm placements which will be a tremendous asset to the sophisticated broadcaster like The Sports Network Graduates from this program will undoubtedly be rewarded with interesting careers In fact one of our technologists is presently in Italy at the World Cup of Soccer while another of our technologists was recently named Vice Presi dent Satellites for the Turner Broadcasting System in Atlanta The sky is the limit for these graduates This field is growing ex tremely quickly Paul Scott Program Manager at Kitcheners CFCA echoed Snazels enthusiasm for the Con estoga College program There is a critical shortage of broadcast technologists across Canada stated Scott Broadcasting is changing very quickly and you have to stay on top of the technological changes Scott added Todays technologists must be proficient in everything from satellites to Digital Audio Broadcasting The skill base required can only be developed from an intensive train ing program like the one being of fered by Conestoga College The Coop Broadcast Systems course is one of four coop pro grams to be offered by Conestoga College in The other pro grams include Robotics and Automation Technology Pood and Beverage Management and the popular Woodworking Technician program The Coop program was initiated by the College in response to growing demand on the part of Industry for not only trained but experienced graduates Coop has also been a popular educational op tion for many students in par- titular mature students re entering the education system after years in the work force Bonnie is a quiet success story who is presently awaiting the fall to resume her education A single mother Bonnie has been liv ing on her own since age 18 when she dropped out of high school one credit short of graduating Through the Independent Learning Centre she not only picked up the course she needed to qualify for college but also became aware of the Broadcast Systems coop pro gram I was looking for a challenging nontraditional job said Heide Ive always been good with my hands and I was told that I had a natural aptitude for a technologist position Going to college after being out of school for the past few years is going to be tough added Heide Im presently taking an upgrading course in Math to prepare for my fulltime studies I felt that the coop option was less intimidating than the regular pro gram Im excited about going to Con estoga College m September I want to do something with my life and make a good life for my daughter The Broadcast Systems program will allow me to achieve these goals The Engineering Technology Department at Conestoga College has devoted a tremendous amount of time and energy over the past year preparing for this program Fraser Cooper an engineering technology instructor is confident that the broadcast systems pro gram should not be anything less Todays employers require hands on experience One of the beauties of the coop program is that our students graduate with both intensive classroom training and relevant workplace ex perience As our graduates will be responsible for the maintenance of and the daytoday operation of all electronic equipment in the broadcast industry workplace ex perience is crucial The first year of the Radio and TV Broadcast Technology pro gram has been developed with the goal of providing students with solid electronics fundamentals Courses include Introduction to Microprocessors Digital Fun damentals Technical Operations and Program Solving and Design After two introductory semesters at the Campus students will be placed in workterm assignments commencing in the summer of 1991 With NutriSystem I permanently lowered my weight lbs I lowered my cholesterol too The great thing about NutriSystem is its emphasis on good nutrition and maintenance They taught me to eat right so I not only lost weight Ive been able to maintain my weight loss for a year now Dishes like Chicken Polynesian Beef Tacos and Thick Crust Pizza arent just delicious theyre low in cholesterol as well Now I feel better And my doctor says my cholesterol has never been lower I feel its added years to my life Call Today For A FREE NoObligation Consultation GEORGETOWN ORANGEVILLE GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE STREET 8731900 BROADWAY