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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday April INI Paget GDHS unveils apprenticeship program By LISA The Herald Georgetown High School students now have a chance to become registered apprentices while at the same time earning their Grade 12 diploma in the new School and Workplace Appren ticeship Program which got underway this month Ive never seen so much in terest before in a school pro gram said the schools technical director Dave Lawrence who hopes to have students working by June The program is a joint venture of the Ministry of Education Halton Board of Education Halton and Peel Industries and other govern ment ministries The program offers Grade 11 and 12 students an opportunity to be employed in specific trades as paid registered apprentices leading to Certificates of Appren ticeship and Qualification At the same time theyll attend high school to complete all the basic credits needed for the Ontario Secondary Schools Diploma The students taking this pro gram have to be prepared to com- Ken Robinson operator and Jason Carter onlooker are skilled machinists who have entered Georgetown District High School new School and Workplace Apprenticeship program where students can work towards their apprenticeship certificate while earning money and a Grade diploma Herald photo by I isa BoonstoppelpoO themselves to the idea theyll be working at their craft by the time theyre 17 and IB yearsold said program coordinator Bert Cocks The grade 10 students enrolled could belong to the work force two to three years ahead of other technical students who arent enrolled in the program At present approximately 20 Georgetown students have enroll ed in the program to apprentice as either a carpenter fitter- welder or machinist The majority of the students have chosen carpentry and these students might have to wait a lit tie longer to get jobs said Mr Cocks Because of the economic times and building slowdown we might not be able to find everybody jobs he said Thats why weve kept the pro gram flexible If we can get them a position in the summer they can work on their apprenticeship and then return to school and earn school credits when work slows down in the winter Most of the student apprentices will work from this June to February of next year spend a semester earning their Grade 12 credits in school and go back out to their apprenticeship position The major benefit of the pro gram is that students can learn the marketable skills required by industry now earn apprentice wage rates per cent of a journeymans wage and that theyll be exempt for a good part of the college portion of training Mr Lawrence said another ad vantage of the program is it gives many students a purpose to be in school so many students may abandon ideas of quitting and stay in school Employers can capitalize on the program as well Businesses will find they can hire students 4t4fW Main Street South Georgetown 8731470 FREE DAY PASS fin tor 11h tin Limit Pitt MaHtell latltellytui MtfiNtldn WORK 8770771 SUPPORT YOUR HOME TEAM Your local merchants try their best every day to provide quality merchandise and services at the lowest possible prices These merchants deserve our support and our business Sup port your home team and every one here will be a winner Keep the dollars you spend in HALTON HILLS YOURE INVITED TO GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS PARENT INTERVIEW NIGHT TUESDAY APR 30 1991 MR B HARRISON 6t45 PM 9t00 PM BOARD CHAIRPERSON MRBDAVTES PRINCIPAL who have usable skills may find apprentlcingstudents can adequately fill positions if a com pany has a shortage of workers Mr Lawrence and Mr Cocks are actively seeking businesses in the area Interested in hiring students from the program Some businesses like Millwood Construction of Georgetown have already expressed an in terest in the program John Millington of Millwood Construction has been working with the school in discussing how employers and students could work together Interested employees can contact the school for more information on the pro gram Some students involved in pie program include Dave Frost Ryan Pells Jason Carter Derek Mills Gary Armstrong Ken Robinson Todd Butwell Sean Gardner Christian Gravelle Jeff Glen Chris Lush George and Steve Alchin Georgetown and District High School is one of several schools in Region taking part in the program which has been in ex istence for three years FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ALL TYPES OF MORTGAGE FINANCING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CALL DAVE KRAUSE 8734991 ELLS DRIVING SCHOOL NEXT COURSE MAY to 29th Wed Evanlngs 309 30 For Information About Courses or Private Lessons phone I said build a central vacuum so totally reliable we can guarantee it to the year 2000 And we did J Gillian Smart President Beam of Canada A limited production run that puts all this in one toprated package for the first time ever Most powerful vacuum motor we ever offered Deluxe electric powerhead and Soft- Touch electric hose Plus full set of attachments and choice of decorator Inlets No 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