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Page 2 The Clarington/Courticc Independent, Bowman ville, Saturday, February 20, 1999 Apprenticeship Program Expanding Schools Get $75,000 Grant Local school boards have received funding from the provincial government government to expand the youth apprenticeship program. program. The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington District School Board have received $75,000 in funding from the Ministry of Education and Training for the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program. Tire program gives high school students the chance to begin learning a trade while completing their secondary school diploma. Richard Windolf, Educational Services Resource Teacher with the Kawartha Pine Ridge Board, said similar apprenticeship programs have been running through Durham College for a number of years. "The program that has been operating was funded funded through Human Resources Development Canada," he said. "What we've done is made a few changes and expanded the program into the Peterborough area." "The program at Durham will now include network cabling, which covers everything from installing cable television to the networking of buildings for computer technology - with emphasis emphasis on the high-tech end," he added. Under the old program, students could apprentice as industrial maintenance mechanics and auto mechanics. "There is a great demand for people in Versa Care Celebrates Food Service Awareness Week Dietary staff at Versa Care Nursing Home in Newcastle celebrated Food Service Awareness Week Feb. 14 to 20 with events that included a baking contest, tour of the kitchen, baby photo contest, logo contest and continental continental breakfast. Some staffers even donned costumes for a dress-up day last Wednesday, February 17. From left are: Lonna Bennett, Kathy Dubeau Barb Bugden, Jennifer McGillivray and Anna Hibbert, dietician and food services manager. All members of the dietary staff now hold food safety safety training certificates, which can be seen on the wall in the background. these areas, so we want to promote this program to kids and parents," said Windolf. "We want to make them aware that there are really great opportunities out there beyond college or university." university." The program begins in grade 11 as part of the school's co-op program. Students go to work for half a day, every day for one semester and then work with the employer over the summer. In the second year of the program, students finish finish their diploma in the first semester and spend the second semester at the college doing the apprenticeship. apprenticeship. "The program gives kids up to their second year of a skilled trade while they arc finishing their high school diploma," diploma," explained Windolf. "It's really a wonderful opportunity." The program costs about $300,000 a year to run, which is why the boards team up to reduce administrative costs. The Durham College program runs with the cooperation of the local public and separate school boards, the Durham District School Board and the Ministry of Education and Training. The program has been very successful. In the last five years, 90 per cent of the students who participate participate in the apprenticeship find jobs when they graduate. graduate. This year, there arc 100 students enrolled in the program. Couple Charged With Fraud Appear in Court A Bowmanville couple charged with welfare fraud made a brief court appearance last Friday. The pair was charged last month after an extensive investigation by the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services and the Durham Regional Police Service. Police allege the couple had received more than $165,000 in assistance between April 1991 and September 1997, while failing to disclose assets and income. 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