Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, November 23,1994 ,Page 37 Postdiploma program available at Durham A new program at Durham College, the industrial marketing post-diploma program, provides career- oriented job-skills. The program is geared te college and university graduates as well as those who have experienced in business or industry. The industrial marketing post- graduate program provides the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in industrial sales and marketing, international marketing and small business. "Industrial marketing means selling business to business or business to government -- as opposed to selling directly to the consumer," according to Don Michie, developer of the PýW~e idustrial market has very different characteristics from the consumer or retail market -- and this program teaches the unique sklls and knowledge necessary for a successful career in industrial and international marketing. "In the global economy of the nineties. and beyond," he says, "Industrial marketing occurs not only in Ontario; or Canada but acrose international beundaries. The industrial marketing program studies the Canadian market, but also looks at the many potentially profitable markets that exist elsewhere in the world -- in North and South America, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, the Middle East." Anyone considering starting a business, and anyone looking to expand their skills and knowledge to take advantage of new markets, will benefit from the program. The irdustrial marketing program is organized into short seminars, each dealing with a key aspect of industrial and international marketing. The seminars will appeal to both the traditional learner and to businesses who want to learn to comte in the global mr etplace. Seminars include sales and sales management, advertising and sales promotion distribution planning and physical distribution importing and exporting, smail business management, industrial marketing, internation marketing, Canadian and international trade law, world banking and finance, and international institutions and trade policies. Each seminar is offered in six week modules, one morning per week from 9 a.m. to noon, startingJan. 9. The post-diploma program sarts Janos p finshesr ag4 allowing the student to finish the program is seven months. Credits may be available for those with a degree or diploma or previous business-orienteci courses and related experience, through the Prior Learning Assessment system, which gves credit .for prier iearming w here e icseot of the ful- time crie p~ ami $1-291. Fiaciai Asstancei may be available through the Ontarioe student assistance prgram. Seminars are priced at %63.20 for 18-heur seminars, $106.40 for 36-heur seminars and $149.60 for 54-heur seminars. To find eut more, call Durham College at (905) 721-3044. STUDENTS FROM Anderson, Henry Street and Sinclair high schools were on hand recently for a United Way appreciation breakfast. (Above) Henry (left) and Sinclair students celebrate k I $ & il .1 i j: i i 4 i money raised through their campaigns -- Henry raised $1,500 and Sinclair $1,000. The goal for this years United Way campaign is $3.2 million; $2.25 million has been raised so far. Photo by Mark Reesor, WhItby Free Press Whi"tby student gains wisdomn and insight trom youth conference The following is a speech (edited), by Chandra Hunter, to the Whitby Optimist Club about her learning experiences at the annual Students Commission conference. Through my four years with the Students Commission, I have become a better person, and have changed my life in many positive ways. I could go on and talk about all the subjects the commission has dealt with, or the language barriers and cultural differences I have overcome, but I decided not to. are overlooked, ignored or abused. Our family is the foundation of our lives, our survival and growthy depending solely on our parents. They bring us into the world, nurture us and prepare us for life on our own. They are the source of our values, morals and discipline. I and many others have been lucky to have a wonderful and supportive family. But what about the children who are left alonetas their parentswork to pay the bils? Or what about the children whose parents are eAa AAynl, jJAAh J i.nllu Ar Ut tt cll, r When I really thought about it, abusing them? Or those paren I discovered that it was not s'O are alcoholiem or criminals? much the overall issues that The Students Commissi mattered, but the underlying re tudet Commilio basic issues that really made a recognizes that not all famini difernce Terfor Iwil dscssare a source of support an( difference. Therefore I will disus proper values. That is why w the importance of friends, family, need the education system to stel respect and the importance of in and be a surrogate family fo keeping an open mind. These may all children., seem like simple things to you, It is essential that th but it is incredible how often they education system teach prope Grade 9 students go to work The Durham Board of Education will hold its second annual 'Take a Student to Work Day' on Wednesday, Nov. 30. All of Durham's 19 secondary schools will participate. It is estimated that 4,000 Grade 9 students will have the opportunity to accompany a parent, relative or family friend to work for one day. Teachers will spend class time preparing the students for the day. They will encourage parents to talk to their children about the environment, the dress expectations and the type of work to be observed at their workplace. Students will be able to gather information about careers and career-related face them as 1995. ly ts n %s d e p r e r choices which will early as February Durham board director of education Pauline Laing invites all Durham businesses and industries to lend their support. Adults who do not have a Grade 9 student in the Durham board system are invited to contact their local secondary school and volunteer to host a student who cannot attend with a parent that day. For further information, contact your local secondary echool or call Dawne Duckworth at (905) 852-3391 or Marie Gabriel at (905) 579-1990. values and provide the love and attention that all students need. As a result, we feel schools should be less institutionalized and the setting should be more coinfortable for students. "Students should not be afraid of their teachers." At the Students Commission conference, you become very close to people that you meet. This year, although I met many new people, I became very close with three great people from across Canada. When it came time to say good-bye to these friends, I realized the importance of our friendship. I don't think many people realize the influence that our friends can have on us. And I don't just mean our peers -- friends can be in the form of teachers, siblings, employers or parents -- anyone can be a friend. When we are young, we depend on our friends because we are afraid to be alone or "uncool." They are a security blanket and someone to share our new experiences with, someone to trust. As we grow up, friendship is a source of positive support, that helps us through the bad times and helps us to enjoy the good times. I have discovered, though, after making true, close friends at the Students Commission, that not all friendships are positive. We need to discover who are true friends are, and leave any false friends behind. There are enough negative influences in our lives already, we don't need any more. Perhaps we have made fun of a homosexual person, or we've laughed at someone who was extremely overweight, or we've gotten angry at someone who disagrees with our opinion. We need to realize that we are all individuals. There is not one other person like us in the world. We must respect everyone for who they are. Maybe their ideas, habits or their lives are different from ours, but that doesn't make them any less of a human being. And we must also learn to respect our earth and our animals. Think of how the world would change if everyone had respect for every living thing. There would be no racism, women would be treated equally to men, our environment wouldn't be in trouble, there would be no violence or crime and there would be no need for animal-rights activists. Of course, that would be a perfect world, but at least we can start with ourselves and know that we are doing things right. Then we must try to help others change until we're all doing the right thing. Lastly, we need to keep an open mind which goes hand-in-hand with the issue of respect. We must be willing to change, willing to compromise, and most importantly we must be willing to listen. Just think of Canada's situation right now, with separatists just elected in Quebec, the Reform Party in the West. If they would just listen to what Canadians are saying -- we want Canada to stay together. We need to compromise on what we want and what Quebec wants. Having a "and that's final" attitude is not fair to anyone and will not solve anything. Another part of having an open mind means that we should constantly be learning. Ignorance is the cause of most of our problems. The Students Commission encourages listening, learning and not judging people by their colour, religion or anything but who they are. In closing, I would like to say that youth need to be, and want to be more involved in shaping their education, their country and theif' futures.' That is why the Students Commission is, to quote the Optimist creed, 'thinking only of the best, working only for the best and expecting only the best." Likewise we are "forgetting the mistakes of the past and pressing ,on to the greater achievements of the future."