PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21-,1980, WI-ITIBY FREE PRESS Students sho uld experience working world so oner By MICHAEL KNELL Free Presis Staff High school students should be experiencing the working world sooner, On- tarîo Minister of Education Bette Stephenson tolci an audience at Anderson C.V.I. last week. A.nd to that endi, the school boards should be en- couraging local Industries to get more involved in high school apprenticeship programs. Stephenson asked that students gathereci in the school's auditorium whether or flot they are prepared to cope with the advent of the computer age adding that it was not sufficient that students reaci about the changes in the job market, they mnust experience them. "The world of work la out there beckoning you," the minister saici. "You wil be working at careers that weren't envisioned 10 and 15 years ago." Stephenson tolci the stud- enta that the country has moveci (rom an agriculturally based economy to an industrial baseci one although she stressed that the agricultural industry is going to need more professionally-trained peo- ple in the future. She also predicted that the need for such trained people as machinlsts will be greater in the near future. "We do have something calleci a critical skills shor- tage," Stephenson saici. The reason for this was- that Canada had iniporteci many skilled people (rom Europe, people who are now beginnlng to retire with no one to replace them. Stephenson also saici that these people are no longer comlng to this country because economic environ- Roy MacCauley's 9<d<~aedaoC WHEN YOU BUY A SUPER QUILT MATTRESS AND BOX SPRING BY SIMMONS. SALE $2..99.95 als o available $379.95 IdaI ~ s~eée (W444) m41Cd- 309 Ba'ock St. S. Whtby Shopping Plaza Established 1952 WHITBY 668m2081 ""OUR AIM IS To SATISFY"$ SIORILLOC ATION YOUR LUNGS ARE FOR LIFE A message f rom your Lung Association 723-3151 J DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC l'Il DUNDAS STREET WEST WHITBY 668-1464 DR. BETTE STEPHENSON ment in their native landsa mhe progress Of technology, especially in the comouter sciences, will change the face of the working world. "What will be the impact of that kind of technologlcal progress?"P she asked. The minister advocated that students should be bave improved. "Skilled wo rkers of other CONT'D ON PG. 31 DEMO SALE 1980 Baniff blue with blue buoket seats. Console, Custom Exterior Group, Dol roster, Sport Mirrors, Power Steerlng and Brakes, V-6, Racing Wheeis, Whltewail Tires, AM Radio, Rear Speaker, Bodyside Mculdings. $724800 32 Other Models To Choose From aiMveun111hM 266 King St. W., Oshawa, Ontario 723-4634 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE PAST RE-ELECT G;ERRY EMM TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR BEHAIF FOR THE TOWN 0F WHITBY IN THE REGION 0F DURHAM GERRY EMM NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COUNCIL VOTE'EMM X NOVEMBER 1 OTH Regular $rn379.95 Qucensize on s ale at S e z a c-. FHOEMM ýrZ à* V--,% *7«iýeý