· There was a comment that those who are working and wanting help with training and education have less support for improving skills because eligibility for government programs requires that candidates be unemployed for a certain length of time;
· A comment was made about student who want to take shop courses in grade 11 in the present high school setting have difficulty changing to shop courses and still graduate because they do not have the prerequisites to enter shop required to graduate. These individuals would be required to take the prerequisite lower grade courses to get eventually get into the high level shop courses required to graduate. A comment was made that we are putting a lot of pressure on 14 and 15 year old students to decide on a career and if they decide on an academic career at that age but change their mind to take a trade or vocation when they are 16 or 17 years old, they may not be able to graduate on time.
· Project Agriculture has been a positive initiative to attract young workers to Agriculture;
· Agriculture is providing entry-level work, often for family and neighborhood workers, until they find better or higher paying jobs;
· Recruiting success has been found by attracting people from Manitoba, likely due to similar lifestyle between Manitoba and our region.
Friday, December 8, 2006
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