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From: Damian Boyle [mailto:Damian_Boyle@cameco.com]
Sent: 2012-01-18 18:21
Subject: RE: Schools in industrial areas

Good Day, Aynur Uzer!

Further to the very interesting examples provided by Sudha and Ehab:

I work as a Workplace Educator, employed by a publicly funded community
college (Northlands College), in a program which is funded in part by an
Industry Association (Mineral Sector Steering Committee) as well as being
significantly funded by an Industry partner (Cameco).

Details about some of these relationships, and the workforce development
efforts, are posted at:
http://www.cameco.com/northernsk/cameco_in_north/northern_connections/other_organizations/

The image at the top of the page is of the McArthur River Mine Site, where
I work along with about 550 others on any given day.  This is a camp job.
(The camp is about 2 km from the work site.)  Workers are flown to and from
their home community or a regional airport.  There are no families here.  I
am the only public servant that works here on a regular basis.

The nearest community is the Northern Village of Pinehouse Lake, which is
about 300 kilometers away by road.  The Mayor was an apprentice here a few
years ago, and spent some time working with me as such.
http://www.pinehousebusinessnorth.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2

The employers here will direct their employees to work with me for
learning purposes, but this is primarily with regards to completing
mandatory training and certification requirements.  Employers are
generally reluctant to release workers for learning because of the needs
for labour being devoted to production.

Assistance with personal interest learning of any kind is available, but
on the worker's own time (unpaid).  The Workplace Education Program (yours
truly) is available during afternoons and evenings in the camp, to suit the
schedules of the shift workers (two shifts over 24 hours).  Workers
typically access the services on a drop in basis for one-on-one assistance.
Service offerings include:  Literacy, Numeracy, GED 12, High School
courses, Career Counselling, Academic and Aptitude Assessment, Personal
Problem Solving (Marital Difficulties, Addiction, Grief), Academic Advice
(Program Location, Costs & Benefits), Learning Difficulties, Workplace
Stress, Friendly BS, and anything else that people have an interest in
exploring.

Clients include those working at their first job as a Dishwasher, to those
pursuing post-doctoral studies.

Drawing from this and other experiences in the Career Development / Adult
Education field, I have a few suggestions:

Any person who is being paid to learn must demonstrate that they have been
productive with their time.  So, completion of projects each week would be
required in order to receive pay for the week.  In the case of On The Job
(OTJ) type training, this would include attendance and punctuality
requirements in order to receive full pay.  Disciplinary action should be
on the same basis as in the workplace: if you don't show up you will be
fired, and someone else will be hired (granted a training seat).

I know I have not answered your questions directly, but I hope I have
given you a few points of consideration to pursue.  I am a firm believer
that a close working relationship between Industry and Education is crucial
to effective and efficient delivery of TVET for the mutual benefit of
Workers and Employers.

See also:

Education and Employers
Schools and colleges needs effective partnerships with employers.
http://www.educationandemployers.org/

Project Zero
An educational research group at Harvard University.
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/index.cfm

Please do share whatever you find with me.  I would greatly appreciate
it.

Yours,
Damian

T. Damian Boyle
Workplace Educator


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