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August 19, 1998
(Education)


Government today announced update for students

Education Minister Roger Grimes today announced further updates for displaced students of the Career Academy on the progress of student placements.

Officials of the Department of Education are involved in discussions with College of the North Atlantic and several private colleges to finalize schedules and space allocation requirements needed to place students of the Career Academy. Academy Canada, CompuCollege, Centrac College, Keyin Technical College, Lawrence College and SHL Learning Technologies are the private colleges looking into the schedule and space allocation needed for placing students.

"To date, we have now made tentative arrangements for approximately 1300 students and are in the middle of finalizing these placements for the students," said Mr. Grimes. "We are working very hard to resolve this issue as quickly as possible in the best interests of the students. The students are our first priority and everyone involved in this process are working cooperatively with us so the students can return to classes as soon as possible."

Tentative arrangements have been made for students in the following programs: Aircraft Electronics Technology; Aircraft Maintenance Technology; Animal Care; Business programs; Cosmetology; Early Childhood Education; Electronic Servicing Technician; Information Technology; Massage Therapy; Mircocomputer Specialist; Professional Pilot; Secretarial programs; Pharmacy Technician; and, Travel and Tourism.

Discussions are also ongoing with Holland College on the Dental Assistant program.

Workterm students are advised to continue with the arrangements that have been made for their workterm placements. Further announcements will be forthcoming. If workterm students are experiencing difficulty, they can contact (709) 729-2187.

Mr. Grimes said officials of the department will continue to meet with students this week. "Meetings are taking place with students in the Gander and Corner Brook area today and tomorrow. There will also be meetings for students in the St. John's area tomorrow. We will make a further announcement on the location and times of those meetings later this evening."

Contact: Carl Cooper, (709) 729-0048.

1998 08 19                       4:30 p.m.


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