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APPENDIX A
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ONE-DAY COLLOQUIUM ON
THE IMPACT
OF THE NATIONAL TRAINING ACT ON WOMEN JUNE 18, 1983
PART-TIME SKILLS TRAINING
The National Training Act by omission/commission fails to
address the needs of women for part-time training opportunities. Therefore the
following recommendations will start to correct some of these issues:
- Recognizing the cost for part-time programs, we recommend
that 20% of all seats in full-time programs be reserved for part-time women
learners.
- It is expected that these part-time learners will be fully
supported financially to include:
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Tuition/books |
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Transportation costs |
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Child care costs |
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Clothes |
- In recognition of special needs of women, we need to
re-examine the scheduling and location of both part-time and full-time
programs. We recommend the following alternatives be considered.
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Scheduling adopted to the life style of women
beginning training, e.g., night |
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classes, week-ends, concentrated short term
modules |
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Location - consideration of out-reach programs
to assist women in their studies, |
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e.g., Local Libraries, Community Centers,
Public Schools and/or Television |
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We recommend that 'bridging courses" that
allow women to access National |
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Training Act Programs, be offered and supported
on an innovative part-time basis. |
- That CEIC fund part-time training programs designed to meet
the special needs of part-time learners and that allowances be made available
to cover child care, tuition, books, transportation and clothing.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
- That the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (CEIC)
enter into contractual agreement to deliver General Industrial Training
(G.I.T.) and/or skills growth funding only to those employers committed to
implementing affirmative action programmers
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