5. CCLOW should become involved in the work of the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission at the policy development level, at the program evaluation level, and at the level where the individual trainee interacts with the system. There are several ways to do this, three of which are:

• develop a CCLOW committee to monitor the policies and practices of the Commission both federally and locally. This committee might gather data related to the implementation of policies; to the ways in which hard data is being interpreted in regard to women; to the nature and potential implication of policies; to administrative and funding activities; to the ways in which policies are put into practice at the local level. Gathering this data should be an ongoing process and the results should be collated and published regularly.

• become involved directly in the work of the Commission through its various consultative committees. These include:

(i) at the national level, the Canada Manpower and Immigration Council has as its general objective the duty of advising the Minister on all matters pertaining to the effective utilization and development of Manpower resources in Canada.

(ii) at the provincial level, the Manpower Needs Committees are required to coordinate federal and provincial programs related to Manpower training and to assess manpower needs, recommend training plans and priorities, assess training results, and recommend improvements. Through sub-committees it is possible to involve employers, industry and union representatives in establishing priorities in course development. These committees tend to involve one set of civil servants talking to another set. This representation could and should be opened up to representatives from other interested groups.

(iii) at the local level, there is provision in the Act of 1967-68 for local committees to advise the local CMCs on community needs and problems. There are none operating at this time in urban areas. CCLOW could press for the development of such committees in areas of high need.

• develop workshops which would involve the participation of CMC counsellors and supervisors, teacher and trainers, students, Women's Employment Branch and Employment Training Branch personnel, adult educators, and interested others. These would focus on Woman power Training Programs and policies.

6. CCLOW could become involved in programs to re-educate the general public about the role of women in the economic and social systems and the function which education and training play in this: about women as learners, as occupational trainees, and as employers: and about the problems involved when women try to manage a family, learning activities and work all at the same time.