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WýH1TY FE Rssi, WSDNESDAYMARCH 30,.1988, PAGE .9 Comptersehol ofer wie range-of programs Course"aremalter0percen hand _..é. O R Wt %If-ini ict c he' iAà- For anyone wieshing to learn about computers 'or updàte skills, the iomputer Learfiing Centre in Whit- by* offers, programs- for the ini- dividual, business, or.A or those looking for a new career. Registered and approved by the Ministry of Colleges and Univer- sities as a private vocational school since 1984, the school boasts instruc- tors wi th 75 years of combined ex- perience. With locations in both Whitby and Peterborough, the centre offers a wide range- of individual courses,, More job mobility' with computers training Services for businesses, skills development training through the cooperation of the Canada Em- plôyment Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development. The centre offers businesses their services in setting up computer systems in their officeor industry, and also offers "desk top publishing!" courses 'through provincial funding to businesses. The individual courses can be used to opdàte the computer skills the individuel may have,- or ini- troduce them to computers; of can lead to the completion of certificate anddiploma coursesto prepare for a career in computers. Courses can be as short as 20 hours or as long as a year. OSAP (Ontario Student Assistan- ce Program) may assist financially for thé diploma or certificate progranis. on, scheduling of, classes is in-, dividualized with flexible hours and there is assistance- offered in job placement' for those who nzed it upon graduation.* The placement rate for Whitby is a very successful 98 per cent'and prospective employers Iooking for capable employees often contact the centre for their employment needs. Apparently, some businesses are high.< Through the uanada Emnr ployment Centre and the provincial Ministry of Skills Deve lopmeflt, persons who need job training or retraining, who are receiving welfare or unemployment insuran- ce, who want to enter the workforce SEE PAGE 27 FROM PAGE 8 have for the 35 years she has been, involved with computers. For example, a secretary is no longer only' a, typist - he 'or she takes on more administrative duties, the tedium, and time involved formerly wihtyping and clerical duties .alleviated by the modern computer and word processing. Now a clerical Work er can "move upward" in a ,Company, with greater knowledge if the administrative and executive, ole. * Coputrsin short., Will change, the workplace for the better ather than overwhelm it, . accomding to Quinn-Slot. - "Its: simply incredible,. where we've gone with, computers",_ :.Quinn-Slot enthused. She'sÈ moved * with, the times wvith an obvious ,energy and thirst for knowledge. Because she leamn ed how to type on abattered typewriter at 16, she was able tâov qtuckly with the times, R head. fmost o f:hem :office ,and ~. ~~,çkicl ~matioanJwas, able-,2 to'fhIIeca?eer satisfadiltirVheping others to overcome their computer àXît! id enrçcomputer-- literate. ' - She has moved from autotype to microcomputer to desk top. publishing and beyond. *Andî whatever is in store" for this en- tausiastic lady, she's more than reAdy ad aring to go, çù what' niay in the ordfcmp1rs and . Žt hei'rappicationi. - s id