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PAGE 8. WH1TBY FRE1Vý PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUAIRY 17, 1990 whuts esns Traimng empoyees to stay competitive There is ne denying*ta training empleyees is expensive. Small business, in fact, shoulders a greater burden in this area because it bas fewer resources for .skills development than does big business. But owner-managers today are finding they have little choice;- they must invest .'in training eut of necessity. The traditional pool '-*f sIlled laber from, overseas dried upyerag asimmigration restraints tightened. "Training bas beceme really important for smnall business," says Phil -Danièes*of Stevenson Kellogg Ernst & WVhinney. "Technolegical advancements have enabled many small *firms te, produce sophisticated goods. But you must have skilled peeple monitoring your production limes. Even though yeu may be using fewer people than before, they have to, be better trained." Unless employees have access to continueus sIdls training, there's the- danger that a company's competitive edge will quickly be ereded. What's more, ambiieus people will move elsewhere te receive the skills training te belp them get ahead. "If career opportunity in an ýorganization is perceived as negative, the geod people will drap eut," says Daniels. It stands te reason that workers 'whose sIlls are sharpened through training are net only more productive but more satî,sfled with their jobs. Interestingly, studies show that women employers seem te, focus more readily on training and of its ind,. will cover up te, 80 per cent ' ef -the. di (r«ect en-the-job-tra ining cests' for a firm with .200 employees or- less. The employer kicks- in the remaining 20 per cent. The Trai-ining Materials Development Fund helps pay fer the ceets of developing instructional materials used in training. Included are audio-visuel, graphic and computer-assisted support material. Under the Basic SkIlls in the Workplace Program, the government will fund up te 100 per cent of the costs of upgrading the literacy of an employee. Aise at ne change t» the employer is the Trades Updating Program, tbrougb whicb skilled tradespeople get a refresher course either at the job site or a cemmunity 'college. A related program,. Technicians and Technologists -- Skills Updating, focuses on training in new and emerging technologies, such as computer-aided design and autemated mnanufacturing. Here, tee, the cost is fully berne by the provinceý Ontario has more than 41,000 apprentices wbo combine on-the-jeb-trainMing witb formaI studies. As a small business owner, you can hire a skilled apprentie and have him or bier learn the trade while working at your firmn. Any many of these higbly seugbt apprentices do stay on once they bave their fermai, papers. For more information about these and otber programs, cail the tell-free Training Hotline at 1-800-387-5656. career development than men," points out Elyse Graif, a training specialist witb the management consultant firm of Laventhol & Horwath. "It .may be that tbey have a lenger-terin perspective." There are plenty of options, hewever, for any employer interested in training programs and services. In many instances, the Ontario gevernnient effers financial subsidies te small businesses te belp offset the expense of training. The Ministry of Skifls Development, witb offices in community colleges tbrougbout Ontario, wil belp identifYyour company's training requirements and then provide a custom-tailored action plan. 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