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paeC WibyFrePs- Wen.. , un 8,194eo *pEd g g g MLc Essential business skill training Eric Liley, a Co-op student from Anderson CVI works at the Icomouter at his placement at PC Warehouse Pht bySao Stevenson, co-p student, Anderson CVI ByVictor-I zkowski answering phone cafl, etc. 1 ateLeo 3r. Austin worked cl-oselywt m_ eple. Catholic Secondary School Lisa Anderson instructed me with the dlaims work. She taught Co-op placement at me bow to certify dlaims and do Buffett a y-or & MAsociatea many other important taske that nedced to be done. Michele When last summer ended, I was Simpson and Sarah Occleston looking forward te the new school sbowed me how te input. billings year. r was about te begin the ce- and other aspects of their work. op program and I knew-I would be Lynda Buffett trained me te do maki!ng decisions about wbat computerized accounting Bessie cameer 1 would like to pursue. I Wang, my superv isor, loelced after have always bad a difficult time aIl the other important details of deciding what I wanted to do wlth my work, keeping track of my my life, and I knew it would be a tirnekeeping, lunch breaks, challenge to enter the working explaining proper business drese, world but I was about to find out. correct business techniques, etc. Bufret Taylor is a group Through co-op, I have achieved insurance business and I was exerne ndealing with _eople made an office assistant. I adhwtcommunicate better. certified healtb and dental dlaims, Co-p bas also encouraged me te did clerical work, receptionlst do well in rny other achool duties and smaîl chores, such as subjecte. I now think I would like faxing letters, pbotocopying, te go into the accounting fielud as By Ste phon Demmings Henry S-t et High Scool Bill Arruda (rear) from Father Leo J. Austin Secondar School is shown some tips on automotive servicing by BOb Doak at Churcher's Automotive. Co-op placement at General Motors I arn the material efficiency co-ordinator at the GM fabrication plant in north Oshawa. I had always wanted te work at General Moors, in erder te learn more about the cempany. I aise like working with ceomputers, and I thougbt GM wouîd"be the best company te, work for. As weIl, a friend of mine worked at GM in lest year of high school and he said it was very exciting. In my Iast year at Heniry Street, I wanted te do semething différent, sometblng that would prpae me for the working When it came time in Grade 12 te fil eut my course selection sheets for rny OAC year, I put down co-op. When it came time te look for a job, I Iooked tbrough a listing suýpied by GM of jobs available for co-op students. I chose a couple of jobs that 1 feît were challenging and wouîd allow me te work net only with computera but alse people. Iwent te two interviews and afterwards hoped that I would be accepted for eitber placement. A week later, I reoeîved another letter, telling me that 1 got my current joèb. I was everjoyed becauseI knew that it was bard te get accepted in GM. When 1 finally got te GM, almost a year after app1yingI found out that the 'job htad changed. Originally I was to work in the office, but now I aIse help out in truck repair. In the two months of working mornings at General Motors and attending school in the afternoons, 1 have Iearned te balance my time more efficiently. I have te be at the plant from 7:30 a.m. te noon, at school for 12:40 p.m., and then I work at my part-time job from 5 te 8:30 p.m. Mydays are full, but -I enjoy my spare tixne more. From my work at General Motors with computera and with other people, I now want te be a computer consultant. At GM I amn able te work with both. I realîy enjey this, se I decided thatI oudmake a career eut of it. a career and arn trying to do very well in mathematics, n lish and other business course.I know I will have a few difficuit times in sehool but I also know if I study bard it will pay off in the long run. Heart warming experience others can oniy imagine BY Brigitte Jloisveert Ecole Secondaire Catholique Saint,-Charles-Garnier CO-op placement at Windfieldu Farm Although thoroughbreds have been around for centuries, Windfields Farm is just starting its seventh decade of operation. Throughout the decades, the farm has bred a variety of winners, including Northern-Danoer The farm is now getting the yearlings ready for the sales. As the mud dries and the green grass shows, these youngsters are gting migbty frisky but stili h ave along way te go. ,With the brood mare division, the training area and the lab on one side of Simcoe Street and the yearlings' stalîs on the other, we co-op students get moved around often. In each division we are given a variety of information that i8 preclous to our education and future. We learn about the mares' cycle, the everyday lab work, how to get the colts and fillies ready for the sales as well as the cycle Of life itself -- birtb, life and death. With aIl the decisions and chores that have to be done every day, we always find time to watch the borses play around witb one another or we just stand by the fenoe watcFiing their tala and inanes flying in the wind as bhey stand wi hout rnoving a muscle. Every day we are witnesses to beartwarming experiences that thers can only imagine. Aindfields Farm is a great co:op placement for those who, enjey working with horses. t t c t 4s partners in euain the Durham Region Roman Catholie Separate Sehool Board wishes to express its appreciation to our Co-operative Education Employers for giving our students the opportunity for work experience. The time you have spent with our students will contribute greatly to the development of their educational goals. We deeply value the continued support and encourage other interested employers to contact the co-op department of their local high school. THE DURHAM BOARD 0F EDUCATION Wishes to congratulate and thank ail training station personnel, parents, students, teachers and administration for their part in the revolution that is sweeping across the country in Canada's educational system. That revolution is community involvement in educating our children. Co-operative Education is a fore-runner of this revolution. Over 2000 employers have worked in partnership with the Durham Board of Education this year including 325 new training stations for co-operative education placements. Co-operative Education continues to grow and cgive our students their passport ta the future. We thank and welcome ail employers for their support of this program. - . roep r- - ý ý ý * * ý 1 1 % 1 - 1 ý ý , # , , , , . . 4 , , . ý * ,