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The Ontario Career Action ~Program â€" was created to overcome the common complaint that "you can‘t get a job without experience, but you can‘t get expeâ€" riengce without a job," according to Provincial The Ontario Career Action Program is deâ€" ployed youths between the ages of 16 and 24 by offering them training positions in business or industry. The training period may last up to a maximum of 16 weeks. Each trainee is paid an allowance of $100 per week by the Ministry of Colleges and Universiâ€" ties through one of the 22 community colleges in Ontario, which deâ€" liver the program in their locality. Why tie up money and storage space for products you seldom use? Come rent them from Big ‘R‘ Rentals. Renting saves time, renting saves money, and it is so convenient. We are waiting to help you. | THESE PRODUCTS BRUSH CUTTER BLACK JACK TABLE CAR STANDS CERAMIC TILE CVUTTER _ Across from Towers Mon.â€"Fri. 7:00â€"5:30, Sat. 8:00â€"5:30 DIV. OF REITZEL RENTALS 85 BRIDGEPORT RD. E., WLOO. OCAP helps young find jobs ~~ You Should Know The Advantages of Renting Them!! DO NOT BUY Now in its sixth year, OCAP is considered to be highly successful in assisting y«m& people who have had difficulty in oebtaining jobs. Fields predicts that OCAP will place beâ€" tween 9,000 and 10,000 youths in training posiâ€" tions this year. Last employment within one month of completing the program. An addiâ€" tional five per cent returned to school for further education. Although OCAP is not a jobâ€"finding serâ€" vice, over half of the 72 per cent of trainees who found work were hired by the companies where they received their training. To be eligible, all applicants must be out of full time attendance ar, at school for at least experiencing difficulty in finding careerâ€"relatâ€" unemployed youth with practical, onâ€"theâ€"job training and experiâ€" ence that will lead to a fullâ€"time position,‘‘ Fields explains. In the past, all trainâ€" ing positions were within the government and community colâ€" leges, but times have changed. Now private industry and comâ€" merce provide over 93 per cent of OCAP‘s training opportunities. While the training emâ€" phasis once leaned heavily towards posiâ€" tions of a clerical naâ€" ture, today that sector accounts for about only 30 per cent of the total ‘‘*‘The purpose of 885â€"5005 training positions utiâ€" tunities cover a wide turing, now accounting for 30 per cent of the training positions given practical, onâ€"theâ€" job training, following an approved training schedule developed through coâ€"operation between the local OCAP Coâ€"ordinator and the participating employer.. _ Establishing a forâ€" malized Training Plan and administering regâ€" ular performance apâ€" praisals ensures that "you won‘t be sweepâ€" ing the floors, when you sould be learning how to operate a maâ€" chine," says Fields. ‘Participants are Job search counsellâ€" ance are also part of haye Grade OCAP. Trainees are more. advised on how. to logak for a job, how to write a Persons inter resume, and how to applying for t present themselves at gram are advis job interviews. â€" to the OCAP o Last year OCAP was cated in each ¢ approached. by 7,500 community c employers, ‘"but beâ€" across the pr cause of budget limitaâ€" â€" There they will meet the requests of 4,500 of them," Fields says. OCAP currently places about half of the 20,000 unemployed youths who apply to the program each year. Fields estimates that more than oneâ€"half of the trainees placed, are under 19 years of age. Approximately oneâ€"third of the placeâ€" ments involve young people who have comâ€" pleted Grade 11 or less, oneâ€"third have Grade and> career‘ guidâ€" â€"12, and about oneâ€"third are also part of have Grade 13 or WA TERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESOA Y , SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 â€"PAGE 17 Persons interested in applying for the proâ€" yamanadvh'edtof: to the OCAP office cated in each of the 22 community colleges across the province. There they will be able OCAP representative they are clearly idenâ€" tified and realistic. 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