For immediate release
February 1, 2000

High school students attend
Loyalist College for training

    A partnership between the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, Loyalist College and the local Apprenticeship Unit of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities  gives High School students a leg up in the job market.
    On Wednesday, February 9, eighteen high school students from Prince Edward County, Belleville and Centre and South Hastings report for their first class at Loyalist College. They are starting their Apprenticeship Training Part I course to become Automotive Technicians. Each one of the Grade 12 and 11 students was identified by their classroom teachers as showing promise and skill in the area of the motive trades. This course is the common core that leads to a career in areas such as auto mechanics, heavy equipment mechanics or farm equipment mechanics. To be eligible for the program, students must also be a registered apprentice. This program, through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, will give students the opportunity to graduate from high school with more that just their diploma. Students will also have practical classroom experience, co-op work placements with employers in their field, and the first component towards certification in the motive trades.
     Students begin their training on February 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the Automotive Centre of Loyalist College.
 

For more information contact:
Bob McKnight, OYAP Co-ordinator,  966-1170  ext. 2376