Page 20 March 1982 Cassiar Courier Access To Learning Can’t learn in a traditional classroom setting? Like to learn at your own pace? Want to enter a new trade? Want to upgrade your present one? Need to work seasonally to support your family and to pay school costs? If so, does the Northwest Community College have a deal for you! NCC is making an attempt to meet the educational needs of our area to an even greater extent than it has in the past. This attempt has led to its developing an entirely new concept of the manner.in which trades training by the vocational division of the College will be done. - This concept, called the ACCESS program, is currently being implemented to teach the Welding course. ACCESS is an acronym for A.Competency based Continuous intake/exit Educational Self- pacing System. It has many innovative aspects to its approach. The complete Welding jprogram is broken into three modules or main sections, Between taking each module, students are ex- pected to obtain work in some aspect of the welding field before returning to the institution for further instruction. The first packet of instruction, called Module C, can take anywhere from 5 to 7 months to complete, depending on the in- dividual student's ability and motivation. The individual approach is the key, or centre, of this inno- vation in trades training. Students can progress at their own speed, as this program.accommodates individuals with different rates of learning. Individuals are not either held back or forced ahead as is common in the lock step system. Each bit of instruction is broken down to precise learning skills that must be mastered by the student before he progresses onto the next bit. This enables both the student and the instructor to know exactly where he/she is in the develaoment of his/her skills. Each section is plotted on a DACUM chart, a large chart that breaks down all the skills needed in one module into tiny boxes that are checked off when the stu- dent completes that part of the training. Should the student for financial or other reasons need to return to the work force or to leave the College, after returning via a wait list, he can restart his training at exactly the place he left off. The ACCESS program is a “continuous intake” one. That means that students do not necessarily enter in September and leave in May, but rather may begin the program at any time there is a space for them. The program runs year-round. Nor is it only listening to lectures by the instructor and then trying desperately to remember everything he said when returning to the work bench. The instruction consists of specially designed instructional materials, with video tapes and other visual mater- jals, such as film strips which are available at any time the stu- dent wants to consult them. All these materials are available with- in the work area. This approach to learning was first developed in the Maritime provinees of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Is- land in response to their local needs, and Northwest Community College has further adapted it to the needs of the northwest region _Working closely with an advisory group consisting of many local industry representatives, NCC has taken every effort to. make certain that the training given is what is required in the local area to obtain employment upon completion of the ACCESS Program. For the moment, this new program approach is limited to the Welding program with some 30 students currently involved. Plans are being developed to adapt the ACCESS program to the General Mechanics training, Cook training and the Electronics field. It is an exciting approach and it will enable more students to receive vocational training in a more enjoyable manner with the added benefits of better retention of that training and obtaining those skills which are exactly needed by the area employers; many of whom helped to plan the ACCESS program. For further information: Mr. F. Wilson, Director Vocational & Trades Training, Terrace, B.C. Ph. 636-65ll, Local 229. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CASSIAR TAKU GROUP Open meetings every Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. Catholic Church Basement FOR HELP PLEASE CALL 778-7589 778-7693 P.O.Box 491 AT THE LIONS ROOM AFTER Minor Hockey - Cont’d from Page 14 sn _ All players and adults who attended had an enjoyable time and we received nothing but compliments on how well our boys were disciplined both on and off the ice. Our appreciation and gratitude to the Fort Nelson executive for a well organized and efficiently run tournament. Our Bantam team has been invited to attend a Bantam.Tour= nament in Port Coquitlam on March 29 to April 3. Our best wishes go with them. Also, the Cassiar Minor Hockey season will end with the final practice on Wednesday, March 24, 1982. There will be a General Meeting the first part of March to prepare for our Annual Banquet and trophy presentations. Notification as to time, date and place will be posted around town. Please make every effort to attend. 89O90O00800000000080000 SAFETY BINGO Congratulations to L.Prince, 4-line winner of Bingo game number 31. He chose a Cuisinart Food Processor as his prize. 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