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EducationMineTraining15TuesdayFebruary252014Mayyousoarhighinournorthernskies.Mayyousoarhighinournorthernskies.AURORACollegeWeekWewouldliketocongratulatethestaffandstudentsduringAURORACollegeWeekVisitourwebsitewww.nwal.caTel867872-2216Fax867872-2214ForCharterReservationsCalltoll-free1-877-872-2216emailchartersnwal.caTheTownofFortSmithcelebratesAuroraCollegeWeekFeb.17-21WishingeverysuccesstoallAuroraCollegestudents.MayyourgoalsbeachievedFortSmithisproudtobehometoAuroraCollegeThebachaCampusByMEAGANWOHLBERGAuroraCollegeandtheNWTMineTrainingSocietycelebratedanimportantmile-stonelastweekannouncingthat1000studentshavenotonlysuccessfullygraduatedfromtheminetrainingpro-gramsbuthavenowobtainedfull-timeemployment.ConanZoeaTlichostu-dentbasedinYellowknifewashonouredlastThursdayataspecialeventatAuroraCollegefeaturingfederalEmploymentMinisterJasonKenney.Zoewasoneof11stu-dentstoenrollintheun-dergroundminetrainingprogramofferedthroughAuroraCollegebytheMineTrainingSocietylastMarchinBehchoko.LastAugustZoewasof-feredatrainingpositionatRioTintosDiavikdiamondminewherehereceivedhiscerticationasaLevel1un-dergroundminer.Hewashiredfull-timeinJanuarybecomingthethou-sandthstudentassistedbytheMineTrainingSocietytore-ceivefull-timeemploymentinthesector.Zoethankedtheprogramforsupportingyoungpeoplelikehimselftobuildtheirskillsandgethired.Collegecelebrates1000employedmininggradsTheyreallyhelpeduseverystepofthewaywrit-ingourresumesandgoingoutthereandlookingforworkandwegothands-ontraininginheavyequipmenthesaid.Idjustliketothankevery-bodyfortheopportunityyouguyshavegivenme.NowIvegotfull-timeemployment.WhileatthecollegeKen-neywastreatedtoatryofthenewundergroundminingsimulatorwiththecoachingexpertiseofZoe.Thesimulatorisoneofmanyprogrammingaspectsobtainedthroughapartner-shipwiththeMineTrainingSocietyacooperativeenter-prisethathaswonnationalandterritorialawards.AuroraCollegepresidentJaneArychuksaidinadditiontotheundergroundminercoursesandmineralpro-cessoperatorprogramthecollegewillnowalsobeof-feringanewprogramthisspringdevelopedinpartner-shipwiththeMineTrainingSocietytotraingeoscienceeldassistants.Theseprogramsplusawidevarietyofskillsandservice-basedcourseshavehelpedtocreateaskilledworkforcefortheminingindustryintheNorthwestTerritoriesshesaid.Kenneysaidthetrain-ingprovidedbythecol-legeandsocietypartner-shipwillonlybecomemorevaluableasminingactivityincreasesintheterritorywhereskilledlabourisal-readyinshortage.InmuchofNorthernCanadawearelookingathundredsofbillionsofdollarsininvestmentsinminingcommoditiesre-sourcesandrelatedinfra-structurewhichtogetheroverthenextdecadeorsorepresenthundredsofthou-sandsofpotentialjobshesaid.EconomicgrowthintheNWTisprojectedtobe3percentin2015and8percentin2016withtheadventofnewmineseachrequir-inghundredsofemployees.Thatsoneofthereasonsthefederalgovernmentpledged5.8millionlastyeartotheMineTrainingSocietytheministersaid.WewanttomakesurethattheNortherneconomyisaneconomyinwhichNorthern-ersfullyparticipatemakinggoodlivingstakingcareoftheirfamiliesgivingbacktotheircommunitiesKen-neysaid.WedontwanttodevelopaNortherneconomythatsallaboutyingpeopleinandyingthemouttodotheworkthatishere...Wewantthepeoplewhovebeenun-employedorunderemployedtoberstinlinetoacceptthosejobsthatwillbeopen-ingupinthefuture.PhotoBillBradenTheyreallyhelpeduseverystepofthewaywritingourresumesandgoingoutthereandlookingforworkandwegothands-ontraininginheavyequipment.ConanZoeUndergroundminetrainingprogramFromleftfederalEmploymentMinisterJasonKenneyminetraininggradConanZoeandAuroraCollegepresidentJaneArychukcelebrate1000studentsturnedminers.