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Tuesday June 23 2015 17 NORTHERNERS TEACHERS building your community workforce Are you looking for ways to bring training and work experience opportunities into your community Do you need funding to employ youth in your community this summer ECE can help. The Small Community Employment Support Program provides assistance to both youth and adults to gain work experience and secure jobs in eligible small communities. Two program streams develop workplace capacity and youth employment Youth Employment Training-on-the-Job provides a wage subsidy for employers in small and remote communities and Community Initiatives provides project based funding for training delivered through partnerships. Contact us today to talk about how our programs and services can support capacity building in your community. Applications submitted before July 1 2015 are given priority. For more information www.ece.gov.nt.caece-service-centres building your community workforceAre you looking for ways to bring training opportunities for older workers into your community Do you need funding for projects that provide training to individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 ECE can help. The Targeted Initiative for Older Workers Program provides assistance to organizations working with older individuals who want to improve their chances of getting or keeping a job. We are looking for projects that provide group-based programming for older workers. These projects will ensure that individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 can gain the skills they need to successfully compete for jobs and continue to contribute to the economic growth of their communities. Contact us today to talk about your project ideas and to receive the preliminary project proposal application form. Applications submitted before July 1 2015 are given priority. For more details contact Lesleigh Grice Coordinator Career Development Training phone 867-920-3391 email Lesleigh_Gricegov.nt.ca Fort Chipewyans original college instructor retires By DALI CARMICHAEL After almost four decades of teaching stu- dents at Keyano Colleges Fort Chipewyan campus the institutions rst-ever instruc- tor has decided to graduate into retirement. MaureenClarkeateacherwhostartedoutin the Northland School Division before crossing overtopost-secondaryeducationcelebratedher retirement with an intimate group of friends familyfacultyandformerstudentsonJune16. Ive been teaching all along said Clarke whostartedhercareerasanelementaryteacher with the Northland School Board in 1968. Whenavocationalcollegeopenedinthecom- munityin1977Clarkewasoneoftherststaff members brought on board. Eventually that school was taken over by Keyano and Clarke was absorbed into the new organization. When I started out I was the only instruc- tor she said. We did it all and then as we started to grow we moved into different fa- cilities and more staff were hired. In her 38 years with the college Clarke taught mostly math and science courses to students attaining their Grade 12 equivalen- cies or taking college-prep classes. She is a very committed instructor very in tunewithstudentssaidLeonaRistauafellow instructor and friend of Clarkes. They are her priority and she is an amazing woman. Amaz- ing.Studentslovehersheworkswithgoodpro- gramsshehassomefantasticresultsandforme as a new member when we came 13 years ago shewascertainlyagoodmentorandrolemodel. Clarke also took leadership roles outside of the classroom sitting on boards for the North- land School Divisions district improvement advisory council and the Education North society which eventually evolved into the Fort Chip Historical Society and Museum. Fort Chip is a great place to live and work the people are great the scenery is beautiful Clarke said. It seems like weve got the best of both worlds here weve got a little bit of nature andwecangetoutandgoshoppingifwehaveto. Making a life in northern Alberta Clarke didnt always call Fort Chipewyan home. After growing up in rural Irma Alta. she moved to the hamlet with her husband Tommy Clarke a mechanic at the Sweetgrass Landing sawmill who hails from the region. Sheremembersatimewhenrunningwaterand electricitywerenotpresentineveryhousehold. Changes are just almost astronomical in a short time when you think about it. When we rst came there was no radio station even she said. I still remember when the rst jet landed in Fort Chip. Thetechnologythathelpedadvancecommu- nicationstransportationandlivingstandards inthecommunityalsoimpactedtheclassroom - not always for the better Clarke noted. I think the major change that was very dif- cult for the students was the advent of online learningshesaid.Thestudentsheredomuch better with interpersonal relations and face to facerelationshipsandthatkindofpersonalsup- port.Internetattimesiskindofacoldenviron- mentwithoutthatsocialaspecttoit.Ithinkthe youngerpeoplethestudentstheyrelosingsome of their social skills and they react much better with a cellphone than they do with ears in per- son.Andyetyoucantknocktechnologybecause it has opened up many spheres of learning and discoverythatwedidnthavebefore.Therehas to be a nice mix and mesh of the two. Clarkesaidshedoesntliketodwellonthetough timeschoosinginsteadtofocusonthepositive experiences shes had during her long career. Every student thats succeeded thats what you remember Clarke said. You dont remember the few bad days along the way. Some of the students have been so excited when they got their grade 12 its like they see the world through new eyes. PhotoMichaelBeckerKeyanoCollege Keyano College instructor Maureen Clarke right with Terry Marten one of her rst students. The two reunited at Clarkes retirement party held on June 16.