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Tuesday October 6 2015 13 10514_HSS_ Organ Donor_BW_Newsnorth_6 columns x 34.50 agate lines_Draft 2 THE BEAT GOES ON... Keep the beat alive. Be an organ donor. www.hss.gov.nt.ca Like the powerful heartbeat of Mother Earth we can feel how we are all connected. But what happens when another persons heartbeat weakens and an organ transplant could be the only life saving answer If an organ donation is available it could be a second chance at life for the organ recipient. But this wont happen unless you share your wish to donate with your family. Talk to your family. Let them know you want to be an organ donor. For more information By DALI CARMICHAEL Facing low enrolment rates Aurora Col- leges trades programs are stepping up their game and ramping up efforts to recruit stu- dents from the territory. In response acting chair of Trades Ap- prenticeship and Industrial Training Duane MacDonald along with a team of instructors and marketers from the college is working to roll out a series of recruitment initiatives to encourage future tradespeople to train at Thebacha Campus. The numbers are definitely lower than I would like to see I would welcome more students to come here McDonald said. Our school is modern and were up-to-date. We have all the latest technology in our shops. Our instructors are trained and they are current coming out of industry. We work with the apprenticeship depart- ment and try to prevent this from happening but we have had to cancel some deliveries due to low enrolment MacDonald said. We had to cancel one carpentry delivery this fall due to this. We deliver three block deliver- ies per year and in each block there are six eight-week trades programs offered. For our October-to-December block there will only be five programs offered. In the near future the school will be hold- ing an open house for students which will in- clude walkthrough tours through the various workshops including carpentry electrical plumbing heavy duty equipment and more. People in Fort Smith can actually come here and say they are interested in for ex- ample heavy equipment technician and I can take them to the shop or the instructor can he said. For people in Inuvik or Hay River or Fort Providence who want to look at what the college has to offer there really isnt anything. Thats why the team also has a series of videos in the works created to give those potential students in remote communities a up-close look at Auroras trades facilities. In addition to their modern selection of equipment MacDonald ensures his teach- ers - who arrive fresh from working in the field - are up to par by sending them to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology for instructional certification. To help his efforts MacDonald would like to see more attention drawn to opportuni- ties like the Schools North Apprenticeship Program SNAP to get kids on an early career path. If theres a student who is really interested in cars but he wants to get his Grade 12 diplo- ma he can enrol in SNAP and line it up with a garageintownMacDonaldsaid.Everyhour he works after school he counts towards his apprenticeship.Ifhecontinuesoncehegradu- ates hes likely accumulated enough hours to enterdirectlyintoourfirst-yearprogramhere. By combining initiatives like SNAP with college-hosted opportunities like the Trades Awareness Program - which brings high school students in from the South Slave and the Dehcho for a week of hands-on experi- ence - MacDonald looks forward to seeing the enrolment rates improve. I think if we can get people into our school here and let them see what we have and prove it is an awesome school our numbers will come up. EDUCATION TRADES PhotosCourtesyofSSDEC StudentsfromtheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCouncilparticipateintheTradesAwareness Program a two-week initiative that exposes youth to the trades at Aurora College. Riis Schawb and Cameron Enzoework on one of the TAP carpentry challenges. By allowing youth to explore the trades in the college the school hopes to increase its enrolment rates. Aurora College trades profs get proactive on enrolment