Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to briefly comment and recognize a program at Aurora College, Thebacha campus that I believe is a very interesting program and a very good one. Mr. Speaker, that program is the Management Studies Cooperative Program. While the Management Studies Program is one of the oldest the college has to offer, the Cooperative Studies Program is a new approach that allows a link in a work relationship to develop

between the college, the student and the business community. It depends very heavily on the cooperation of the NWT business community. I understand to date that the response has been very good. Mr. Speaker, normally when you go to college you learn a lot of theory and when you enter the working world, you are told you have lots of theory but you do not have enough experience. This program allows students to develop a blend of experience and theory while they are achieving a management diploma. I would like to commend the college, the board of governors and the business community for supporting and seeing the benefit for this kind of very innovative program. I think it has a lot of benefit not only to the people in my riding, but for college students across the north. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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