ALLIANCE PROPOSED FOR EDUCATION; BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS NEED MORE PROGRAMS, REPORT SAYS.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Hoping to take education beyond classrooms to residents of all ages and abilities, the Conejo/Las Virgenes Future Foundation has called on area educators and business leaders to forge a tighter alliance and boost lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. . The foundation issued a 21-page report Wednesday, two months after participants in a daylong Community as Campus Forum explored roles in expanding internship and mentoring programs and in providing job training and other continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). . ``We have a vested interest Vested Interest A financial or personal stake one entity has in an asset, security, or transaction. Notes: For example, if you have a mortgage, your bank has a vested interest on the sale of your house. See also: Right in the quality of education in this region,'' said Marilyn Lippiatt, superintendent of the Oak Park Unified School District Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) is a K-12 school district in southeast Ventura County, California, USA. It consists of six public schools in the community of Oak Park. and co-chairperson for the forum. ``Education may begin in preschool or kindergarten, but it goes on forever.'' Expanded job training, for instance, could help hundreds of area residents look for employment with area companies, said Mary Valencia, president of Pacific Coast Staffing, a regional employment firm based in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . ``Some individuals have a difficult time . . . because they don't have the right skills,'' said Valencia. ``I feel it's very important to utilize area businesses as teachers to give people a better sense of what's really needed out here.'' The foundation is a 25-year-old nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that seeks ways to improve recreational, educational and other programs in the Conejo Valley. The report summarized the findings of more than 125 area residents who participated in the September forum. Participants reviewed educational and training opportunities and made recommendations for additional programs, such as computer classes for different levels, summer internship programs and career counseling centers for adults. The report outlined a plan to make residents more aware of the opportunities available to them, expand programs to train youths for jobs and retrain re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train adults interested in changing careers, make school schedules more flexible so students can participate in internships and other programs arranged by businesses or government, and improve communication among educators, business leaders, government officials and others. The foundation report will be distributed to government agencies and schools and will be available to the public in libraries. The plan will be discussed at a meeting scheduled for Jan. 10. |
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