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As temperatures rise, so does your body‘s need for water Are you getting enough? | Program aims to break down barriers Triâ€"City Quality Professionals, founded by Mark Egbedeyi, a mechaniâ€" cal engineer from Nigeria who recently immigrated to Canada, addresses a need to raise the level of training for certified quality assurance professionals in the area. These professionals are necâ€" new local program A:ooh‘ng to raise the tandards within the quality assurance industry is also aiming to break down some of the barriers new Canadians face in employâ€" ment and advancement. As temperatures rise, or your activity increases, so does your need for water. But how much do we really need? The short answer is â€" lots. Many of us have heard experts recommend that we drink at least eight, eightâ€"ounce servings of water a day, adding more for each hour of activity. 125 150 200 cight glasses of the wet stuff, more during hot weather, and especially when undertaking strenuous activity. Your Daily water requirements (Bâ€"ounce servings) with one hour of activity: 9 servings 9 172 News Canada Nigeria, England, the U.S. and Canada saw there was a urgent need to raise the standards of the profession and thought the best way to do so was by providing a selfâ€" directed training program based on principles of the American Society of Quality Certification. The program targets new immigrants, the unemâ€" 11 servings 11172 13 1/4 _ Egbedeyi, a quality assurâ€" ance professional with globâ€" al experience in his native essary to maintain local companies ISO 9000 desigâ€" nation, a standard of quality assurance necessary to comâ€" pete in the global marketâ€" CED Food Allergy Specialists * Inâ€"stere bakery with wheatâ€"iree and qlutexâ€"jnee baked goods * Herbs and vitamins * Qeametics & essential oits To place your ad in this space, call Laurie at 651â€"2397 ext. 206 The Natural Food Market "Not only do I try to touch their lives, they touch mine so much too. "My goal is to give them the most positive camp "It‘s been a great experiâ€" ence for me working with so many different kids," Kerrâ€"Dawson said. "She was just amazing, so warm and comfortable with Fiona," Whiteside Continued from page 5 experience I can, make them "This program will help individuals develop their skills in any area of quality assurance or to help prepare them to write for a specific But his program has idenâ€" tified a need in local industry that capitalizes on particiâ€" pants‘ past education and training apd gives them the certification to enter the work force as a quality improvement associate. It also allows them advanceâ€" ment in the industry to become a certified quality mu_g:E}s $67,000 a year. Inclusion program _ makes camp fun Egbedeyi said too many local training programs focus on getting people into computer education, where the basics of computing can be learned quickly but there is no guarantee of employâ€" ment. ployed, individuals willing to develop their skills and indiâ€" viduals willing to prepare and write any American Society of Quality Certification exam. The 12â€" week training program is taiâ€" lored to the participants‘ qualifications and experiâ€" ence with an eye on improvâ€" ing both their employability and their marketability. "We started using young volunteers to fill the need," she explained. "But we found that not all of the needs could be met by 14â€" and 15â€" yearâ€"olds. "Through _ fundraising efforts, we are now able to have highlyâ€"skilled capable young people who are eager to help children succeed at That‘s why so much time is spent fundraising, which enables the program to pay its support staff. Debbie Campbell, coordiâ€" nator of the inclusion proâ€" gram, said the need for such a program is proven every year. For more information on the program, call 741â€"2226. "I think it‘s more fun for me," added assistant incluâ€" sion coordinator Rob Pozeg. "I get to spend the day playâ€" ing with them. I think I learn more from them than they learn from me." happy and make them want to come back the next day." And one of the nice things about the program is that the leaders get just as much out of the camp as the children. For more information contact Triâ€"City Quality Professionals at 574â€"8900. Classes start this September out of rented space at Wilfrid Laurier University. The program costs $1,500 with financial assistance available to those who qualify from HRDC and the WSIB. "Once they have the course work and the certifiâ€" cation exam on â€" their resume, then employers will see what kind of experience they‘re bringing from back home." "This is for immigrants from various place who have the qualifications, and have the experience from back home," he said. "What we‘re trying to say to them is that this program is going to help them â€" validate whatever experience they‘re bringing from back home. * Carpet Cleaning + Upholstery Cleaning * Steam Cleaning * Professional One Happy Custemer grants whose past work experience doesn‘t necessarâ€" ily translate into the same type of employment in quality assurance exam," Egbedeyi said his proâ€" gram should also help break Elownbaniersfornev;iflil;fi: 574â€"3049 CHERRY LANE