upgrading their skills. According to Wayne Wilson, Dean for the Faculty of Continuing and Applied Studies, September saw 1,300 registrations with several turned away due to filled courses. "I think more people are interested in employment-related continuing education opportunities,'' he said. "We're seeing a lot of people taking courses which are directly related to their work.'' An example of such, he said, is `An Introduction to the Private Trust Business'. "Trusts are more becoming an established part of the business sector and (the course) is being run in co-operation with the Bermuda Association of Licensed Trustees. I think it's an interesting model and I'm trying to do the same in other areas; to encourage partnerships and business associations so we can offer those courses which are supported locally by professional associations. The idea is that people who take courses have benefits and increased linkage with individual associations and also with the College.'' Similarly, Mr. Wilson said, skills needed to utilise today's technology may be gained. "We're getting a number of clients interested in using the facility and the new technology in the Technical Centre,'' he said.

"We have a very good offering on the Internet through which persons -- whether at novice, intermediate or advanced levels, can take a course and get surfing on the 'net. We're trying to be as responsive as we can to the public and to business needs.'' Its unified location makes programmes more accessible to a greater portion of the community, he said. "The library is here, the bookstore, the academic resource centre which provides tutoring services to individual students; we've got a major, state-of-the-art, physical fitness facility and full service cafeteria and student centre. "We're anxious to offer more and we're trying to build a two-way communication between the faculty and the community.'' PHOTO Wayne Wilson MINI SUPPLEMENT SUP