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The CEl can also be of help to the faculty members of the academic institution or to his
colleagues. It is expected of him to be willing to assist these people with patience and
understanding and to make the implementation of the co-operative education programme as
simple as possible.
2.3.20 Honest
Carrel, et al. (197:100) define honesty as being truthful in dealings with others.
The CEl should always be honest with students, student employers, faculty members and his
colleagues. Being dishonest will only make a bad impression and will cause distrust The CEl
must have the trust of the students, employers and the academic institution if he is to implement
the co-operative education process successfully.
2.3.21 Innovative
The CEl should be able to apply new ideas or methods. The CEL must be innovative enough to
improve the processes and systems in place to implement and manage the co-operative education
process. He must have the ability to identify problem areas and find innovative solutions to solve
these problems.
2.3.22 Intelligent
According to Phares (1984:422), most definitions of intelligence fall into one of the following broad
definitional classes:
• the ability to adjust to the environment adapt to new situations, or deal with a broad range
of situations;
• the ability to leam or the capacity for education (broadly defined);
• the ability to employ abstract concepts and to use awide range of symbols and concepts.
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