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2.3.38 Sympathetic Whitaker (1995:108) defines sympathy as a close identification and involvement with another person's concerns. It is very important that the CEl be understanding of other people's circumstances. He works with awide variety of people that come from different environments. The CEl must have sympathy with astudent acolleague or an employer that may have aproblem or find himself in difficult circumstances. This will often cause more work or a loss of valuable time for the CEL but he must be understanding of the other person's situation. 2.3.39 Tactful The CEl should take care not to offend students, employers, faculty members or colleagues when communicating with them. Difficult or conflict situations must be handled with finesse. The people around the CEl have different cultural, social and religious backgrounds and the CEl must ensure that he does not knowingly or unknowingly offend these people with his actions or words. 2.3.40 Thorough Thoroughness can be defined as approaching and completing tasks in a precise and meticulous way. The CEl should be thorough in everything he does. Meticulous record must be kept of all student and employer infOrmation. He must make sure that all bases are covered during the student 47
placement process. The GEL must also be thorough in his evaluation of the student and the co operative education process. 2.3.41 Tolerant It is very important that the CEl be able to tolerate the beliefs and actions of other people. The GEL works with people from a variety of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and it is expected of him to be tolerant of their beliefs and actions ifthese are different from his. 2.3.42 Understanding Understanding goes hand in hand with tolerance. The eEL must be able to understand other people's situations and circumstances. He must be able to understand if a colleague, astudent an employer or a faculty member comes to him with aproblem. 2.3.43 Summary It is quite obvious that it is expected of the CEL to have a wide variety of personality traits. Knowledge of what kind of personality traits is most important for the CEL to perform his duties effectively is very important to this study. Without this knowledge the development of an effective profile of such aperson would be impossible. 48
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placement process. The GEL must also be thorough in his evaluation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> student <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> co<br />
operative education process.<br />
2.3.41 Toler<strong>an</strong>t<br />
It is very import<strong>an</strong>t that <strong>the</strong> CEl be able to tolerate <strong>the</strong> beliefs <strong>an</strong>d actions <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r people. The<br />
GEL works with people from a variety <strong>of</strong> cultural, social <strong>an</strong>d religious backgrounds <strong>an</strong>d it is<br />
expected <strong>of</strong> him to be toler<strong>an</strong>t <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir beliefs <strong>an</strong>d actions if<strong>the</strong>se are different from his.<br />
2.3.42 Underst<strong>an</strong>ding<br />
Underst<strong>an</strong>ding goes h<strong>an</strong>d in h<strong>an</strong>d with toler<strong>an</strong>ce. The eEL must be able to underst<strong>an</strong>d o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
people's situations <strong>an</strong>d circumst<strong>an</strong>ces.<br />
He must be able to underst<strong>an</strong>d if a colleague, astudent <strong>an</strong> employer or a faculty member comes<br />
to him with aproblem.<br />
2.3.43 Summary<br />
It is quite obvious that it is expected <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CEL to have a wide variety <strong>of</strong> personality traits.<br />
Knowledge <strong>of</strong> what kind <strong>of</strong> personality traits is most import<strong>an</strong>t for <strong>the</strong> CEL to perform his duties<br />
effectively is very import<strong>an</strong>t to this study. Without this knowledge <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong> effective<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> such aperson would be impossible.<br />
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