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(January 28, 2010) -- The Los Angeles Community College District has received a $1 million grant from the State of California to provide training for jobs in the transportation and warehousing industry.

The District will use the funds to help 220 unemployed workers and those seeking new careers in such jobs as hybrid/alternative fuel mechanics, vehicle operators, environmental technicians and transportation managers.

The training will be provided at five LACCD colleges -- Los Angeles Valley, Pierce, Los Angeles Harbor, Los Angeles Trade-Technical and East Los Angeles.

"By expanding their skills and knowledge, program participants will have greater opportunities to find employment and a satisfying career," said Marvin Martinez, LACCD Vice Chancellor, Economic and Workforce Development.

Teaming with the LACCD in the training effort are such employers as Metropolitan Transit Authority, North County Transit District, Big Blue Bus and Performance Team.

The training funds are part of the California Recovery Task Force's $10.7 million in federal economic stimulus grants to help more than 2,100 unemployed Californians prepare for occupations that are in demand statewide.

ABOUT THE LACCD

The Los Angeles Community College District, the nation's largest community college district, serves one-quarter million students a year in more than 36 cities in Los Angeles County. The District covers nearly 900 square miles and has educated and trained the region's diverse workforce since 1969.

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