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EXCELLENCE IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
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2000-2001
NOMINEES
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the nominees in all 12 categories or use this index to
jump to a particular category.
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Category
1 - Innovative Integration of Academic and Technical
Skills
Awarded to a program
that best applies infusion, paired, learning
communities or other learning models to meaningfully
blend academic and technical content.
Nominated
Programs:
| Program Name: |
Cisco Networking
Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Susana Jianto |
| Accomplishments: |
Developed industry-specified
computer networking curriculum, currently constituted
by a series of four classes; students are employable
after completing the second class and able to earn
an annual salary of $45,000 after completing the
fourth semester. Partnership between LACC and CISCO
Systems. |
| Program
Name: |
Washington Mutual
Training |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated
by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program
Director: |
Ellen Ayuyao |
| Accomplishments: |
Banking Career
Awareness Program introduces welfare recipients
to the banking industry through an initial 30-hour
course, followed by an interview with Washington
Mutual, a 15-week paid internship, possibly leading
to a part- or full-time permanent job, depending
on performance. Partnership between LACC CalWORKs
and Washington Mutual. |
| Program
Name: |
Multimedia Studies |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Mark Pracher |
| Accomplishments: |
The program
is a combination of Art, Humanities, and technical
content to provide students with a multi-faceted
understanding of the underpinnings of communicating
ideas through the use of multimedia tools. Students
learn how to communicate visually, about their
intended audiences, and about the cultural contexts
in which their work will be viewed. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandi Lampert, Karen Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Four-course
certificate program delivered in both traditional
and online formats. In addition to coursework in
nutrition, sanitation, safety, supervision and
management, and culinary techniques, students are
introduced to teaching skills such as curriculum
planning, learning styles, collaborative learning
and classroom management. Recognized by County
Health Department as an exemplary program. |
| Program
Name: |
Geographic Information
Systems/Biology |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated
by: |
Carole Delgado |
| Program Directors: |
Gail Hobbs, Lynn Koller |
| Accomplishments: |
GIS and Biology
are integrated through a Biology class that incorporates
a GIS project into the laboratory portion of the
curriculum. Students compare plant species distribution
to various physical factors. Location data is collected
in the field using Global Positioning Systems units;
student groups develop, organize and defend their
data collection criteria using these tools and
an Arc View database. |
| Program
Name: |
Child Development
Learning Community |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Vicki Odino, Jan Silver |
| Accomplishments: |
Provides assessment,
a mentor, tutors, and team teaching between Developmental
Communications, English, and Child Development
teachers. Paired classes connect academic content
with technical writing skills necessary to do reports
and case studies for children. Each student has
two faculty and one mentor or tutor. The collaboration
has resulted in greatly improved student success
and motivation. |
| Program
Name: |
Careers Through
Culinary Arts |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Rudy Garcia |
| Accomplishments: |
Monroe High
School students prepare and train for a competition
that tests their skills in menu planning, food
preparation, and demonstration of 13 industry-required
skill sets. These students won in the entire Western
region competition. The curriculum is structured
in modules that build progressively from high school
competencies into industry skills endorsed by the
American Culinary Federation. |
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated
by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Director: |
Brad Young |
| Accomplishments: |
Intensive six-week
Security Officer Modular Training program includes
industry-specific skills designed with input from
field professionals. Topics include: history and
development of aviation security, laws and liabilities,
airport crimes, reasonable suspicion and probable
cause, traffic control, fire suppression, first
aid, CPR, mediation, weaponless defense, baton
training and other related topics. |
| Program
Name: |
Business Division
-- Marketing |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated
by: |
Luis Rosas |
| Program Director: |
Adell Shay |
| Accomplishments: |
Marketing Internship
program gives students "hands on" experience
in planning, organizing and managing a one day
promotion of real General Motors products. Students
must make a written plan and verbally present their
proposed plan to GM regional and dealership management.
Upon completion of the promotion, class members
construct a summary report. LAHC student marketing
team won first place. |
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Category
2 - Effective Work-Based
Learning
Awarded to the program that best integrates classroom learning
with some form of exposure to the workplace that prepares
students for the world of work.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated
by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Patrick Hauser |
| Accomplishments: |
Class content
is reinforced through practical exposure to the
workplace, including AJ Club-sponsored activities,
role-playing exercises with the Sheriff's
Training Academy and Special Enforcement Bureau,
immersion in Police Academy selection and performance
standards, internships with police departments
and Catholic Big Brothers, and service in the Sheriff
Dept. as mentors for at-risk teens. |
| Program
Name: |
Fire Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated
by: |
Rodger McGinness, Rochelle
Hudson |
| Program Director: |
John Burke |
| Accomplishments: |
LAVC has collaborated
with the Los Angeles Fire Department and four LAUSD
high schools to bring high school students to Valley
College to learn fire-fighting techniques from
LAFD firefighters, utilizing fire apparatus and
equipment. The program has expanded from 40 students
in Summer 1999 to an anticipated 100 students in
Spring 2001, including 22 female cadets. |
| Program
Name: |
Washington Mutual
Training |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated
by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Ellen Ayayao |
| Accomplishments: |
Banking Career
Awareness Program introduces welfare recipients
to the banking industry through an initial 30-hour
course, followed by an interview with Washington
Mutual, a 15-week paid internship, possibly leading
to a part- or full-time permanent job, depending
on performance. Partnership between LACC CalWORKs
and Washington Mutual. |
| Program
Name: |
Human Services
Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated
by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Rochelle Sechooler |
| Accomplishments: |
In 1969, this
program was launched as the first model in the
nation for training community college students
for work in the mental health care field. It introduces
students to psychology fundamentals and increases
communication skills and self-awareness. Students
are required to intern for 5-7 hours/week in a
human services organization, spending each semester
in a different field site. |
| Program
Name: |
Banking on Success |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated
by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Lynne Brower |
| Accomplishments: |
Provides Welfare-to-Work
participants with concurrent training and employment,
integrating classroom learning with the workplace
by utilizing LAVC's associations with local
chambers of commerce, community-based organizations,
schools, churches, the Valley Industry and Commerce
Association and Valley Economic Development Center.
Businesses commit to hiring at least one program
participant. |
| Program
Name: |
Theatre Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated
by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Fred Fate |
| Accomplishments: |
Craft fundamentals
are learned in the classroom, then nurtured through
continual, practical, hands-on theatre production
experience. Theatre Academy technical, costuming
and acting students participate in Shakespeare
Festival/L.A. and East L.A. Classic Theatre through
scholarships, employment, and internships. Field
trips, special guest speakers, and theatre touring
opportunities are also provided. |
| Program
Name: |
Probation-to-Work |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Vilma Bernal, Rhoda Ramos |
| Accomplishments: |
Comprehensive
training program for probationers which provides
them with job readiness, resume writing, interview
techniques, goal setting, time management, budgeting,
and employment etiquette skills. Collaborative
partnership between LAMC, the L.A. County Department
of Community and Senior Services, EDD, Probation
Department and other agencies and employers. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandra Lampert, Karen
Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Sanitation/safety
training was provided to over 5000 L.A. County
foodservice managers; recognized by Health Dept.
as exemplary; produced 30-minute TV show aired
on channel 28 on Factors in a Healthy Food Environment;
Food for Thought Symposium provided inservice training
in 4 languages. Partnership between LAMC, the American
Culinary Federation, universities and over 40 industry
partners. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Arts/Professional
Baking |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated
by: |
Sharon Tate |
| Program Director: |
Carole Lung |
| Accomplishments: |
Largest program
in the state, with eight full-time faculty and
over 200 students. Each student participates in
operating three restaurants on a daily basis: The
Garden Room, The Crossroads Cafeteria, daily food
service for the Child Care Center, plus catering
for campus events. LATTC teams routinely capture
awards at ACF competitions. The program generally
includes field trips and foreign study tours. |
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated
by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Director: |
Brad Young |
| Accomplishments: |
Intensive six-week
Security Officer Modular Training program includes
industry-specific skills designed with input from
two LAX captains, an LAPD commander and other professionals.
Use of airport facilities after hours provides "real
world" training experience; topics range
from fire suppression to traffic control to mediation.
Partnership between LAHC and the L.A. World Airport's
Airport Police Bureau. |
| Program
Name: |
Business Division
-- Marketing |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated
by: |
Luis Rosas |
| Program Director: |
Adell Shay |
| Accomplishments: |
Marketing Internship
program gives students "hands on" experience
in planning, organizing and managing a one day
promotion of real General Motors products; outstanding
students are often hired by GM. LAHC student marketing
team won first place for their "Child Safety
Day" marketing campaign for Bay Buick. Partnership
between LAHC and General Motors. |
| Program
Name: |
CalWORKs |
| College: |
Los Angeles Southwest
College |
| Nominated
by: |
Jose Robledo |
| Program Director: |
Phyllis Norwood |
| Accomplishments: |
Utilized as
a County and State model in Child Development training.
Child Development experts from over 100 local centers
help design curriculum, mentor students, and provide
internships at their sites. Graduates are routinely
placed in family-supporting income jobs. Students
must demonstrate specific SCANS competencies, measured
by demonstrated projects. |
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Category
3 - Creative Use
of Instructional Technology
Awarded to the program that best utilizes the Internet
or other high-technology tool to enhance classroom learning.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Patrick Hauser |
| Accomplishments: |
All texts used
are selected in part based on the technological support
offered by their publishers. Two laptop computers
and two LCD projectors, CD-ROM materials, PowerPoint
presentations, tutorial software, and an extensive
Video Library with over 100 titles are all used to
supplement traditional instruction techniques. |
| Program
Name: |
Cisco Networking
Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Susana Jianto |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LACC and CISCO Systems. Developed industry-specified
computer networking curriculum, currently constituted
by a series of four classes; students are employable
after completing the second class and able to earn
an annual salary of $45,000 after completing the
fourth semester. |
| Program
Name: |
Commercial Music |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Jane Blomquist |
| Accomplishments: |
Electronic Music
offers training using a MIDI classroom with 40 computer
workstations in both PC and Mac platforms related
to MIDI sequencing and digital hard disk recording.
Students use equipment such as Mark of the Unicorn
2408, Yamaha digital mixing consoles, Alesis ADAT
recorders, Marantz CD recorders, MOTU digital timepiece,
MIDI interface and SMPTE synchronizers and more. |
| Program
Name: |
Multimedia Studies |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Elose Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Mark Pracher |
| Accomplishments: |
Students use state-of-the-art
equipment and software, including Adobe Advanced
PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premier, PageMaker, ImageReady,
AfterEffects, Quark Xp, Macromedia Dreamweaver and
Director, Extreme 3D, and Lightwave 3D. Partnership
between LAMC, Touchstone Interactive, Disney, DreamWorks,
Tekworks Tetramedia, and many others. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eoise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandra Lampert, Karen Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Internet technology
is utilized to disperse videos to four courses. The
online certificate is delivered to Australia, China,
England and Germany. Sanitation/safety training was
provided to over 5000 L.A. County foodservice managers;
recognized by Health Dept. as exemplary; produced
30-minute TV show aired on channel 28 on Factors
in a Healthy Food Environment. |
| Program
Name: |
Fashion Design
and Merchandising |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Sharon Tate |
| Program Director: |
Cynthia Morely-Mower |
| Accomplishments: |
The Fashion Center
was the first program in the state to offer training
in computer assisted apparel production. LATTC has
been using Gerber AM 2000 since 1984, upgraded with
$900,000 in hardware and software in 1996. The Center
now boasts an additional lab running Lectra, Retail
Pro and AIMS software and swaps technology with other
colleges via internet and PAC BELL technology. |
| Program
Name: |
Geographic Information
Systems |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Carole Delgado |
| Program Director: |
Gail Hobbs |
| Accomplishments: |
GIS program uses
computers to gather, analyze, and display all types
of data, including changing wildlife habitats, patterns
of toxic wastes, marketing and sales territories,
documenting archaeological sites and findings, political
redistricting, and much more. In addition to working
in private sector businesses, students have secured
positions in the Census Bureau and the National Park
Service. |
| Program
Name: |
CalWORKs |
| College: |
Los Angeles Southwest College |
| Nominated by: |
Jose Robledo |
| Program Director: |
Ed Hector |
| Accomplishments: |
An accelerated
mathematics learning model has been developed using
Academics Systems computer-based program and the
intensive instructional support offered in the state-of-the-art
Vocational, Applied and Academics Mathematics Laboratory.
This effort has improved GAIN/CalWORKs student retention
by 75% and increased grade and competency levels
dramatically. |
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Category 4 - Flexible Program Offerings
Awarded to the program that best schedules classes so
that they are convenient for students to attend; modularizes
course content so that students may obtain credit for
work already accomplished; teaches particularly needed
skills to targeted populations; conducts training at
worksite locations or at special hours to accommodate
workers.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Patrick Hauser |
| Accomplishments: |
Most courses offered
in both day and evening settings, including some
on Friday evenings, short-term Saturday courses,
and numerous on-site classes offered at the L.A.
County Sheriff's Department. In addition, "compressed" curriculum
courses are offered at the South Gate Education Center
in 9-week, twice-per-week meeting models, enabling
students to complete the program in half the traditional
time. |
| Program
Name: |
Fire Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Rochelle Hudson |
| Program Director: |
John Burke |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LAVC, local high schools, L.A. Fire Department. Recruits
high school students for a curriculum of leadership,
team building and hands-on training with L.A. Fire
Department equipment; has received commendations
from the Los Angeles City Council; has served as
a model which has successfully been transplanted
to Harbor College. |
| Program
Name: |
Commercial Music |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Jane Blomquist |
| Accomplishments: |
All program certificates
have been modularized by dividing each one into four
skill awards, one to be issued at completion of each
level. Colorful fliers showcasing each of the 11
certificate areas are given to students--and modules
are well-presented in the college catalogue--to guide
them through their academic progress and musical
skill development. The fliers shows course requirements
for each level. |
| Program
Name: |
Multimedia Studies |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Mark Pracher |
| Accomplishments: |
Instruction reflects
a fusion of a variety of different disciplines, integrated
through blocks of inter-disciplinary courses in which
instructors interact with one another while students
work in a collaborative environment. Instructional
methodologies blend related series of concepts across
disciplines and classes so students learn in an environment
that mirrors the creativity and complexity of industry. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandra Lampert, Karen Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Internet technology
is utilized to disperse videos to four courses. The
online certificate is delivered to Australia, China,
England and Germany. Sanitation/safety training was
provided to over 5000 L.A. County foodservice managers;
recognized by Health Dept. as exemplary; produced
30-minute TV show aired on channel 28 on Factors
in a Healthy Food Environment. |
| Program
Name: |
Fashion Design
and Merchandising |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Sharon Tate |
| Program Director: |
Cynthia Morley-Mower |
| Accomplishments: |
Flexibility of
certificate and degree programs I critical to the
success of many students who often "job out" of
the full-time program and need to continue training
in the evening/Saturday program. Courses are offered
in a variety of modalities, and student participation
indicators are exceptional. In addition the Fashion
Center has a model articulation agreement with the
ESGVROP. |
| Program
Name: |
Child Development
Learning Community |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Vicki Odino, Janice Silver |
| Accomplishments: |
Provides assessment,
a mentor, tutors, and team teaching between Developmental
Communications, English, and Child Development teachers.
Paired classes connect academic content with technical
writing skills necessary to do reports and case studies
for children. Each student has two faculty and one
mentor or tutor. The collaboration has resulted in
greatly improved student success and motivation. |
| Program
Name: |
Careers Through
Culinary Arts |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Rudy Garcia |
| Accomplishments: |
Monroe High School
students prepare and train for a competition that
tests their skills in menu planning, food preparation,
and demonstration of 13 industry-required skill sets.
These students won in the entire Western region competition.
The curriculum is structured in modules that build
progressively from high school competencies into
industry skills endorsed by the American Culinary
Federation. |
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Director: |
Brad Young |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LAHC and the L.A. World Airport's Airport Police
Bureau. Intensive six-week Security Officer Modular
Training program includes industry-specific skills
designed with input from two LAX captains, an LAPD
commander and other professionals. Use of airport
facilities after hours provides "real world" training
experience; topics range from fire suppression to
traffic control to mediation. |
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Category 5 - State-of-the-Art Curriculum
Awarded to the program that best structures courses
in "award modules" that build progressively,
correspond with professional opportunities; align lessons
with industry-recognized skill standards; and delineate
clear career pathways that facilitate multiple entry
and exit points to accommodate people at different stages
in their career development.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Cisco Networking
Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Susana Jianto |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LACC and CISCO Systems. Developed industry-specified
computer networking curriculum, currently constituted
by a series of four classes; students are employable
after completing the second class and able to earn
an annual salary of $45,000 after completing the
fourth semester. |
| Program
Name: |
Cinema-Television |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Vaughn Obern |
| Accomplishments: |
Digital 17-station
post-production lab; five new skill awards including
Cinematography (levels 1 and 2), Cinema Post-Production,
TV Studio Production, and Beginning Cinema and TV;
25-computer digital video production lab; two new
classes in Digital Video Production; curriculum development
with DreamWorks; direct articulation with Belmont
High with Belmont courses taught by LACC instructors. |
| Program
Name: |
Theatre Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Fred Tate |
| Accomplishments: |
Recognized by
the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, Kennedy Center/The
American College Theatre Festival and many other
annual performance and design competitions across
the country. Program features strong alignment with
industry standards, progressive continuity of coursework,
practical hands-on theatre presentations, Theatre
Academy Handbook, City Playhouse, Annual Short Play
Festival and more. |
| Program
Name: |
Multimedia Studies |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Mark Pracher |
| Accomplishments: |
Instruction reflects
a fusion of a variety of different disciplines, integrated
through blocks of inter-disciplinary courses in which
instructors interact with one another while students
work in a collaborative environment. Instructional
methodologies blend related series of concepts across
disciplines and classes so students learn in an environment
that mirrors the creativity and complexity of industry. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandra Lampert, Karen Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LAMC, the American Culinary Federation, universities
and over 40 industry partners. Sanitation/safety
training was provided to over 5000 L.A. County foodservice
managers; recognized by Health Dept. as exemplary;
produced 30-minute TV show aired on channel 28 on
Factors in a Healthy Food Environment; Food for Thought
Symposium provided inservice training in 4 languages. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Arts/Professional
Baking |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Sharon Tate |
| Program Director: |
Carole Lung |
| Accomplishments: |
Theory is reinforced
with daily production, preparing students for workforce
entry immediately upon graduation. Curriculum is
reviewed constantly; advisory board actively raises
money for scholarships and program improvement. ACF
accreditation closely monitors curriculum; curriculum
content rated as one of the program's primary
value-indicators. Faculty are esteemed professionals
in their fields. |
| Program
Name: |
Careers Through
Culinary Arts |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Rudy Garcia |
| Accomplishments: |
Monroe High School
students prepare and train for a competition that
tests their skills in menu planning, food preparation,
and demonstration of 13 industry-required skill sets.
These students won in the entire Western region competition.
The curriculum is structured in modules that build
progressively from high school competencies into
industry skills endorsed by the American Culinary
Federation. |
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Director: |
Bard Young |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LAHC and the L.A. World Airport's Airport Police
Bureau. Intensive six-week Security Officer Modular
Training program includes industry-specific skills
designed with input from two LAX captains, an LAPD
commander and other professionals. Use of airport
facilities after hours provides "real world" training
experience; topics range from fire suppression to
traffic control to mediation. |
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Category 6 - Successful Encouragement
of Non-Traditional Goal Pursuits
Awarded to the program that best increases awards to
recipients in areas that are not traditional for their
gender, ethnicity, or economic background; targets recruitment
of special populations into training for high-tech, high
demand occupations; and promotes new alternatives to
traditional practices.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Administration
of Justice |
| College: |
East Los Angeles Coillege |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Patrick Hauser |
| Accomplishments: |
Special recruitment
of females and bilingual Hispanics by providing students
with role models as instructors, exposing students
to ethnically diverse guest speakers who also serve
as role models, giving specialized career preparation
and exposure to non-traditional students; hosting
informational visits by numerous criminal justice
agencies, and club-sponsored recruitment visits to
feeder high schools. |
| Program
Name: |
Cisco Networking
Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Susana Jianto |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LACC and CISCO Systems. Developed industry-specified
computer networking curriculum, currently constituted
by a series of four classes; students are employable
after completing the second class and able to earn
an annual salary of $45,000 after completing the
fourth semester. |
| Program
Name: |
Washington Mutual
Training |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Mohammed Pashazadeh |
| Program Director: |
Ellen Ayuyao |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LACC CalWORKs and Washington Mutual. Banking Career
Awareness Program introduces welfare recipients to
the banking industry through an initial 30-hour course,
followed by an interview with Washington Mutual,
a 15-week paid internship, possibly leading to a
part- or full-time permanent job, depending on performance. |
| Program
Name: |
Multimedia Studies |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Mark Pracher |
| Accomplishments: |
Students enrolled
in the program include disabled students and those
with a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. Project-oriented
work can often be done at home, encouraging success
for those with disabilities or without transportation.
Students from all backgrounds find ways in which
to apply their talents and skills, free of time and
space limitations. |
| Program
Name: |
Careers in Child
Care Project |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Richard Moyer |
| Program Director: |
Julie Benavides |
| Accomplishments: |
Awarded a $500,000
grant from Department of Social Services to increase
the number of child care teachers with a children
center permit utilizing the special population TANF.
48 participants have completed the certificate and
10 will complete an AA degree in the Spring. This
project has sparked numerous collaborations between
ELAC, government agencies and local child care centers. |
| Program
Name: |
Fire Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Rodger McGinness |
| Program Director: |
John Burke |
| Accomplishments: |
LAVC has collaborated
with the Los Angeles Fire Department and four LAUSD
high schools to bring high school students to Valley
College to learn fire-fighting techniques from LAFD
firefighters, utilizing fire apparatus and equipment.
The program has expanded from 40 students in Summer
1999 to an anticipated 100 students in Spring 2001,
including 22 female cadets. |
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Category 7 - Exceptional Focus on Competencies
Awarded to the program that best requires demonstration
of competencies in industry-recognized skills as an integral
part of course or program completion; devising new ways
to test and measure competencies.
Nominated Programs:
| Program
Name: |
Office Administration |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Directors: |
Breda Baity, Colleen Sakoda |
| Accomplishments: |
Students complete
a written project to identify the major categories
of software, find a software in that category and
explain what the software does, what an upgraded
version offers, what are the hardware requirements,
etc. Another project involves "purchasing" a
complete computer system, including hardware, software
and peripherals. Students also edit rough-drafts
and prioritize them for order of completion. |
| Program
Name: |
Automotive Technology |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Dan Encinas |
| Accomplishments: |
5-Minute Test
questions: (1) Read everything before doing anything;
(2) Put your name in the upper right-hand corner
of the paper; (3) through (21) [inane tasks]; (22)
Do only instructions (1) and (2). Worksheets involving
ruler utilization are distributed to students to
review with their parents, who are requested to become
involved in the students' learning. |
| Program
Name: |
Culinary Educator |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Sandra Lampert, Karen Borgie |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between
LAMC, the American Culinary Federation, universities
and over 40 industry partners. Sanitation/safety
training was provided to over 5000 L.A. County foodservice
managers; recognized by Health Dept. as exemplary;
produced 30-minute TV show aired on channel 28 on
Factors in a Healthy Food Environment; Food for Thought
Symposium provided inservice training in 4 languages. |
| Program
Name: |
Careers Through
Culinary Arts |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Director: |
Rudy Garcia |
| Accomplishments: |
Monroe High School
students prepare and train for a competition that
tests their skills in menu planning, food preparation,
and demonstration of 13 industry-required skill sets.
These students won in the entire Western region competition.
The curriculum is structured in modules that build
progressively from high school competencies into
industry skills endorsed by the American Culinary
Federation. |
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