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The 2nd Annual Excellence in
Workforce Development Awards were presented
on November 29, 2001 at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College.
Scroll down this
page to see the winners 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.
| Program
Name: |
Commercial
Music |
| College: |
Los
Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated
by: |
Dennis
Reed |
| Program
Directors: |
Mike
Julian, Richard Kahn |
| Accomplishments: |
Merges
traditional music theory and music appreciation
instruction with digital technology, music software,
and business management training. The 150+ students
in the program are taught by professionals who
work in the field. Projects emphasize both teamwork
and individual effort, focus on both artistic
craft and technical skills, use professional
level equipment donated by the music industry. |
| Program Name: |
Architectural
Technology |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Nancy Carlson |
| Program Directors: |
Art Wakita, Michael Song |
| Accomplishments: |
Occupational program requires
transferable Liberal Arts and Math classes that
provide necessary background knowledge, creative
skill, and analytical expertise. Technical instruction
progresses from two- to three-dimensional design,
utilizing software not yet available on the commercial
market. Program also includes expanded internships
and mentorships with local architectural firms. |
| Program
Name: |
Pacoima
Child Development Careers |
| College: |
Los
Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated
by: |
Eloise
Cantrell |
| Program
Directors: |
Dorothy
Nasatir, Lilamani De Silva |
| Accomplishments: |
Infuses
computer technology and vocational English literacy
into Child Development courses and general education
requirements. Each course includes a computer
lab enabling students to complete projects electronically.
Nutrition and Infant Studies classes are laced
with vocational English. Classes are team-taught
in seminar format. Provides career ladder from
Skill Award through Certificate to AA degree. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Child Development
Careers |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Bonnie Rapp |
| Accomplishments: |
Collaborative effort between
the Child Care Resource Center and LAVC CalWORKs.
Combines 40 units of academic coursework (24 in
CD and 16 in general education) with 175 training
days at any of over 30 worksites. All Pilot 2 students
achieved State CD permits, three have earned AA
degrees, four work as Lead Teachers, seven made
the Dean's List, and one made the President's
List. |
| Program Name: |
Theatre Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Fred Fate |
| Accomplishments: |
East L.A. Classic Theatre,
Shakespeare Festival/LA, Western Stage, and many
others hire Academy students for summer work to
complement their studies. Universal Studios, Ahmanson
Theatre and Mark Taper Forum and others regularly
approach the Theatre Academy for the talents and
skills of its students, as well as sharing the
needs of their productions and suggestions for
training enhancement. |
| Program Name: |
Pivot Point
Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Cynthia Morley-Mower |
| Program Director: |
Elton Robinson |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between Pivot
Point International, the world leader in the hair
and beauty Industry, and LATTC. Specially-designed
videos introduce students to latest theory and
practice, then local salons demonstrate cutting
techniques, color enhancement, hair augmentation,
reconstruction and conditioning techniques. Students
attend trade shows such as the ICE HAIRSHOW and
work with all ethnicities. |
| Program Name: |
Certified Nursing
Assistant |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Mary Cox |
| Accomplishments: |
Three-pronged program: (1)
Employment Survival Skills (32 hours soft skills);
(2) Certified Nursing Assistant (282 theory and
clinical); (3) Home Health Aide (64 hours theory
and clinical). Provides career ladder opportunities--including
tools for success, certification and licensure--for
low-income students. CNA has a 100% pass rate by
State of California. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Media Arts/Photography |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Directors: |
Joe Dojcsak, Adrienne Wagner |
| Accomplishments: |
Uses Afga Duoscan Model
T2500 scanner, Mac G-4 computers with Adobe Photoshop
5.5, and Opal Plus Convertible film recorder. A variety
of different photographic images are scanned and
turned into large digital files. They are altered
and manipulated and then combined to form a totally
new composite image, which is transferred back to
original color film, both negative and slide. |
| Program Name: |
Media Arts |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Donna Mae Villanueva |
| Program Director: |
Robert O'Neil |
| Accomplishments: |
Journalism students meet
twice weekly in the Teleconferencing Room to learn
the finer points of laying out and organizing a newspaper.
After the Sept. 11th attacks, this technology enabled
the class to view and discuss newspaper coverage from
around the world and to use this information to create
the special edition of the campus newspaper within
three days. |
| Program Name: |
Auto, Collision,
Diesel Technology Dept. |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Ken Nakano |
| Program Director: |
Dan Encinas |
| Accomplishments: |
75,000 square feet of laboratory,
shops and lecture areas have been outfitted with fiber
optic cable to provide access to essential internet,
software and information databases for students and
instructors via a department server and mobile computers.
Students now have instant access to discipline specific
database materials and can communicate with each other
at all locations in the lab, shop and lecture areas. |
| Program Name: |
Graphic Design,
Commercial Music, Technical Theater |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor Collge |
| Nominated by: |
Nancy Carlson |
| Program Directors: |
Larry Heimgartner, Michael
Hiscocks, Josh Abarbanel |
| Accomplishments: |
Utilizing a shared MAC lab,
each of three disciplines develops a unique product
(e.g. digital animated design, music composed with
computer software, or video production of theater performances).
They then combine the parts to produce a professional
quality product utilizing merged digital technology.
Students develop appreciation of the diverse knowledge,
skills and expertise needed for effective teamwork. |
| Program
Name: |
Mind,
Media and Society |
| College: |
Los
Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated
by: |
Dennis
Reed |
| Program
Director: |
Alan
Sacks |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership
with the McLuhan Institute in Canada. Brings together
industry professionals to acquaint students with
how people and institutions are affected by the
specific technical, economical and social features
of the media. Students use ThinkWire, an on-line
proprietary document manager, to compile videos,
web, and multimedia references on their chosen
topic, and to document their final oral presentation. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Basic Skills |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Christina Anketell |
| Accomplishments: |
At least 50 percent of Adult
Basic Education classes were offered during non-traditional
hours (i.e. evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays). All
were open-entry and non-fee based. ESL classes are
offered in the morning, afternoon and evening, plus
Vocational ESL on Saturdays to accommodate working
students. GED instruction is also offered at worksite
locations. |
| Program Name: |
Security Career
Ladder |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Directors: |
Dan Sanches, Harvey Siegel |
| Accomplishments: |
This 240-hour certificate
program was created to address the traditionally
neglected security sector and to improve the earning
power of so many workers at the lower end of the
earnings ladder. Courses are arranged in eight-hour
sessions so that students can attend a six-week block
of instruction. Scheduling for optimal efficiency
of airport personnel. Evening hours permit use of
LAX facilities. |
| Program Name: |
Computer Science
- Information Technology |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Donna Mai Villanueva |
| Program Director: |
Art Sherman |
| Accomplishments: |
For the convenience of full-time
working adults, several CSIT classes are scheduled
to meet only on Fridays and/or Saturdays in the late
afternoons and evenings. Within one year, students
can earn up to 18 units toward a CSIT certificate
or degree. Forty students were served successfully
the first year, demonstrating that the program enables
working adults to maintain industry currency for
employment. |
| Program Name: |
CEDCE - Hospitality
Training |
| College: |
West Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Bob Sprague |
| Program Directors: |
Norma Alvarado, Valda Palacios |
| Accomplishments: |
Banquet Servers Training, developed
for the L.A. Hotel Multi-Employer Group and conducted
at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, accommodated the banquet
servers' schedules with both morning and early
afternoon classes--six hours on day one and four
hours on days two, three, and four. The learning
stewards also functioned as instructional aides during
the actual banquet servers' classroom training
module. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Media Arts Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Dennis Reed |
| Program Director: |
Media Arts Faculty |
| Accomplishments: |
An entirely new curriculum
was developed to train students in "non-linear" digital
technology, where production areas such as script,
lighting, sound track, and directing all have requirements
different than traditional film. The four-semester
program includes both individual and collaborative
projects, a capstone experience in a particular concentration,
and an internship to provide the crucial link to
industry. |
| Program Name: |
Pierce Educator
Preparation Program |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Carole Delgado |
| Program Director: |
Larry Andre |
| Accomplishments: |
Funded by a Teacher and Reading
Development Partnership grant, Pierce faculty works
with Cal State Northridge faculty to redesign the articulated
schedule of classes to facilitate seamless transfer.
The new plan reduces the number of units required to
graduate from 156 to 129 for a Multiple Subject Credential
by enabling students to take 300-level courses at Pierce.
338 students trained in the first year. |
| Program Name: |
Dental Hygiene |
| College: |
West Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Abraham Farkas |
| Program Director: |
Dental Hygiene Faculty |
| Accomplishments: |
Students in this award-winning
program perform in the top 10 percent on the national
Dental Board exam, with 100 percent placement for graduates
in positions paying $300 per day. Students intern at
dental clinics such as UCLA Medical Center and VA Hospital.
State-of-the-art camera/monitor probes allow students
to view areas below the gum line by projecting full-screen
images onto a monitor. |
| Program Name: |
Digital Design |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Leige Henderson |
| Program Director: |
Architecture Faculty |
| Accomplishments: |
The Digital Design program
teaches students to understand and synthesize images
by solving problems in a 3-dimensional environment.
Visual information is used to understand, document
and communicate the natural and cultural fabric of
our city. Every student develops a portfolio. Graduates
get jobs in industrial design, furniture making, the
game industry entertainment design and toy making. |
| Program Name: |
Automotive Technology |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Ken Nakano |
| Program Director: |
James Kelley |
| Accomplishments: |
Courses have been redesigned
to address the eight standards of Automotive Service
Excellence Certification. Certificates are built upon
modules such as electronics, transmission, engine performance,
air conditioning, steering and suspension, brakes,
and emission control. Soft skills such as attentiveness,
responsibility, loyalty, enthusiasm and career-building
strategies are also incorporated in the training. |
| Program Name: |
Drafting |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Nancy Carson |
| Program Directors: |
Craig Sutherland, William
Heffern |
| Accomplishments: |
High school students are invited
to attend a summer introductory program to increase
basic drafting skills. Students may place into higher-level
classes based on high school coursework and may take
college-level courses before high school graduation.
Industry-donated advanced software programs include
Advanced Dimensioning and Autolisp. Students may take
advantage of paid internship opportunities. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Computer-Based Writing
Instruction |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Carole Delgado |
| Program Director: |
Norm Crozer |
| Accomplishments: |
The "Text Builder" software
program, designed by Norm Crozer, teaches students
to build sentences in a variety of patterns using different
verb forms. The self-paced, user-friendly program promotes
internalization of writing abilities. It is especially
effective for deaf students, who often find writing
particularly difficult, and has also been used successfully
with ESL and learning-disabled students. |
| Program Name: |
Culinary Arts |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Cynthia Morley-Mower |
| Program Director: |
Carole Lung |
| Accomplishments: |
In partnership with WLAC,
Hotel Consortium, Union Local 11, and SFCC, LATTC trained
about 100 hotel stewards to train housekeeping staff--many
of whom are Hispanic females wishing to increase their
income--to work in the banquet room. LATTC Culinary
instructors developed workbooks and training materials,
which will be used statewide, as well as taught a series
of on-site training sessions. |
| Program Name: |
Architectural Technology |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Leige Henderson |
| Program Director: |
Marcela Oliva |
| Accomplishments: |
While Hispanics and African-Americans
represent only 3 percent of architecture professionals,
they represent 85 percent of the student population
at Trade-Tech. Arch-Tech students exhibit at the LATTC
Fish Bowl Gallery, affirming the importance of designs
made by immigrants and people of color. The projects
publicly showcase the ambition, creativity and professional
standards of LATTC students. |
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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.
| Program Name: |
Veterinary Sciences |
| College: |
Pierce College |
| Nominated by: |
Carole Delgado |
| Program Director: |
Elizabeth White |
| Accomplishments: |
This unique program offers
students in-depth exploration of and preparation
for several levels of career progression. Training
levels were designed as a result of industry focus
groups that defined the skill sets necessary for
employment. Certificates include Veterinary Receptionist,
Animal Attendant and Veterinary Assistant. Registered
Vet Tech-licensed graduates earn wages starting at
$12/$13 per hour. |
| Program Name: |
Public and Private
Security Officers |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Bobby McNeel |
| Program Director: |
Administration of Justice
Faculty |
| Accomplishments: |
In consultation with Los
Angeles World Airports, Administration of Justice
faculty developed an 11 unit, 240-hour certificate
program that has produced over 200 graduates. Particularly
timely in light of the September 11 terrorist attacks,
the program is being used as a model to train other
industry partners such as the Port of Los Angeles,
the World Cruise Terminal at San Pedro, Pinkerton,
and Phillips Refinery. |
| Program Name: |
Probation to Work |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Eloise Cantrell |
| Program Directors: |
Alexandra Higgins, Rudy
Garcia |
| Accomplishments: |
LAMC held data panels to
determine the competency skills needed in the fields
of Culinary Arts and Food Service Management. Through
on-site reviews, industry-qualified judges score
students' skills required by industry standards.
Each student has a printed competency sheet that
must be signed off by a professional chef. A portfolio
and a log of completed work hours are required of
each student. |
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Category
8 - Outstanding Innovative Program
Awarded to the program that best implements innovative
recruitment activities to raise the awareness of high
school students and other career seekers about program
offerings at the colleges; while articulating career
pathways with high schools.
| Program Name: |
Project Patchworks |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Marianne Fountaine |
| Accomplishments: |
This 15-week Parent Education
workshop assists students/parents in understanding
and dealing with children through small group discussions,
role-play, art projects, creative communication games,
guest speakers and other techniques. Topics, selected
by participants based on relevance to their needs,
include Learn to Like Myself, Disciplining with Humor,
Active Listening, and Culture and Identity Development. |
| Program Name: |
Child Development |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Ken Nakano |
| Program Director: |
Emma Steiner |
| Accomplishments: |
Fast-growing program addressing
both student and community needs while building partnerships
with local employers. High rate of placement of student
teachers in community sites, helping to alleviate a
critical shortage of childcare employees in the community.
Promotes awareness of career options for Childcare
training in Safety, Nutrition, and other areas of need. |
| Program Name: |
EOPS Volunteer Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Theda Douglas |
| Program Director: |
Lourdes Brent |
| Accomplishments: |
EOPS students volunteer their
time every week at local community-based organizations,
cultural centers, and schools. The experience raises
students' civic awareness and reinforces social
responsibility. They acquire the community service
hours many universities and scholarship programs require,
practice skills they are learning in class, prepare
for employment, and explore career options. |
| Program Name: |
Mental Health Education
Consortium |
| College: |
Los Angeles Harbor College |
| Nominated by: |
Joyce Ricci |
| Program Director: |
Deborah Tull |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership with L.A. County
of Mental Health that provides training for faculty,
counselors, administrators and other select groups
on how to identify and assess at-risk students; access
help in a crisis; diffuse a crisis situation; establish
a college network; structure a crisis intervention
team on campus; differentiate between students in need
of disciplinary action and those needing mental health
referrals. |
| Program Name: |
California Nutrition
Network |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Ken Nakano |
| Program Director: |
Rolinda Baker |
| Accomplishments: |
Culinary Arts students and Health
Education professionals teamed to provide diverse health
education services to hundreds of students at low resource
schools within the service area. In the process, students
have earned funds to help support themselves while
earning their degrees, learned principles of community
outreach and cultural sensitivity, and served as role
models for middle and high school students. |
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Category 9 - Best Student
Services and Community Collaboration
Awarded to the program that best integrates service
learning and volunteerism in the community; and/or partnerships
with community-based organizations, business and industry,
or elementary/secondary education.
| Program Name: |
Service Learning
Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Rodger McGinness |
| Program Director: |
Rick Brossman |
| Accomplishments: |
Teacher Education Project
provides hundreds of tutoring and teaching opportunities
to LAVC students, addressing the teacher shortage
within LAUSD. LAVC students teach fine arts, business,
or reading comprehension to students at local elementary
schools, resulting in elevated standardized test
scores, higher self-esteem, and greater classroom
and extra-curricular participation for targeted students. |
| Program Name: |
Thrive Family
Development |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Edgardo Zayas |
| Program Director: |
Angelica Toledo |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership with 22 Pacoima
Community-Based Organizations to promote family self-reliance
and community self-sustenance. Family Development
Advocates assist 200+ families a year to identify
their strengths and build positive family and community
relationships. The Youth Advocacy Program educates
and supports 75 youths and their parents yearly,
providing effective incentives to attend LAMC. |
| Program Name: |
Sign Graphics |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Cynthia Morley-Mower |
| Program Director: |
Ralph Guthrie |
| Accomplishments: |
Students volunteer to do
sign work for community and non-profit organizations
as an opportunity to learn the complete process from
beginning to end, including designing projects for
particular customers' needs and estimating
the cost of tools and materials for the projects.
Students donate to charity 5 percent of all money
they earn from jobs they get through referrals from
the class. |
| Program Name: |
Family and Consumer
Studies |
| College: |
East Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Renee Martinez |
| Program Director: |
Julie Benavides |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnerships with Head Start,
Foundation for Learning, Mexican American Opportunity
Foundation, City of L.A. Housing Authority and many
others. Over 80 % in Careers in Child Care program
earned certificates and completed 40+ units; 6 received
A.A. degrees. CalWORKs program graduated 44 out of
45 first-time college attendees. Advocates and Educators
for Young Children club supports students. |
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Category 10 - Outstanding Collaboration
with Business and Industry
Award to the program that best designs training to meet
specific industry needs; incorporates industry input
into curriculum and expands training to encourage development
of credit-based classes; while securing active endorsement
from major local employers.
| Program Name: |
Meet the Pros |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Dennis Reed |
| Program Director: |
Media Art Faculty |
| Accomplishments: |
LAVC training event, in
partnership with the Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences, recommended by a 45-member advisory committee.
Over 150 students interacted with 60 professional
directors, producers, writers, camera operators,
and others, receiving firsthand knowledge, stories,
and insights from those who work in the field daily,
including practical career management advice. |
| Program Name: |
CEDCE - LEAN Enterprise
Program |
| College: |
West Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Bob Sprague |
| Program Director: |
Tasos Sioukas |
| Accomplishments: |
Worked with Northrop Grumman
to develop customized training and consulting solutions
for strategically identifying and eliminating waste
(non-value added activities), improving quality,
reducing costs and increasing performance delivery.
Deliverables included a customized 40 to 60 hour
curriculum, a program implementation toolkit and
manual, and a two-day, Train-the-Trainer workshop. |
| Program Name: |
School-to-Career
F.I.R.E. Academy |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Rodger McGinness |
| Program Director: |
John Burke |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership between L.A.
City Fire Department, LAVC, and 5 local high schools
to introduce students to college, improve academic
achievement, motivate them to continue in college,
provide work-based learning, and introduce them to
a career in fire fighting. Over 40 percent of participants
are female. Serves 190+ 9th to 12th grade students
in three academies with a total of 7,000+ job-skill
instructional hours. |
| Program Name: |
Collision Body
and Repair |
| College: |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College |
| Nominated by: |
Ken Nakano |
| Program Director: |
Fred Morago |
| Accomplishments: |
Partnership with Dupont
and other companies, LATTC, and the South Coast Air
Quality Control Management District to train Refinish
Technicians in the use of compliant products. Dupont
provides the college with the best product, training,
and services in a 24-week program. For certification,
students must pass a series of written tests and
score at least 85% on a final exam in coating application. |
| Program Name: |
Job Training Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles Valley College |
| Nominated by: |
Carlie Tronto |
| Program Director: |
Lennie Ciufo |
| Accomplishments: |
In collaboration with 19 partners,
LAVC hosted job fairs for employment candidates at
two Target stores, drawing 795 interviewees and resulting
in 212 direct hires and 84 trainees, 82 of whom com-pleted
successfully and were hired. LAVC developed a customized
program to meet Target's needs and coordinated
candidate drug testing, recruitment, orientation,
application processing, selection and training. |
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Category 11 - Most Promising New Workforce
Development Program
Awarded to the program that offers a Degree, Certificate,
or Skill Award that was first developed or implemented
within the past year and that meets a direct industry
need; reflects input and endorsement of local employers;
trains students for family-sustaining, career ladder
employment; employs project-based and/or work-based learning;
shows collaboration between academic and vocational faculty;
provides exceptional opportunities for special populations
and non-traditional goal pursuits; and articulates with
high schools and/or universities to offer a career pathway.
| Program Name: |
Dental Technology |
| College: |
Los Angeles City College |
| Nominated by: |
Martha Sklar |
| Program Director: |
Dana Cohen |
| Accomplishments: |
The Esthetic Dental Design
Certificate Program trains students in the fastest
growing area of dentistry—fabricating fixed
crowns, bridges and other appliances to blend with
existing teeth. The program--5 to 10 unit courses
offered on a 12-week quarter system--covers a multitude
of restorative materials and CAD/CAM processing for
dental appliances. Graduates earn $50,000+ their
first year. |
| Program Name: |
Work Source, California/One
Stop |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Edgardo Zayas |
| Program Director: |
Gayle Brosseau |
| Accomplishments: |
First One-Stop Center to receive
certification from both the City and County of Los
Angeles. Partnership with many agencies, including
the Employment Development Department, to help businesses
recruit and retrain skilled employees and help job
seekers gain the skills for rewarding, sustaining work.
Provided Lowe's Hardware with 6000+ candidates,
210 of whom were hired for their Burbank store. |
| Program Name: |
Employment Language
Program |
| College: |
Los Angeles Mission College |
| Nominated by: |
Edgardo Zayas |
| Program Director: |
Guadalupe Jara |
| Accomplishments: |
Teaches vocational ESL and
SCANS skills to employees in the housekeeping unit
of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Intensive
teaching and learning strategies are based on language
immersion models such as those used in the Peace Corps.
Participants learn English in a nursing context to
enable them to become Certified Nursing Assistants
and eventually to climb the career ladder in this field. |
| Program Name: |
Fire Academy |
| College: |
West Los Angeles College |
| Nominated by: |
Abraham Farkas |
| Program Director: |
Vincent Jackson |
| Accomplishments: |
Los Angeles City Fire Department
professionals teach over 100 students from six local
high schools discipline, teamwork, and the actual procedures
that are used by real-life fire fighters. Students
progress from Basic to Advanced classes leading to
college-level classes in Fire Technology, Fire Cadet
positions and internships at local fire stations, and
eventual employment. |
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