Exploring increased collaboration possibilities to address workforce needs.

On Friday, April 13, Advanced Manufacturing Deputy Sector Navigator Mark Martin and Clean Energy and Transportation Deputy Sector Navigator Pam Gutman co-hosted an event with Tesla’s Manager of Technician Training, Tony Sciarra, at the company’s headquarters to explore increased collaboration to address Tesla technical (or skilled-trade) workforce needs. Read More →

Home to three major airports and an active air force base, the Inland Empire Region is a prime area for colleges and high schools to engage students in aviation programs.

Currently there are three established aviation-related programs among the region’s colleges, at San Bernardino Valley College, Victor Valley College and Chaffey College. On these campuses students can earn certificates and degrees in avionics and/or aircraft mechanics. Read More →

Several high school districts in San Diego and Imperial Counties are working to provide their students with practical, hands-on education in sustainability.

To help develop and strengthen clean energy career and educational pathways at high schools throughout the area, the San Diego Miramar ATTE Center has contracted with Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI) to provide support through its program, Energize Schools. Read More →

In some high schools, it’s not uncommon for the cars that students work on in auto repair classes to be older than they are. Two faculty members from Cerritos College are working to change that in the Compton Unified School District.

Automotive instructors David Roper and Joe Mulleary are helping Centennial High School and Dominguez High School apply for National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) accreditation. Read More →

The need to be trained in the latest technologies is imperative for instructors teaching Alternative Fuel and Clean Energy courses.

Rapid advancement in technology impacts this sector in all areas, including solar, energy storage, compressed natural gas, and more. Instructors must maintain an up-to-date knowledge of and a hands-on ability to work with and teach these ever-advancing technologies for new technicians to successfully enter the workforce. Read More →

Chabot College instructors attend training sessions led by Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky.

Over the past 18 months, community colleges funded by the Energy Commission’s Alternative Fuel and Vehicle Technology Training Enhancement Program were able to provide professional development training to nearly 170 instructors across the state.

Technical training for faculty was a crucial component of the contract agreement, enabling them to bring new alternative fuel vehicle technology into the classroom and technical automotive laboratories on their respective campuses. Read More →

Community college instructors in Southern California are invited to attend the Southern California Faculty Energy Summit on May 11 and 12 in Temecula.

CETI Deputy Sector Navigators Jonathan Kropp (San Diego/Imperial Region) and Larry McLaughlin (Inland Empire/Desert Region) partnered with Jon Caffery, Prop 39 Clean Energy Workforce Program Lead to organize this instructive two-day event. Read More →

Since 2011, four community colleges from the Los Angeles area have partnered to deliver customized workplace training and education to municipalities and transit agencies statewide.

Together, they have developed curricula, fostered industry relationships, and met the immediate training needs of municipalities and public transit agencies statewide. Beyond providing critical training to students, this partnership is an example of how community colleges can work together and harness their collective power to achieve shared goals.
The multi-college collaboration began in 2011 when El Camino College received multiple contracts from the Employment Training Panel (ETP) to deliver workforce training programs to municipalities seeking to deploy advanced transportation and alternative fuel technologies. Read More →

Photo credit: Mark Bealo, Palomar College

As drones continue to become more popular for business and personal use, the demand for professional drone pilots and the need to educate the public on how drones should be used has never been greater.

A group of educators and industry professionals in the San Diego area hopes to increase awareness and promote career opportunities this summer at Palomar Drone-Con. The conference will be held July 6 at Palomar College in San Marcos.
Conference organizer Wing Cheung, Department Chair of Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences at Palomar College said he hopes the event will help strengthen partnerships in an area that has been called the “undisputed drone capital of America.” Read More →

San Bernardino Valley College Heavy Duty Vehicle/Diesel Program Lab

San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC), through its Heavy Duty Vehicle/Diesel Program, has joined the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium (SCRTTC), a non-profit organization of 46 community college and transit agency members now statewide.

As an SCRTTC member, the college will be positioning itself to become a workforce training provider to the region’s public transportation agencies.

“We have developed a proven track record of successfully initiating innovative methods and collaborative means of developing and delivering transit specific training,” said David Stumpo, SCRTTC Executive Director. “As a member, SBVC will have full access to our development teams and committee structure, including subject matter expertise.”

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