EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Community Advancement Division Council
Meeting Notes
October 9, 2009
Present: Martha Aaron, Jose Anaya, Maryann Cohan, Darling Garcia, LauraLee
Garinger, Veronica Mendoza, Maricela Vital
A scheduled meeting of the Community Advancement Division Council convened at
1:30 p.m. in the Business Training Center, Room 21.
Review of Minutes from September 10, 2009 meeting
Minutes approved as written.
Department Updates
o Small Business Development Center – LauraLee Garinger:
1) Major focus this month is on the upcoming Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
taking place on Tuesday, October 20th from 3pm to 8pm in the Marsee
Auditorium. Promotional material was distributed throughout campus and to
businesses near campus. For more information, entrepreneurs may call 310973-3177 or go to www.elcamino.citd.org or www.southbaysbdc.org.
o Center for Applied Competitive Technologies – Darling Garcia:
1) Submitted a proposal to the Department of Labor for an American Recovery
Act grant worth $2.4 million to develop a green manufacturing technologies
program. The grant is for three years and will train 400 people.
2) Working on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant worth $900,000 to
develop aerospace curriculum resources.
3) The Aerospace Consortium project is going well; this consortium will link
colleges with industry to provide training. Recently received $10,000 for
participation.
4) The SB70 program started successfully with 100 students enrolled at ECC,
Compton, and Cerritos. These are middle and high school students learning
robotics, pre-engineering, and solidworks (3D technology).
5) There is a high probably that four CACT centers will be closed. Our CACT is
not threatened.
o Center for International Trade Development – Darling Garcia:
1) The International Trade Compliance Institute (ITCI) website has been
launched (http://www.tradecomplianceinstitute.org/) and we are currently in
the process of receiving feedback to make it better.
2) New International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) training will start on October 22 nd
under the ITCI training activities. Trainings planned for the next three
months. Teledyne requested in-house training in November.
3) Attendance to the Export/Import orientations has increased.
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4) Recently awarded a Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant,
worth $392,000, for three years to increase export of green technology to
China. We will be looking for a program coordinator.
5) Bronwen Madden is back from Nicaragua and reports that Miguel Murillo of
UPOLI has become the Nicaraguan expert on export training.
o Workforce Education:
1) Career Placement Services and Foster Care have moved to Enrollment
Services as of October 1st.
2) CTE, Tech Prep, and VTEA will be moving over to the Business Division.
o Contract Training – Maricela Vital:
Employee Training Panel (ETP)
1) Modifications to our current ETP contract will allow us to offer center based
training for large employers as well as establish training for hospitals.
2) A contract has been submitted for Board approval which will allow us to offer
APICS classes to employers.
Contract Education
1) The City of Torrance’s Customer Service Academy training has started with
five additional cohorts.
2) Started classes that include Microsoft Office Suites and Progressive
Discipline for select local companies.
o Workplace Learning Resource Center – Maryann Cohan:
o WpLRC applied for a $2.4 million, 2-year, Pathway out of Poverty grant. It will
provide local residents with training in green occupations and basic skills.
o The CACCO Green Summit in Pasadena held October 6th and 7th was attended
by Phil Sutton.
o A proposal was submitted to Pacific Gateway for short-term training in Solar PV,
Solar Thermal, and Weatherization.
o WpLRC is in the process of offering a job placement service for those who have
completed training in our workshops.
Prisons
1) There are no classes going on at Terminal Island Correctional Facility.
2) LA Metro Detention Center’s current Parenting class will graduate November
2nd. Approval has been received to continue the classes for the next fiscal
year.
Maritime
1) Standards for Training Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) class
scheduled for October 13th is full. The Lifeboat class for October has not
been confirmed. The Medical Provider class scheduled for October 26 th may
be cancelled due to lack of enrollment.
Computer Lab
1) Lab will be training foster students in basic computer skills for four Saturdays
beginning October 31st.
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Discussion
o State Budget: Things are not going to get any better next year with the State
budget. However, business will pick up next year and we expect contract
education to pick up. We’re excited that Paul Edward is on board. He’s
strong in sales and knows how to position our products to our customers.
o Grants: We are pursing every grant that makes sense and partnering with
others on their grants.
o Stimulus Projects: Pacific Gateway is asking for proposals for training using
their stimulus funds that must be spent by June 2010.
Other Issues
Holiday Party: We will have a potluck luncheon at the Business Training Center
on December 11th.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Next meeting: November 6, 2009, BTC, 10:00am – 11:30am
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