EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Community Advancement Division Council
Meeting Notes
May 11, 2009
Present: Martha Aaron, Jose Anaya, Darling Garcia, LauraLee Garinger, Maricela Vital
A scheduled meeting of the Community Advancement Division Council convened at
9:00 a.m. in the Business Training Center, Room 21.
Review of Minutes from April 10, 2009 meeting
Minutes approved as written.
Department Updates
o Workplace Learning Resource Center – Maryann Cohan:
Prisons
1) Mock Job Fair will be held May 13th. The past month has been spent working
on the inmate’s resumes and interview skills in preparation for this event.
Another Mock Job Fair has tentatively been scheduled for September.
2) AutoCAD classes on hold.
3) Parenting classes continue.
Computer Lab
1) A Saturday computer program with Foster Care children began their training
on May 2nd.
2) One Stops continue to send laid off workers for training.
Maritime Training Classes
1) The next Standard for Training Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) class
will take place on May 12th. The Lifeboat class for May has been cancelled
due to repairs being made on the SS Lane Victory. TRL, a training site in San
Diego, is accepting students for Lifeboat who would normally come here.
o Center for Applied Competitive Technologies – Darling Garcia:
1) Received a $700,000 Fasteners’ grant for two years.
2) Started a new Aircraft Structure training with 15 students.
3) Preparing for new Fasteners’ class at Compton to start in June.
4) Working on collaborative grant for the Department of Energy in conjunction
with Cal State Long Beach to develop green technologies.
o Center for International Trade Development – Darling Garcia:
1) On-going work with the Title VI grant on the development of the unique
International Trade compliance Institute (ITCI) website.
2) Planning two more custom Brokers classes in partnership with the Los
Angeles Custom Brokers and Freight Forwarders.
3) Planning a new Harmonized Tariffs class to complement the Customs Broker
exam prep course. Cost to be determined.
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4) The internship program at the CITD is very popular. Four new interns will
come for a summertime internship to develop new Best Market Reports.
o Small Business Development Center – LauraLee Garinger:
1) The Youth Entrepreneurial Program Award Luncheon will be held on
Saturday, May 16, 2009. There will be display tables recognizing the
accomplishments of the participants. CITD is sponsoring the speaker for the
event.
2) Star Van Buren will be attending a mandatory meeting, on May 19th at the
Chancellor’s Office, regarding updates in the Cal Trans program.
o Contract Education & Community Education – Maricela Vital:
Employee Training Panel (ETP)
Three companies are in progress with training. Two companies will be starting
training soon. Toyota training scheduled to start in late May.
Contract Education
1) City of Redondo Beach’s Customer Service training continues through
07/30/09.
2) City of Torrance’s Customer Service training to begin June 1st.
3) Customer Service training for a non-profit organization is being explored.
Discussion
o Budget: California is in dire need of a budget fix. May 19th Special Election
ballot is crucial. Stimulus Opportunities: The next two years will be bad but
the stimulus opportunities will help us. We will be looking at entrepreneurial
opportunities.
o Board Elections: Two board members are up for election. You may be
requested to provide information regarding your programs.
o PSAs and Contracts for 2009/10: PSAs and Contracts should be sent out
during May and June. They will be submitted to the vice president no later
than June 25th for the July Board.
o Board items for Special Services Professionals, Casuals and Special
Assignments for 2009/10 must be submitted to Gary Turner no later than May
21st for fiscal approval before moving to the vice president for the June Board.
They must be Board approved before they start working on July 1 st.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
Next meeting: June 2, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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