EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Community Advancement Division Council
Meeting Notes
October 6, 2008
Present: Martha Aaron, Stephanie Africano, Jose Anaya, Maryann Cohan, Darling
Garcia, LauraLee Garinger, Maricela Vital
A scheduled meeting of the Community Advancement Division Council convened at
8:30 a.m. in the Business Training Center, Room 2.
Review of Minutes from August 27, 2008 meeting
o Minutes approved with following notation: Under Center for International
Trade Development, last line should read: Further information can be obtained
by calling 310-973-3148.
Department Updates
o Workplace Learning Resource Center – Maryann Cohan: Job training: an
agreement with the City of Compton has been signed for Standards for
Training Certification and Watch keeping (STCW) job training. The South
Bay Workforce Investment Board has referred two individuals to our computer
lab. The next STCW and Lifeboat classes are filled. November 3rd is the next
Advanced Firefighting. Space is still available in this class. The Beverage
Equipment Service Technician (BEST) program is offering a digital multimeter on-line class. It is a preliminary to the on-line class that will be offered
in December. Angie Dimicco has been named the project coordinator for Key
Train.
o Center for Applied Competitive Technologies – Darling Garcia: A total of
six El Camino and Compton instructors will received Robotics training for
classes they will teaching in the spring. A field trip to JPL in Pasadena is
being planned for El Camino College and Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
students. Job Training: The Fastener Manufacturing classes being held at the El
Camino College Compton Community Educational Center will start November
5th. It includes 320 training hours total, 8 weeks. Classroom instruction 5
days a week, 8am-5pm, includes paid internship. $12-$16 starting salary after
training. Qualifications: 18 years of age or older, able to communicate in
English, able to lift and carry 40 pounds, U.S. citizen or legal resident, and able
to pass drug test. For information call: Cindy Lo at 562-860-2451, ext 2511.
o Center for International Trade Development – Darling Garcia: The U.S.
Customs Broker Exam Preparation Course is a success. There are a total of 25
people enrolled. It will be offered again in January 2009. CITD is partnering
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with the National Freight Forwarder Association for this course. Maurice and
Bronwen are currently attending a meeting related to the Business and
International Education grant from the Department of Education. The Youth
Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) grant is underway. The International
Business Practice Firm curriculum is being offered to local high schools and
other CITDs. Support to Banning High School will continue with guest
speakers. A push is being made to require prior registration for the
Import/Export Orientations being offered. Jim Hoffman will be doing
orientations, as well as, Bronwen and Maurice. They will be conducting
orientations in Spanish for a fee. The second Nicaraguan delegation will be
arriving on November 3rd.
o Small Business Development Center – LauraLee Garinger: The new
workshop schedules for the winter session will be delivered this week. Star
Van Buren is the interim director. Tom Niland is here to help prepare for the
audit and help with the multitude of reporting requirements required by the
Small Business Administration, Chancellor’s Office and the lead center in
Long Beach.
o Contract Education & Community Education – Maricela Vital: All ET-07
Employment Training Panel (ETP) classes have been completed. The closing
audit for ET-07 will occur the week of October 13th. Cristallea Byun and
Deborah Imonti will be going to Sacramento on October 17th to present the
application for the next ETP contract. The City of Redondo Beach has chosen
El Camino to do their second set of Customer Service workshops beginning
October 20th. El Camino will have a booth at the (Professionals in Human
Resources Association) PIHRA Conference and Exhibition on October 7th &
8th.
o Community Education – Stephanie Africano: Participating in Northrop’s
“Life Work Festival” to present Community Education programs. Working on
proposals for Winter/Spring classes. Interviewing prospective instructors.
o Workforce Development – Espie Corrado: Career Placement Services will
have an Internship Fair on October 30th. Career and Technical Education
(CTE) continues work on the CTE catalog. CTE had a very good meeting with
Centinela Valley Union High School District CTE coordinator and as a result
will be working very closely with her on Career Pathways. CTE has started to
reply to “Prospected Students”. These are individuals who go to the ECC
website and fill out the Prospect Form and indicate the programs that interest
them. CTE emails a welcome letter and includes contact information for all
CTE programs. They continue to visit the high schools. Karen Hess is
working diligently collecting concurrent enrollment applications for the
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Robotics Academy and Project Lead the Way classes. Women in Industry and
Technology (WIT) was presented with a $5,000 check from Southern
California Edison. WIT continues with their guest speakers and peer support
meetings for their students. The WIT Advisory Board Meeting will be held
October 16th and their Open House is scheduled for October 29th. VTEA
surveys will be going out this week.
Discussion
o Streamlining processes and procedures: Darling would like to see LCD
projectors mounted in the training rooms to avoid timely setups. Jose is hoping
to migrate to a T-1 line or something better than a high speed DSL line for
better service.
o Update on multi-activity contracts: Jo Ann Higdon will present the revised
contract to Dr. Fallo for approval.
Other Issues
LauraLee Garinger and Bobby Becka attended the Disaster Planning Conference
in Anaheim on Wednesday, October 1st. The information provided helps prepare
for many types of unforeseen disasters. Samples of useful items needed for
disasters were given to participants.
This is Accreditation week at El Camino College and Compton Center. There is a
possibility that some of the accreditation team members may come to Hawthorne.
The President’s Newsletter has pictures and bios of team members.
The suggestion was made that the Holiday party be held on campus again this
year. Availability of a room and catering services will be looked into.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m.
Next meeting scheduled for Friday, November 7th from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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