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Issue: # 1August 2010
CENTRAL REGION CONSORTIUM LIST SERVICE MEMBER:
     In addition to warm sunny days, summer has brought with it many changes for the Central Region Consortium (CRC).  In July the Consortium office moved from Columbia College to the Community and Economic Development Unit at Modesto Junior College.  
     Unpacking boxes was combined with Regional subcommittee conference calls to begin planning a Facilitative Leadership workshop and exploring electronic tools for enhancing regional communication.
     In the days ahead, you will receive information about a workshop that has been designed to enhance the effectiveness of leaders. Facilitative Leadership: Tapping the Power of Participation will be held at the Clovis Center on September 30 and October 1, 2010.
     The newsletter you are reading is one of the products now available to the CRC from Constant Contact.  Email marketing, event marketing, and online surveys will improve how we communicate with you.  In addition, quarterly and/or topic specific Webinars will be scheduled using the Webinar services available to us via CCCconfer. 
     Next week, you will receive a SURVEY that was developed by your Regional Communication Subcommittee to gather regional input for improving electronic communication and the CRC Website.  We hope you will take a few minutes to respond to this short survey.
     I hope your are enjoying your summer and that you will have the opportunity for a few days of R&R before school begins.  I look forward to seeing you in 2010-2011.
 
Sue Clark
Project Director
Central Region Consortium
209.575.6808 (new office number)
c/o Modesto Junior College
Morris Building, Room 204
435 College Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350Cntral Region Consortium  has co
New CTE Credit Programs
The program approval process outlined by the California Community College Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) requires that all requests to add new programs or certificates to a college's inventory of career technical education programs include a recommendation from the Regional Consortium. This recommendation is intended to inform members of the Consortia about changes in programs at member colleges and to foster a spirit of collaboration and coordination that results in viable and accessible choices of occupational and workforce education throughout Region. To obtain this recommendation, college lead CTE administrators follow a regional process that is coordinated by the Central Region Consortium office.
 
ENDORSED PROGRAMS:
 
Technical Desktop Publishing & Graphics Option, Gavilan College, TOP Code 0953.00.  Endorsed via electronic ballot on July 15, 2010.
 
PENDING APPLICATIONS:
 
A vote to endorse or deny the following program applications is scheduleed for August 17, 2010 via electronic ballot.  Contact your college's lead CTE administrator to review the applications:  
 
  • Associate Teacher, Certificate of Achievement, TOP Code 1305.00 - Reedley College
  • Family Child Care, Certificate of Achievement, TOP Code 1305.00 - Reedley College
Regional EWD Centers Responding to Business & Industry
 
 Industry-Specific Workforce Training & Education
California Community Colleges - Economic & Workforce DevelopmentEconomic and workforce development (EWD) is an important component of California Community Colleges' missions. EWD's investments in industry-driven programs directly benefits community colleges across the state by:
  • demonstrating the market responsiveness and relevancy of community colleges to business and industry
  • increasing the menu of services available to business and industry
  • creating new curriculum (R&D) for community colleges
 
The EWD Centers and Initiatives are ready to serve YOU! 
 
To contact a Regional Center, go to:
 
Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) at College of the Sequoias, Visalia
Center of Excellence at Modesto Junior College, Modesto
International Trade at Merced College, Merced
New Media, Multi-Media, and Entertainment at Hartnell College, Salinas
Business and Entrepreneurship Centers at Kern CCD, Bakersfield
Workplace Learning Resources at Merced College, Merced
 
SAVE THESE DATES 
  • Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1, 2010 - Facilitative Leadership, Clovis Center 
  • CCCAOE Fall Conference, October 27-29, 2010 - Garden Grove. 
  • Thursday, November 18, 2010 - Industry Sector Marketplace, Location TBD
Agendas and registration information COMING SOON!