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 Spring 2011 Conference INDUSTRY SPEAKS: COLLABORATING FOR SUCCESS March 23-25, 2011 Marriott Oakland City Center CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS CCCAOE CALL FOR RETIREES! CCCAOE will be acknowledging the achievements of members who will be retiring this year! IF you plan to retire, or if you know of a CTE or EWD colleague who will be joining the ranks of the RETIRED, please forward names with a short bio and photo to Sue Clark. |
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December 3, 2010
Merced College Business Resource Center
Virginia Hamilton, Executive Director, Calfornia Workforce Association (CWA)
Virginia Hamilton returns to the Central Region to facilitate another discussion with community college and WIB leaders! REGISTER TODAY! |
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ANNUAL PLANNING
for the colleges of the Central Region Consortium |
SAVE THESE DATES
June 1, 2, and 3, 2011
Hotel PacificMonterey
Bring a team from your college to this annual regional planning event! Lowest room rates in years @ $139 per night, single or double occupancy. Agenda coming!
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Dear Central Region Consortium List Service Member:
Our November 2010 Newsletter highlights some of the great conversations taking place in the Central Region!
- CTE and EWD leaders are having strategic conversations with employers and Workforce Investment Board members about workforce needs and collaboration.
- New credit programs that will lead to student success and jobs are being reviewed by our region's lead CTE administrators for endorsement.
- CCCAOE is planning another great spring conference!
As you take time this month and next to celebrate the many holidays of the season, we wish you safety on the road and in the check-out lines!
Wishing you the best this holiday season and always,
Sue, George, and Jim
Sue Clark, Project Director, Central Region Consortium |
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Workforce Conversations:
Central Valley Manufacturing Companies Featured at Industry Forum
 a report from Louann Waldner, Director,
Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT)
Employers and community college educators from around California's central valley participated in a Manufacturing Industry Forum on November 5, 2010 at State Center Community College District's Clovis Center. Hosted by the Central Region Consortium (CRC), and modeled after the "marketplace analogy," this industry forum was the first in a series of workforce conversations with employers from one of the Central Valley's critical industry sectors.
Moderated by David Clark, CTE Dean at Reedley College, and Louann Waldner, Director of the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) at College of the Sequoias, educators heard directly from six manufacturing companies regarding their needs and concerns as they relate to educating the workforce.
Our thanks go to manufacturing industry representatives from Serpa, EvapCo, Blue Dolphin, Waterman, Consolidated, and Cen-Cal for joining us for this "marketplace" conversation. Both the time and insightful and enthusiastic contributions they provided served to make this first marketplace conversation successful!
The Central Region's Economic Workforce Development (EWD) Center Directors (Center for Excellence (COE), Center for International Trade Development (CITD), Workplace Learning Resource Center (Welch) and Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) were present and gave a brief synopsis of their role in working cooperatively with employers. Michelle Marquez, Director of the Central Valley's Center of Excellence, provided a customized Manufacturing Sector Industry Report.
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Exemplary Practices in Education Conference, "Leadership in Today's Schools: a Blue Print for Learning Organizations
January 13, 2011 in Clovis
Designed for Educational Leaders from Grades K-16, this year's central valley conference will address priorities of leadership in the current environment of high stakes testing, high poverty and EL populations, and within the context of economic crisis, low staff morale and articluation challenges. The conference will feature a three-hour morning session with Dr. Douglas Reeves founder of The Leadership and Learning Center. Dr. Reeves has worked with education, business, nonprofit, and government organizations throughout the world and is author of more than 20 books and many articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness. (See http://www.leadandlearn.com/.)
Four afternoon break-out sessions will highlight exceptional leaders and exemplary schools that are demonstrating improved student learning through measurable outcomes. Session speakers include leaders from State Center and West Hills Community College Districts, CSU, Fresno, Fresno Pacific University, and many school districts including: Chawanakee, Corcoran, Delhi, Kings Canyon, Mendota, Riverdale, Sanger and others.
Cost is $150 , including breakfast, lunch and materials.
Register at: http://fresno.k12oms.org/1033-40518
Deadline is December 17, 2010.
A special breakfast event with Dr. Reeves will be held for participating superintendents and higher education executives. Invitations will be sent to those registered.
The event is co -sponsored by State Center Consortium, Fresno County Office of Education, California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, and the Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute at CSU, Fresno.
For more information, contact Marcy Masumoto, mmasumoto@csufresno.edu .
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NEW CREDIT PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT PENDING for West Hills College -Coalinga
18-UNIT CERTIFICATE in HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION 
On November 30, 2010, the designated lead Career Technical Education (CTE) administrators of the Central Region colleges will submit a vote via electronic ballot to endorse or deny the application submitted to them by West Hills College, Coalinga, for an 18-unit Heavy Equipment Operation certificate. To view this application, please select the link above. Should you have questions about the application, please contact your college's designated lead CTE administrator. The application was submitted by Richard Larson, Director of Farm of the Future at West Hills College Coalinga. For more information about the Credit Program and Course Approval process, check out this link from the Academic Affairs Division, Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges.
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CAREER CAMPS for Youth :
Focus on MANUFACTURING
The Catapult Project and IDesign Project have been developed and used by CACTs across the state.
More information about IDesign can be found at http://www.californiatechedresources.org/idesign/.
Go to the Sierra College's CACT's I-Tech Explorer website http://sierraschoolworks.com/section/tech-explorer/) to watch a video and find out more about the Catapult Project.
Local CTE Manufacturing programs might be able to work with their college's community education programs to offer a "Career Camp" related to manufacturing or another critical industry sector.
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