Tech Prep Regional Collaborative

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Tech Prep Regional Collaborative

• May 6, 2009
• Center for Applied Competitive Technology
• (CACT)
• California Community Colleges
• Presented by
• David Gonzales, CACT Director, El Camino College
• Grace Ishikawa, CACT Director, Los Angeles
  Community College District

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• Our mission is to help California's
  manufacturing industry compete successfully in
  changing markets and the global economy through
  Applied Competitive Technologies and workforce
  education
• We accomplish this through technology education,
  manufacturing training, and services that
  contribute to continuous workforce development,
  technology deployment and business development

• CACTs have 12 centers strategically located
  throughout California.
• Companies and manufacturing professionals can
  call on the CACT Centers for customized technical
  training in over 100 areas of expertise
• Access to new manufacturing technologies
• Education and advanced technical seminars
• Customized employment training
• Resolution of specific manufacturing problems
• Expertise on facilitating technology transfer
  opportunities
• Focused on increasing productivity, CACTs assist
  clients in
• Continuous quality improvements
• Process modernization
• E-Commerce
• Environmentally sound manufacturing
• Workforce assessment and training
• Lean manufacturing techniques
• Six Sigma Quality

 
 
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Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies

• Offer technology education, manufacturing
  training, and consulting services that contribute
  to continuous workforce development, technology
  deployment and business development
• Assist companies to compete successfully in
  changing markets and the global economy
• Utilize highly specialized technical consultants
  and instructors to delivery customized training
  to local manufacturers

Partners in Continuous Improvement
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Source Centers of Excellence
10 county region
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Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies and
College Partnerships

• Develop partnerships with local colleges to
  assist
• Career Technical Educational Programs (CTE)
• Develop partnerships with companies
• Assist colleges in identifying changes in
  technology
• Assist colleges in establishing partnerships
  with WIBs,
• One-Stops and Companies
• Assist in identifying possible funding sources
  for
• programs

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CACT and Tech Prep Partnership

• Identify programs related to technology
• Work with Colleges to identify curricula that
  needs to be upgraded to meet industry standards
  for manufacturing/technology workforce
• Partner with Colleges to recruit students to
  manufacturing/technology programs

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Los Angeles CACTS Contact Information

• Cerritos College
• Thomas Molyneux
• Phone [phone] ext. 2510
• Email tmolyneux_at_cerritos.edu
• El Camino College
• David Gonzales
• Phone [phone]
• Email dgonzales_at_elcamino.edu
• Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)
• Grace Ishikawa
• Phone [phone]
• Email ishikagm_at_laccd.edu