HISTORY AND GOAL

In 1991, Miller Brewing and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College partnered to provide much-needed tools for our students through an innovative Scholarship Program called “Tools for Success”.  Students in various career and technical disciplines were selected through a rigorous process to receive tools in their respective field to be used upon their graduation.  The program gained so much success and eventually became nationally recognized during the 14-year run.  It became a trade-mark of “hope” for our hard-working students who truly needed the support.  The program not only provided opportunities for students but also an opportunity for the companies who supplied the tools to brand their name as a proud supporter of this worthy program.

Student Eligibility

• Scholarship Opportunity is open to 3rd and 4th Semester Students
• Students must have 2 Faculty Recommendations

Important Dates

April 25, 2013:

• Application Announcement

May 1, 2013 by 5:00 p.m.

• Applications Due to Chairs

May 2, 2013 by 5:00 p.m.

• Chair forwards 4 finalists to Foundation for review

May 6, 2013:

• Rally to Announce Winners

May 15, 2013:

• Awards Ceremony

Process

• Student types response in the provided fillable word document/application and prints out a final copy for submission to Department Chair
• Application must be accompanied by 2 faculty recommendations
• Department Chair will collect applications and Department will select 4 finalists
• Department Chair will forward finalist applications to Foundation
• Foundation members will review applications and select winners
• Rally will be held to announce winners
• Awards Ceremony will be held and “tools” distributed

Application

Tools for the Trades 2013 Application

Thank you to all who participated and contributed to the selection process either by serving on the Dean Selection Committee* or by providing feedback during the Dean Candidate Forum. Our process was meant to be transparent and inclusive of our college community.

Nicole Albo-Lopez

Nicole Albo-Lopez is a product of the community college system.  She began her education at Spokane Community College where she earned a certificate of completion in Dental Assisting.  Shortly after graduation she served at both the state, and national level as a member of the American Dental Assistants Association.   After a 10 year career as a certified dental assistant, she returned to school and  went on to obtain a Masters of Health Professions Education from Midwestern University in the College of Health Sciences (Glendale, Arizona).  As a student in the program, she received the outstanding achievement award in Health Professions Education.   Today, she is working on completing her Doctorate in Educational Leadership with Northern Arizona University.

Nicole began her second career as a community college advocate in 2003 when she accepted a part time position at Rio Salado College located in Tempe, Arizona.  Over the last 9 years, she has served both faculty and administrative roles at the college. From 2006 – 2010 she served as the Faculty Chair, Clinical Dental Assisting and under her leadership, the college gained accreditation for the first fully online dental assisting program in the country.  She was also instrumental with the building of the Community Dental Health Coordination program in conjunction with the American Dental Association.  In 2010, Nicole was selected to be the Associate Dean of Instruction and while in that role she worked with a local high school district to create a concurrent enrollment dental assisting program allowing high school seniors to graduate with both a diploma and a college certificate of completion in dental assisting.

Most recently, Nicole served as the Interim Dean, Academic Affairs at Rio Salado and was instrumental with the college re-affirmation of accreditation.  She was additionally responsible for overseeing the college’s allied health programs, curriculum division, institutional integrity department as well as the college’s institutional research office.  She is dedicated to promoting a supportive, individualized, innovative educational environment where students are free to achieve their goals and educational dreams and is excited to join Trade Tech.

Joseph Guerrieri

Joseph Guerrieri completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and received his MFA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Joe has taught media production at numerous institutions, and used his hands-on experience in the film industry to prepare students for entry into the workforce. Joe is a founding partner of Silent Sun Films, a production company whose feature film will be distributed by Lionsgate Home Video in 2013.

Joe began working in Media Services at LATTC in 2007 and started teaching Digital Media courses in 2010. Joe has also led several important technology initiatives related to LATTC’s grant funded programs. This included developing training and technology deployment strategies for the college’s institutional Title V grant and serving as the coordinator for the Getting Connected grant from the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

As Acting Dean, Academic Affairs and Workforce Development at LATTC since December of 2011, Joe has overseen Learning Skills/Noncredit, Transportation, Construction, Design and Manufacturing, Design and Media Arts, Cooperative Education, Administration of Justice, Apprenticeship, K-12 Concurrent Enrollment, the Center for Academic Success and Bridges to Success.

*LATTC Dean Selection Team

Academic Senate – Tom McFall; Administrator Selection Committee Chair – Leticia Barajas;  AFT Faculty – Carole Anderson; AFT Staff Guild – Lori Hunter; LACCD Dean – Lucia Robles, CTE Dean District Office; Deans – Vincent Jackson and Cynthia Morley-Mower; EEO Representative – Luis Dorado (non-voting

More than  50 LATTC Diesel Technology students attended the annual 2012 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference. This conference is held at a different city each year and this year it was held in Long Beach.   It is the premiere conference for public transit.  Transit companies from across the country attend to learn what are the present and future trends in transit, along with training and educational workshops and other special events like the national bus mechanic competition.

Diesel Technology instructor Jess Guerra made a presentation at the event and the students attended various technical training sessions, visited the new bus expo, and the mechanic competition finals.  This is the first time that APTA has made special arrangements for students to attend, including  programming special student-focused workshops that are designed for those interested in pursuing a career in transit.

Here is a link with more information: http://www.apta.com/mc/bus/Pages/default.aspx

Leticia Barajas

ACCORD Community Development Awards – Hotel Maya, Long Beach

ACCORD is honored to award the following individuals for their extraordinary

commitment to community and workforce development in Southern California:

• Michael Langford, National President, Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) AFL-CIO
• Leticia Barajas, Acting Vice President, Academic Affairs and Workforce Development, Los Angeles Trade Tech College
• Henry Wind, District Manager, Rancho Dominguez District, California Water Service Company

ACCORD (Advanced Center for Community Opportunity Resources and Development) is a nonprofit in downtown Long Beach that was formed in 2006 to help foster workforce development. ACCORD, with the grant money, has partnered with a number of educational institutions to accomplish this process, including the Los Angeles Trade Technical College (ACCORD actually services a nine-county area). The grant lasts for two years, and was originally scheduled to end in January, but organizers were given a little more money to continue through this July

Sources:

http://www.gazettes.com/news/business/accord-builds-skills-for-utility-workforce/article_d8a43170-8feb-11e1-844b-001a4bcf887a.html

http://www.accordnow.org/calendar

Marcia Wilson

Marcia Wilson Honored with Jane Addams Faculty Award

USC School of Social Work

Our very own Marcia Wilson, was this year’s recipient of the Jane Addams Faculty Award, which is nominated and voted on by the graduating students of the USC School of Social Work.  The faculty member who wins this award exemplifies the qualities that students feel contributes most to their success.  Below are some of the quotes students used to describe Marcia as their professor.

“Very is very encouraging, honest, motivating to all her students.”

“She is very knowledgeable and makes it her mission to support the educational goals of her students.”

“The best professor I have had in two years at USC.” 

“Not only is she incredibly brilliant, she is a very humble professor, who makes sure to teach us that we can be the best social workers ever.”

“She is great professor and is passionate about teaching research.”

“She goes above and beyond.”

Marcia received the award at the USC School of Social Work Dean’s Recognition Ceremony.  A video of the awards ceremony is posted at:  http://tinyurl.com/deansrecognition.  [Note - That portion where Marcia Wilson is presented and receives the award is at 9:07 minutes into the ceremony video.]

he Los Angeles Trade-Tech College Department of Transportation in partnership with CSU Los Angeles Department of Civil Engineering can help you with your educational and career goals.

The Transportation Infrastructure Program will provide you with exposure to several areas related to the transportation industry such as Engineering Principles, Transportation Engineering, Leadership Skills, AutoCAD/GIS, Surveying, and Computer Software Packages.  In addition, the Program also provides a PAID Summer Internship in a local transportation related organization.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• At least 16 years old
• Currently enrolled at LA Trade Tech College or enrolled in high school
• Must commit to scheduled Saturday classes
• Proof of legal right to work
• Attend mandatory orientation on May 3, 2012 at 5pm

Online Application Not Available Anymore:

We are sorry, applications for this program are no longer being accepted. Registration is now closed, program has reached full capacity.  Thank you for your inquiry.

Thursday  @ 5:30pm

• • May 10, 2012

• • May 17, 2012
• • May 24, 2012
• • May 31, 2012
• • June 07, 2012
• • June 14, 2012
• • June 21, 2012
• • June 28, 2012

Fall 2012

Thursday @ 5:30pm

• • July 12, 2012
• • July 19, 2012
• • July 26, 2012
• • August 02, 2012
• • August 09, 2012
• • August 16, 2012
• • August 23, 2012

Please Note: Continuing Students received a registration appointment and should submit complete K-12 form for approval and enroll the day and time of their registration appointment.

It is the epitomy of collaboration. Two departments on opposite sides of campus, working together on a single project. Architecture and construction technology, specifically plumbing, created a unique class this winter intersession where the focus was sustainable landscaping. Since our climate is quite dry, how do we use technologies to get the most out of the water we have? Students in this class attacked that challenge. And what they developed is incredible. Thanks to LATTC instructors Marcela Oliva, Wally Hanley, Tim Slade and Willie Galvan for taking a leadership role on this project which can be seen along Flower Street. Check out the program by clicking the link below.

Click here to view the embedded video.

GJGJ West Invite

On Thursday, March 15^th and Friday, March 16

please join:

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa

James Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Allison Chin, Treasurer and Past President, Sierra Club

Phil Angelides, Chairman, Apollo Alliance Project, BlueGreen Alliance

And other labor, environmental and green business leaders at the Los Angeles Westin Bonaventure Hotel for the 2012 Good Jobs Green Jobs Western Regional Conference the nation’s premier event for sharing ideas and strategies on building the green economy — and creating good jobs along the way.

The West is a leader in clean energy and good, green job creation, showing that building a clean energy economy creates jobs, improves the environment, and stimulates the economy. While great strides have been made, there are still huge steps to take to ensure we are creating a sustainable environment and economy for future generations. Register today!

How can businesses capitalize on clean energy advances in the West? Is our workforce prepared to meet the demands of clean energy employers? What sectors are expected to gain good, green jobs?  These are some of the questions that will be discussed at the 2012 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Western Regional Conference, March 15-16, in Los Angeles, California. Register today for Good Jobs, Green Jobs West

For two days, Conference-goers can take part in exciting plenaries and more than 50 workshops focused on topics ranging from clean energy manufacturing to state and local initiatives to green infrastructure and transportation. Take a minute to view the workshops.

Be part of the effort to build a green economy by registering to attend the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Western Regional Conference Today.

P.S. Good Jobs, Green Jobs West is partnering with the California Labor Federation — who is also hosting their Workforce & Economic Development Conference (WED) immediately before our Conference on March 13-15, 2012. If you wish to attend both of these conferences at the rate of $295, please click here and indicate that you wish to attend the Good Jobs, Green Jobs West Conference during the registration process.

Winter 2012 is underway at Trade Tech with an interesting class taking place along Flower Street. “Sustainable Landscaping” has caught the interest of a number of students as they learn proper techniques in irrigating and soil preparation. Instructors Wally Hanley and Willie Galvan are leading the class.