The video has been split into two parts for ease of viewing and is closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.  The topics covered in each part of the video are as follows.  The videos are available on the NRCCTE website at: http://136.165.122.102/mambo/content/view/451

Green Programs of Study at Los Angeles Trade-Tech College – Part 1

• Why Green? The Evolution of LATTC’s Green Programs of Study
• Economic and Policy Influences on Programs of Study
• Academic and Technical Rigor and Industry Standards and Credentials
• Business and Industry and Community Partners

Green Programs of Study at Los Angeles Trade-Tech College – Part 2

• Connections to the Community and Secondary Education
• Career Development and Opportunities for Students
• Surprises and Challenges
• Advice to Others
• In Conclusion

LATTC Administrators and faculty that are featured in the video include:

• Roland “Chip” Chapdelaine, President, LATTC

• Marcy Drummond, Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development
• Leticia Barajas, Dean of Academic Affairs, Division of Workforce and Economic Development
• Bill Elarton, Department Chair, Construction, Design, & Manufacturing
• Brano Goluza, Instructor, Electrical and Solar
• Jess Guerra , Associate Professor of Diesel, Alternative Fuels, and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
• Marcela Oliva, Professor of Architecture and Environmental Design

The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education is Funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education and is located at the University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Development, Louisville, KY.

LATTC Contact Person:

Marcy Drummond, Vice President – Workforce and Economic Development

213.763.5534

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Hundreds will converge on Trade Tech next week, as we are the location for the statewide UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference 2010. This is a major gathering of educators, industry leaders, manufacturers, public entities and students looking at the advancement in sustainability issues throughout California. The organizers have been courting this campus for more than a year, because of our prowess in green curriculum, our recycling procedures conducted by a forward-thinking Physical Plant crew and the incredible sustainability features of our two new buildings on the South Campus. People want to learn about the progress this state has made in the environmental arena, as well as to see firsthand how Trade Tech has taken a leadership role in these areas. This conference no doubt will only serve to enhance our reputation as a “green” training institution and will also give some of our departments and people a showcase. This is the first time this conference has been hosted at a community college.

With more than 700 attendees expected be here from Sunday through Wednesday of next week (June 20-23), there will be some logistical challenges for the campus. The conference will be blocking off access to the tent areas of the South Campus. That means staff who work in the ST-building will only be able to access the building through the east (Grand Ave.) and south (across from TE) entrances. Conference registration will be located at windows 6-10 in the ST-lobby, so Trade Tech student registration will be handled at windows 1-5. Conference registration will start at 7am meaning the ST-lobby will be open earlier than usual. But student registration and admissions assistance will begin at its usual time of 8:30am. We will have a cadet posted outside of the ST-building Mon-Wed to assist students and staff with the changes. Virtually all of the TE-building will be in use during the conference.

Conference attendees will be encouraged to use public transit, but some will also need to park in our lots. Our parking lots will be impacted during those four days, especially the 22nd Street A and B lots. If you usually park in those lots and cannot find a space on those days, please consider these alternatives: Olive Street Parking Structure floors 1 and 2, Orthopedic Hospital and the F-roof.

Some of the conference sessions will be taking place in areas outside of South Campus, like the cafeteria, the F-building and other locations. Please show our usual Trade Tech hospitality to our conference attendees. Many of these guests will have come a long way to attend the conference and visit Trade Tech. Let’s show them our pride.

The guide draws on best practices from a range of green-collar training programs in California.  Making Green Work aids practitioners and policy makers in building highly effective green-collar job training and education programs — programs that connect people who face barriers to employment with opportunities in the emerging green economy.

LATTC’s Weatherization and Energy Efficiency program case study is available at: http://www.ellabakercenter.org/makinggreenwork/case-studies/la-trade-technical-college/

The Making Green Work: Best Practices in Green-Collar Job Training guide is available at:  http://www.ellabakercenter.org/makinggreenwork/

The award will be presented in May at the national Green Energy Business Conference sponsored by the President’s Roundtable, the National Urban League, Minority Business Roundtable, Associated Black Charities, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and the Women President’s Organization.

SCE Initiative to Benefit Colleges

Posted: 01/11/2010

Southern California Edison has launched a $1 million green jobs education initiative to fund sustainable or “green” education and job training at 10 California community colleges, solidifying a commitment to its core philanthropic priorities – education and the environment.

“The Green Jobs Education Initiative holds the triple crown in our philanthropic portfolio,” said SCE President John R. Fielder. “It will support education programs for college students, encourage environmental sustainability efforts and prepare skilled employees for the growing green jobs workforce.”

SCE will provide $100,000 to each of 10 selected colleges. Each college can then invest these funds in the California Community College Scholarship Endowment to receive an additional $50,000 match from the endowment’s lead benefactor, The Bernard Osher Foundation.

As a result, this match to SCE’s gift will total $500,000 and be put to work supporting community college students in need across the state.

The schools are Cerritos College, Norwalk; Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest; El Camino College, Torrance; Golden West College, Huntington Beach; Long Beach City College, Long Beach; Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles; Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles; Rio Hondo College, Whittier; San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino; and Ventura College, Ventura.

This overarching goal will be accomplished through the Initiative for Intercollegiate Innovation (I³) comprised of three primary objectives: (1) research key elements of the green workforce development and the transformational model processes, as well as, the resulting programs that render them “best practices”; (2) develop and package green workforce development and innovation materials and disseminate to other community colleges using multiple mediums; and (3) conduct professional development and technical assistance activities with other community colleges to facilitate their adoption of these best practices —particularly among the colleges comprising the Los Angeles Community College District.

In addition, through the leadership and funding of the Kregse Foundation, Trade-Tech will be collaborating with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on their nationwide “Building a Green Workforce: Charting a Course for Community Colleges” Program.

In awarding the grant, the Kresge Foundation noted they were “very impressed with LATTC’s leadership in green workforce development”.

The $24.5 million grant will, over the next five years, provide funding for the establishment of a Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science, which would increase education and research on power-saving technologies. The research could potentially reduce energy consumption by a factor of a million, according to Eli Yablonovitch, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and director of the center.

He said research will be focused on developing more efficient transistors-the devices that turn electrical circuits on and off-which would require less than one volt to operate in contrast to current transistors.

“We argued that it was actually possible, it didn’t violate any (scientific) laws and that we could potentially reduce the voltage to millivolts,” Yablonovitch said.

According to the statement, the center will be composed of 19 faculty members, 11 of which are from UC Berkeley.

Other campuses involved in the center are the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Contra Costa College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

According to Yablonovitch, the grant was one of five distributed by the foundation to fund Science and Technology Centers. He said the foundation only issues this type of grant every four years.

(Source:  Mihir Zaveri, The Daily Californian)

Trade-Tech’s role in the grant and Center is to provide pathways from our Construction Design and Manufacturing Department, Electronics, as well as our evolving energy efficiency programs for students to pursue BA/BS and graduate work in these related fields.  As a partnering institution, Trade-Tech will have access to a transferable UC Berkeley course as well as student Summer Bridge Research experience (4-6) and faculty exchanges.

JFLA recently launched the fund at an exclusive event held at a private home in Brentwood. Featured speakers included Ed Begley, Jr., actor and activist and a key player in developing the fund guidelines, and David Nahai, Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative. The event helped raise seed money for the fund so that JFLA can begin offering loans to Los Angeles County residents. JFLA hopes to raise an additional $3 million over the next year to augment the fund.

Loans of up to $5,000 will be made available to qualifying borrowers who have participated in a home energy audit. A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy homes and small businesses consume, and to evaluate what measures can be taken to make a home or small business more energy efficient. An audit will indicate problems that may, when corrected, reduce energy bills by as much as hundreds of dollars annually, saving significant amounts of money over time. The efficiency of a home or small business’ heating and cooling systems and methods to conserve water and electricity can also be determined during the audit. JFLA has partnered with L.A. Trade Tech to administer the audits free of charge.

The Jewish Free Loan Association is a nonprofit agency offering assistance to people of all faiths facing financial challenges. For over 100 years, JFLA has provided a helping hand instead of a handout to hundreds of thousands of people through interest-free loans for emergencies, education, developing small businesses, healthcare and life cycle events. The assistance JFLA provides is unique, offering cash in hand to promote self-sufficiency with dignity. For more information on qualifications and procedures, visit the JFLA web site at www.jfla.org : or call (323)761-8830.

(Source:  Elana Vorspan)

This partnership will enable Trade-Tech students, in the energy efficiency and energy auditing educational programs, to garner work experience with “real-world” energy audits.