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October 10, 2002
INFORMATION: Sue Bozman or John McElwain, (661) 362-3415 or 3494
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College Receives $436,000 to Train Local Workers
The College of the Canyons Employee Training Institute (ETI) has received an 18-month contract that will help local employers provide critical skills for their workers. This is the fifth, consecutive contract of this type that the college has received since 1996. California's Employee Training Panel has awarded COC a grant of more than $436,000 that will help subsidize training for nearly 600 workers over the next two years.
Employers who take advantage of training their workers through the ETP programs can expect that employees will learn skills that can reduce waste; reduce the amount of dollars tied up in work-in-progress; reduce the number of items requiring rework; increase stock turnaround; and, most importantly, improve their business by increasing profits.
The training focuses on skills improvement, such as training on specific machinery, or on increasing the knowledge base of trainees through improved leadership skills, teaching employees about strategic business planning, and exposing workers to the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Best Laboratory Practices. Basic knowledge skills are also taught in classes such as Electricity for Maintenance Workers and other similar courses.
A key element of training provided by the Employee Training Institute is that it customizes training to the needs of businesses. The ETI works closely with Valencia Industrial Association members to identify the broad range of local industry training needs. The ETI meets with management, supervisors and employees of the businesses requesting training and then crafts training specifically to address those needs.
"As a result of ETI training, we have companies that have made changes in their corporate cultures," said Pamela Welden, director of the Employee Training Institute. "These fundamental changes have resulted in improved communication among employees and between departments," said Welden, "that have led to reduced costs, improved quality, and increased profits."
The training programs offered through the ETI are generally available to manufacturers, companies with their corporate headquarters in California and firms with out-of-state competition. For more information or to find out if your company can participate in this program, call the COC Employee Training Institute at (661) 259-3874.
| TRAINING SCHEDULE
October thru December 2002
| Class Name / State-Subsidized Classes
| Start Date
| End Date
| Total Hours
| Lean w/VESL
| 10/15/02
| 02/04/03
| 60
| HazMat
| 10/16/02
| 12/18/03
| 40
| Office Automation
| 10/22/02
| 02/07/03
| 40
| Lathe Mastercam Programming
| 11/2/02 | 01/04/03 | 40 | CNC Machining and Milling
| 11/4/02 | 03/03/03 | 60 | Strategic Management Skills
| 11/5/02 | 01/07/03 | 40 | OAAdvWord II, III, Excel II, III, Access I, II
| 11/5/02 | 01/27/03 | 40 | OABegWind, Word I,II PP I,II Excel I,Outlk
| 11/6/02 | 01/29/03 | 40 | GD&T w Shop Trig
| 11/11/02 | 02/27/03 | 60 | Production Skills
| 11/20/02 | 03/05/03 | 50 | Blueprint Reading and Math
| 11/7/02 | 1/07/03 | 40 | Inspection Techniques
| 11/4/02 | 03/03/03 | 60 | CNC Programming with Mastercam Adv
| 12/06/02 | 03/21/03 | 60 | Lean w/VESL
| 12/9/02 | 03/31/03 | 60 | Customer Service
| Dec 02 | Feb 03 | 40 | 
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