News Release
IWV Campus
Cerro Coso Community College to Hold Employer Summit
August 25, 2008
Last September, Cerro Coso Community College hosted its first Employer
Summit. The College brought together aerospace, military, mining,
manufacturing and renewable energy industries to determine if there were
common skill sets required for their entry-level technicians.
Over the last year, Cerro Coso Community College analyzed the information
received from employers and developed new courses and an Industrial
Technology program. The Industrial Technology Technician program is
designed to prepare students to enter the industrial setting in the areas of
renewable energy (wind/solar), engineering technology or electronics.
Students who successfully complete this program will have mastered 18 units
of core skills with an emphasis in Energy (Wind/Solar), Engineering
Technology or Electronics Technology.
Employers will gather on Friday, September 12th at the Indian Wells Valley
campus in Ridgecrest, California to review the innovative course and program
developments of the past year. "Employer input has been critical in
developing our new curriculum and training which will prepare the future
regional workforce" notes Valerie Karnes, Dean of Career Technical
Education.
In addition to the Industrial Technology program, Cerro Coso will present
other programs and partnerships that have been developed to serve the
educational and employment needs of the region. Additional information on
the Employer Summit can be found online at
www.cerrocoso.edu/cte/summit.
Official invitations have been sent out to employers in aerospace, military,
mining, manufacturing and renewable energy industries. If your company would
like to attend the Employer Summit, please contact Valerie Karnes at Cerro
Coso College at (760) 384-6258 for information. Employers should complete
the online registration for the conference (www.cerrocoso.edu/cte/summit)
by September 1, 2008. This will allow us to make timely preparations.
We welcome corporate and individual sponsors. If you are interested in
becoming a sponsor, please visit
www.cerrocoso.edu/cte/summit/sponsor or call Dean Karnes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760)
384-6230