20A - LABOR TECHNICAL SIKLLS TRAINNING GRANT

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DOL SGA- DFA- PY -10 -13 Orange County Bridge to Engineering neering for dislocated workers at' Chabot College in Hayward. Articulation pathways for engineering have already been developed among many community colleges and CSUs, in part funded by a grant from the Bechtel Foundation in collaboration with -the CSU Chancellor's office. SFSU is currently working with Chabot College to develop the Core Engineering Bridge curriculum and adapt it for students who test into pre - algebra levels. SFSU and Canada College will provide technical assistance to SFSU, Saddleback and Santa Ana in integrating the Math Jam model into the early weeks of the Core Engineering Bridge. CSU Fullerton and UC Irvine will also participate in the development of additional articulation agreements for biomedical and computer engineering pathways that start with the community colleges. Ensuring that work be immediately to deliver training and assistance with job placement to participants. OC B2E, while it involves longer -term academic education, has a strong workforce development focus exemplified by employer Work Readiness components of OC B2E, including job shadowing and field trips to companies that employ engineers in varying special- ties. Work readiness will start at the launch of each cohort's OC B2E -experience with an engaging "Orientation to Engineering," field trips and guest speakers from industry, coordinated by Rapid - Tech. Work readiness will also include workshops on researching, applying for, and interviewing for jobs; communication, conflict management, teamwork, and other workplace readiness skills, pro- vided through our WIB partners. Our OC education partners will begin placing engineering students in OJTs starting in Year 1, working with students who have completed their first two Years of engineering requirements at CSUF and UCI. OCTANe will dedicate staff time to member outreach, OJT coordination, and work experience coordination among its members from the outset of the grant: SAGE Scholars Program at UCI will also be subcontracted to place UCI students in OJTs with its employer partners, while CSUF will work with OCTANe and AMUG. Degrees and industry- recognized credentials. All OC B2E graduates will xeceive a certifi- cation in Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) and an associate's degree or completed transfer requite- Page 12 of 20 20A -63