Career Training
In addition to academic training, Long Beach Job Corps provides career technical training in the following vocational trades:
Automotive Service/Repair
In the Automotive Service/Repair program, our students learn about front end brakes, steering, engine principles, tune-up, air-conditioning, oil and lubrication, and rear axle and driveline repair. Students also learn to perform safety inspections and emissions tests under the guidance of a certified technician. The students learn all aspects of basic auto repair that prepare them for an entry level position as a General Service Technician in a local shop or dealership. Students may also elect to attend an advanced training program.
Business Technology
The Business Technology program prepares students to work in an office or business environment using computer technology. Through this training, students become proficient in Microsoft Office software, fundamental office procedures, business English and math, operation of office equipment, keyboarding, business communication, filing, and customer service. Completion of this program enable a student to work as an office clerk, administrative clerk, data entry clerk, hotel clerk, or office assistant.
Cement Masonry
In the Cement Masonry program, students learn surface preparation, operation of cement mixing and power washing equipment, mixing and pouring cement, stamping concrete, taping, cement refinishing, and use of scaffolding equipment. This program is designed to prepare students for entry into a union apprenticeship program.
Culinary Arts
The Culinary Arts program trains students in food preparation, kitchen safety and sanitation, inventory, ordering, dining room set-up and serving techniques, catering, and all aspects of appropriate etiquette in a restaurant or hotel kitchen environment. Our Culinary Arts facility features a state–of-the art food service kitchen lab, a classroom, and the Honors Guest Dining Room which functions as a student-run restaurant. This training prepares students to obtain positions as station cooks upon completion of the basic program. All Culinary Arts students are strongly encouraged to complete the advanced level.
Facilities Maintenance
The Facilities Maintenance program trains students in framing, insulation, roofing, plumbing, dry walling, painting, general carpentry, and installation of doors and windows. This training also enables students to learn all aspects of repair and maintenance necessary for positions as building and apartment maintenance helpers.
Glazing
The Glazing program allows students to work with various forms of glass including laminated, tempered, reflective, and wire imbedded glass, mirrors, and pre-assembled glass panels. Plastic and similar glass substitutes are also used. Glaziers select, measure, install, and fit these materials for use in window and door frames, bath and shower enclosures, glass partitions, skylights and store fronts. Students who complete this program are eligible for entry into a union apprenticeship program.
Health Occupations
The Health Occupations program includes training in patient care, CPR, and professional ethics. Students learn extensive medical terminology and receive hands-on training in a hospital or convalescent care environment. The classroom contains all the equipment necessary to complete all tasks for nurse assistant and home health aide. As a part of of their training, students will complete a Medical Assistant course or Certified Nursing program at Long Beach City College. Advanced training includes entry into a Licensed Vocational Nursing program.
Telecommunications
The Telecommunications program includes fundamentals of electrical circuitry, currents, terminology, Ohm's Law, voltage and conductors, and telephone color coding. Completion of this program prepares students to be television cable installers, line installers/repairers, station installers/repairers and advanced level television line technicians.
Painting
The Painting program covers the basic fundamentals of painting and coatings. Students learn the basic usage and application of tools such as brushes, rollers, and putty knives. Students also learn about the usage, application, and maintenance of airless spray systems, conventional spray systems, High Volume-Low Pressure (HVLP) cup guns, and other advanced tools.
Additionally, students are taught about various paints and coatings such as latex, oil, urethane, polyurethane, poly-bread, and 100% solid coatings. Students also learn about the different intricacies and correlations between proper surface preparation and a successful coating project. Proper surface preparation is achieved through a variety of means such as manual sanding, mechanical or chemical sandblasting, water blasting, and chemical stripping.
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Friday, March 06, 2009