March 2, 2021 admin Leave a comment Members of the County of San Mateo’s first CalWORKs work-study cohort display their certificates of completion. Contract Education Serving Underrepresented Groups, Special Populations Contract Education (CE), which provides employee training on behalf of an employer or organization, comes in different shapes and sizes. Program design... read more →
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The Training Resource Center at College of the Sequoias provides business skills training for local employers, among the college’s numerous Contract Education offerings. For several years now, the center has provided workplace training for employees at Kings County’s Human Services Agency, providing instruction in business writing, communication skills, Excel (intermediate... read more →
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December 17, 2020 admin Affordable Employee Training to Ensure Workplace Safety Workplace safety training is an important part of creating a safe work environment. Dedicated training gives workers and supervisors the knowledge and skills needed to avoid hazards and risks in the workplace, as well as the information they need to... read more →
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Nestled within the Visalia Industrial Park sits a medical and laboratory supply distribution center – VWR. They supply medical supplies to west coast schools, laboratories, universities, hospitals and food manufacturers. VWR began a partnership with the College of the Sequoias Training Resource Center through the Visalia Economic Development Corporation’s... read more →
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Types of Training Programs for Employees – Through Contract Education October 30, 2020 admin Leave a comment What is Contract Education? Is the term “Contract Education” new to you? If so, you are about to be introduced to a world of employee training that is affordable, customizable and effective. Simply put, Contract Education is... read more →
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October 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment Watch The Caltrans Project: A Story of New Beginnings Helping Parolees ‘Learn How to Work Again’ Parolees face many decisions immediately after being released from prison. After incarceration, they must figure out how to re-enter society, and finding work is one of the many... read more →
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September 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment As California businesses work to recover from the impact of COVID-19, employee training will play a critical role as the need for new skillsets emerge in the pandemic and post-pandemic workplace. Contract education units at California community colleges have provided skills training for businesses for years and... read more →
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September 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment As California businesses work to recover from the impact of COVID-19, employee training will play a critical role as the need for new skillsets emerge in the pandemic and post-pandemic workplace. Contract education units at California community colleges have provided skills training for businesses for years and... read more →
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November 19, 2019 admin Leave a comment In his book about the flipside of technological advances, author Marc Goodman writes that the U.S. government, in 2013, “specifically named China as being responsible for a series of hacks against vital American defense and government systems.” Many defense blueprints and technologies for missile systems... read more →
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By Jon Wollenhaupt If you were to drive the length of the Central Valley— from Shasta County in the north to Kern County in the south—you would travel a distance equal to a trip from New York City to Richmond, Virginia, or about 450 miles. During your travels, you would... read more →