COUNTY GRANT KEEPS MISSION COLLEGE JOB-CENTER OPEN.Byline: Jin Whang Daily News Staff Writer With the help of a $785,000 county grant, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Mission College's One Stop Center will continue to train and place unemployed people Noun 1. unemployed people - people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group); "the long-term unemployed need assistance" unemployed plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one . The center started its fourth year Tuesday with morning and evening orientation sessions that begin a 12- to 19-week program of assessment, training and related services. Participants are prepared for jobs in demand, such as those in multimedia and entertainment, computer, health and biotechnologies, transportation and tourism services, and manufacturing, said Judith Trester, interim director at the center. The site trains people who have been out of work a long time, those 55 years of age or older, and youths. Of the approximately 200 people who completed training at the One Stop Center in the 1997-98 academic year, 130 have jobs. Depending on educational background and work experience, the trainees may be given English and math assessment tests before being designated to academic and training courses through extension programs at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , or the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . One Stop Centers provide services through funds received by the Job Training Partnership Act and Private Industry Council. Costs for tuition, books, transportation, child care and other supportive services are covered if approved by the center director. There are 16 such city-funded centers, including four San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. locations in Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks, Canoga Park-West Hills, Chatsworth-Porter Ranch and Sun Valley. Mission College's program is funded by Los Angeles County. Federal qualifications require that participants be U.S. citizens or have a permit to work. Other guidelines require that those eligible must be county residents, Trester said. The center's orientation sessions, which will continue Thursday, take place at the Mission College Annex at 1300 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. . They will be offered again in July and August. Those interested in participating should call (818) 837-2236 to make an appointment. To locate other One Stop Centers, call (800) FOR-A-JOB. |
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