LAUSD WILL TRAIN NURSES, VET TECHS.Byline: Jennifer Radcliffe Staff Writer Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. officials will unveil plans today to launch two adult-education programs aimed at helping students tap into living-wage, high-demand careers. The district, which enrolls 400,000 adult students a year, hopes to start programs to train veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. technicians and nursing students who want to work with patients with dementia. ``We're trying to pay attention to 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. and Department of Labor job trends,'' said Alan Helfman, an adviser with the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Division of Adult and Career Education. The courses are part of a five-year plan Five-Year Plan, Soviet economic practice of planning to augment agricultural and industrial output by designated quotas for a limited period of usually five years. to develop new adult education programs. Classes that tap into logistical and biotechnology careers will also be added, officials said. With the current attention on high school dropouts and college preparation, career and technology classes like these are critical, officials said. Students who complete them can either enter the work force as skilled laborers or continue on to college programs. While the specifics are still under discussion, the LAUSD hopes to start the veterinarian technician program in September at the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. and in conjunction with Pierce College. The LAUSD program could help prepare students for Pierce College's full-fledged registered veterinarian technician program, said Liz White, head of Pierce College's program. ``It would be a good lead-in,'' she said. ``It will definitely help.'' Students who complete the program go on to work in zoos, animal hospitals, racetracks and research facilities. Some open pet-sitting or -grooming services, she said. The second offering will be a 108-hour program to train nursing students to work with Alzheimer's patients. That program will be developed in conjunction with 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. , and UC-San Diego. ``That's a win-win,'' Helfman said. ``The (nurses) make more money and the patients get better care.'' The location and launch of that program won't be determined until the adult division secures a start-up grant, officials said. For more information on the LAUSD's adult education programs, call (213) 625-3276. Jennifer Radcliffe, (818) 713-3722 jennifer.radcliffe(at)dailynews.com |
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