PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATORS LOOK AT INSTRUCTION ON CAREERS.Byline: Gloria Gonzales Daily News Staff Writer More than two dozen teachers, counselors and administrators took a day off from school Wednesday to tour the Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Adult School and learn about its professional training programs. ``The tours benefit students, teachers and businesses,'' said Jeanette Jennet jennet jenny. , an Oxnard School District administrator and a member of the Ventura County Economic Development Association's education committee. The association, in conjunction with the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools Office, sponsors the tours. ``The tours allow teachers to see, firsthand, what kinds of skills students need and they pass that information on. You can't take thousands of students on tours through programs and businesses, but you can take small groups of teachers.'' Some 30 teachers, counselors and administrators learned about dental and medical careers, cosmetology cos·me·tol·o·gy n. The study or art of cosmetics and their use. [French cosmétologie : cosmétique, cosmetic; see cosmetic + -logie, -logy. , computer graphics, and business and surgical technology, in addition to more traditional trade programs like auto mechanics and welding. Later in the semester, teachers will tour medical centers, hotels, television stations and manufacturers. Participants heard from student dental assistants that their $1,600, five-month program includes two months' course work and a three-month internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. , and that they expect to earn starting pay of $10 an hour. Similar courses at private training colleges cost $5,000 to $9,000. Teachers and counselors asked instructors and adult school counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. Gloria Hasson about course requirements, fees and job opportunities. ``Labor estimates show that only 25 percent of the student population will go on to complete a four-year college degree, so the other 75 percent need to develop a career focus,'' said Mary Hopple Hop´ple v. t. 1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or straying horse s>. [ imp. & p. p. , a career counselor at Oxnard High School Oxnard High School, or OHS as it is commonly referred to, is a public four-year high school serving grades 9-12 in Oxnard, California. The school is the oldest in the Oxnard Union High School District, and is the oldest public high school in all of Ventura County. . ``The predictions are also that most jobs won't require college degrees, but technology training. . . . So that kind of exposure is especially helpful for teachers and counselors . . . then we can help kids develop that focus at an earlier age. And we can help them see that there are many ways to be successful.'' Tours are ongoing and are open to high school and community college teachers, administrators, counselors and career center technicians. For more information about upcoming tours, call (805) 388-4435. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) (Color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour Simi Edition only) Joyce Hayes, a machining instructor at the Simi Valley Adult School, speaks to a tour of educators. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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