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Program Snapshot

Cabling/Fiber Optics Training

Objectives
  • Provide job training and placement in the communications industry for 60 low-income residents.
  • Provide college credit.
  • Lead to employment in the communications industry sector for un- and under-employed local residents.
Outcomes
  • In development (launch set for 2010.)
  • Cabling trainees will take LATTC classes (ETNTLGY 252 Network Cabling Specialist & ETNTLGY 253 Fiber Optics), earning 6 college credit units and a Fiber Optics & Network Cabling Specialist Certificate of Completion.
  • Trainees will be placed in a 4-week work assignment, and be eligible for a $1,000 stipend.
  • Upon successful completion of all program requirements, cabling trainees will be eligible for hiring by the industry partner.
History

To launch in 2010.

Collaborations
  • Electronics Dept. at LATTC.
  • Vernon-Central Workforce Development Network.
  • City of Los Angeles, CDD/WIB & WorkSource Centers.
Funding Sources
  • LATTC.
  • California Emerging Technology Fund.
  • Broadband Stimulus.
  • Industry partners.
  • Credit classes @ $20/unit for residents ($181/unit for non-residents).
  • Financial assistance available.
Enrollment

Open to un- and under-employed residents of South Los Angeles.

Participant Commitment

108 hours of classroom instruction, 160 hours of on-the-job placement in work experience.

Fees
  • Credit classes @ $20/unit for residents ($181/unit for non-residents).
  • Financial assistance available.