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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College has an 80+ year history of educating and preparing the Los Angeles workforce for careers in industries that fuel the regional economy. The college began in 1925 by offering a course in power sewing at a manufacturing plant-hence the roots of the college are firmly grounded in workforce education and economic development.
Today…Trade-Tech is a substantial provider of a knowledgable, skilled, and prepared workforce in Los Angeles. In the last five years alone over 75,000 individuals have participated in career-technical, workforce education and training programs at the college.
Meeting the Need for Middle-Skilled Jobs In the wake of the baby boomers' wave of retirements and the emerging green economy, many kinds of employers may have trouble filling skilled, well-paid jobs that don't require bachelors' degrees. With the unacceptable rates of high school dropout, and increasing need for remedial education and basic skills training, employers are increasingly concerned about the competitiveness of California's industries. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College has serval initiatives aimed at providing a skilled and educated workforce to meet the current and future needs of employers in Los Angeles and beyond. These initiatives are as follows.
- Reinvigorating and Reinventing Career Technical Education (CTE) The Reinvigorating and Reinventing Career Technical Education Initiative at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College includes multiple activities as follows: developing a K20 career and professional education pathways model called the Success in Technical & Professional Pathways Program (ST&P3); re-engineering LATTC career-technical programs, and developing new funding mechanisms to support career-technical education. To learn more about the CTE Initiative at LATTC click here.
- Industry Sector-Specific Workforce Development Initiatives Los Angele Trade-Technical College engages in continous program development to ensure that education and training programs are available to address workforce shortages in highest demand industries in Los Angeles. More specifically that programs are readily available to prepare individuals for successful employment in entry-level positions that lead to career opportunities; to provide training for incumbent workers to acquire new skills to advance, and to fulfill specific occupational shortages in industries critical to the economic vitality of Los Angeles. Currently LATTC is engaged in three industry sector development initiatives as follows:
Utility Sector Initiative - the Utility and Construction Prep Program
Hospitality Sector Initiative - in development
- Workforce Development Research Los Angeles Trade-Technical College conducts workforce development research to inform educators and the community on the workforce development needs of Los Angeles industries. Most recent reports and publications are as follows: