Emerging Industry Education for Youth: Connecting Youth to Key Industry Sectors

California Workforce Association Youth Conference

January 27, 2015Long Beach, California

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• Biomedical Device Production and Operation

• Medical device technology

• Product development

• Rapid prototyping and

• Cleanroom protocols

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• High school students involved in CTE are more engaged, perform better and graduate at higher rates.

• The average high school graduation rate for students concentrating in CTE programs is 90.18 percent, compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 74.9 percent.

• More than 70 percent of secondary CTE concentrators pursued postsecondary education shortly after high school.

• 4 out of 5 secondary CTE graduates who pursued postsecondary education after high school had earned a credential or were still enrolled two years later.

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Environmental Controls

HVAC

Machine Technology/Industrial Maintenance

Carpentry Wood Working Electrical

Welding

Bio-Manufacturing

Bio-Medical Engineering

Community Profile

• City of over 83,000 residents and 5,800 businesses• Located in the east side of the San Francisco Bay Area

Home to--- • 53 wineries including California wine industry trailblazers Concannon

Vineyard and Wente Vineyards• Over 40 beautiful parks and 1,700 acres of open space • Award-winning Downtown Shopping District

Community Profile

Home to world famous---

• The Livermore Premium Outlets featuring over 130 brand name stores

• Leading Science and Technology Research Centers- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia National Laboratories

Median Household Income: $97,379

Median Home Price: $645,650

Educational Attainment: 91.9%

Unemployment Rate: 3.2 %

Economic Snapshot

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Tri-Valley Regional ROP Center Program- 10 high school students

Laney College- 10 college students

Society of Manufacturing Engineers-Silicon Valley Chapter- 10 representatives

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Livermore Manufacturing Day 2014

Q & APresenters-Theresa De La VegaEconomic Development Specialist City of Livermoretbdelavega@cityoflivermore.net925-960-4049

Raya ZionCareer Services Program Manager Laney College rzion@peralta.edu650-288-5145

What can you do in your community to better connect youth to technology and other emerging industries?

Activities or programs you have done or plan to do

Organizations or agencies that need to participate to get the youth involved

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