California Cloud Workforce, Strong Workforce Regional Project

Funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office under the LAOCRC Strong Workforce Program (SWP)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The practical application of skills and industry certifications necessary for entry level jobs makes a cloud computing program COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE CONTACT: appropriate for community colleges to enhance their existing IT, Create a community of professional learners Dr. Tricia Ramos computer science, business or web design programs integrating OUTCOME 1: to develop cloud computing programs at each participating community college and partner Project Lead cloud managed services. The LA Community Colleges produce 680 high school. Santa Monica College IT certificates for the entire IT occupations, which is less than annual Dean for Workforce & openings in the occupations affected by cloud computing. Economic Development [email protected] 310-434-4040 AWS has partnered with Santa Monica College (SMC) to develop college credit courses based on an AWS curriculum framework in CURRICULUM Salomon Davila cloud computing career pathways that begins at the high school and OUTCOME 2: Create a common curriculum to serve as the structure Lead Project Manager leads to industry certifications. The goal of the CA Cloud Workforce of a cloud computing pathway from high school dual [email protected] Consortia is to expand this common curriculum and develop a enrollment to community college and transfer. 323-252-8763 regional career pathway program and certificate. Nancy Cárdenas High School Lead Santa Monica College [email protected] INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT 310-434-8621 Create a Cloud Computing Industry Council to OUTCOME 3: engage with employer around pathway design and PARTICIPATING COLLEGES: Howard Stahl alignment across the consortium and work-based Faculty Lead Cerritos College Los Angeles Southwest College learning for students. Santa Monica College Citrus College Los Angeles Trade Tech [email protected] Compton College Los Angeles Valley College El Camino College Mt. San Antonio College East Los Angeles College Pasadena City College Glendale College Rio Hondo College INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS Long Beach City College Santa Monica College OUTCOME 4: Align the pathway with industry certifications in cloud Los Angeles City College West Los Angeles College computing and include options for preparation and Los Angeles Harbor College transfer to four-year colleges. Los Angeles Mission College Lead College: Los Angeles Pierce College Santa Monica College