CTE Programs at SBVC to Gain from $1 Million Initiative
With the signing of the 2018-19 state budget by Governor Brown, career education programs
in the San Bernardino Community College District received $1 million to help launch
the Advanced Manufacturing Futures Initiative. The partnership between Assemblymember
Eloise Gómez Reyes (D- San Bernardino) and the San Bernardino Community College District
will help expand hands-on job training at San Bernardino Valley College to prepare
students for the Inland Empire’s growing demand of qualified manufacturing and production
sector workers.
“We have seen substantial increases in both demand and popularity for jobs in the
manufacturing and production sector and I am elated to be partnering with San Bernardino
Community College District to help provide training for our next generation of workers,”
said Assemblymember Reyes. “In the Inland Empire alone, there are 17,500+ new manufacturing
and production jobs projected by 2024 that will need skilled and trained workers and
this program is just the start to meet those needs.”
The initiative will provide students with modernized training in in-demand jobs that
include electricians, welders, machinists, engineering technicians, chemical plant
and system operators and mechanical drafters, among others.
The current career options at SBVC will be enhanced by integrating the newest and
state-of-the-art equipment, tools and software to aid in curricula for industry-recognized
certificates and associate degrees that lead to “Pathway Occupations” that constitute
manager and supervisorial roles that are offered through universities in the form
of bachelor’s degrees.
“Thanks to Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes’ tireless leadership to elevate job training
as a state budget priority, today our region took a major step forward in building
a stronger workforce and stronger economy,” said San Bernardino Community College
District Chancellor Bruce Baron. “San Bernardino Valley College is now better positioned
to provide students with leading-edge courses, and better positioned to support local
businesses with a pipeline of workers who are job-ready and armed with in-demand skills.”
Article from the San Bernardino Community College District