Get job ready at Leeward Community College

As a part of Get Job Ready: Celebrating Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month at Leeward Community College, a full slate of information sessions and an open house are offered to provide an in-depth look at career programs available at Leeward CC. Governor David Ige kicked off the month long celebration with a proclamation in recognition of “their outstanding contribution to our state.”

Organized by program coordinators, the information sessions are open to the general public. Attendees will be able to learn more about the degree and certificate options and meet the instructors and students enrolled in the program. Degree requirements, support services available for Leeward CC students and financial aid options will be covered.

This is the third year Leeward has mounted a variety of activities to increase awareness of the many program and career options available.

“The activities planned in February illustrate the rigor and relevance career and technical education courses offered to our students,” said Ron Umehira, dean of Career and Technical Education. “By partnering with the business community, CTE programs are investing in students’ lives with the latest technology and skills that will prepare them to become successful employees as well as future leaders.”

Session details

• Television Production
  Tuesday, February 17 and February 24, 5:30–7 p.m., BE 103

  The unique media program co-designed by industry leaders and university educators will give you the knowledge skills necessary to enter the TV production profession

• Business Programs: Accounting, Management & Business Technology
  Wednesday, February 18, 6–7 p.m., BE 229A

  Programs offering practical skills for today’s competitive work environment; several options for a first time career, job promotion or career change.

• Plant Biology & Tropical Agriculture
  Wednesday, February 18, 6–7 p.m., MS 108

  Offering the training to succeed in Hawaiʻi’s diversified agriculture and biotechnology workforce. It’s also a perfect start to a four-year degree in bioscience, or developing your own agribusiness

• Digital Media
  Thursday, February 19, 5:30–7 p.m., BS 104

  From web design to video production, the DMED program combines a solid foundation of art and design with the practical technical skills needed to explore and express ideas in today’s multimedia world.

• Health Information Technology
  Tuesday, February 24, 7–8 p.m., BE 229A

  One of the fastest growing industries, the field is projected to grow nearly twice as fast as the average for all occupations in future years.

• Open House: Workforce Development Programs
  Wednesday, February 25, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., CE Portables

  Non credit programs in Process Technology, Business, Sustainability, Transportation, Healthcare and Hospitality and Food

• Substance Abuse Counseling
  Wednesday, February 25, 12–1 p.m., FA 201

  Opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills required by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium, (ICRC) which governs Hawaiʻi state certification of substance abuse counselors

For more information or questions, please call (808) 455-0228 or visit Leeward CC’s CTE Month website.