Contra Costa County

Adult Education Consortium

Acalanes Adult Education

Martinez Adult Education

Mt. Diablo Adult Education

• Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate.

• Classes and courses for non-citizen eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a second language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills.

• Education programs for adults with disabilities.

• Short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential.

• Programs for apprentices.

The Contra Costa County Adult Education

Consortium has been formed, in accordance with AB86, Section 76, Article 3, to develop a regional plan to improve the delivery of

adult education in the following program areas

and address existing gaps in programs and services:

What is AEBG(Adult Education Block Grant)?

AEBG Mission:

•Improve literacy skills

•Completion of high school diplomas or equivalent

•Completion of postsecondary certificates, degrees, or training programs

•Placement into jobs

•Improved wages

Diablo Valley College

Career & Technical Educational Pathways

Certificates and Degrees Architecture Addiction Studies Administration of Justice Art Digital Media Broadcast Communication Arts Business Computer Information Systems Computer Network Technology Computer Science Computer Technical Support Construction Culinary Arts Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene

Early Childhood Education Electronics/Electricity Engineering Technology Energy Systems Geographic Information

Systems Horticulture Library Technology Music Industry Studies Kinesiology Office Professional Plumbing/Steam Fitting Special Education

Paraprofessional Technical Theater

Project ACCESS: Advancing Child Care Education and Student Success

• Project ACCESS is a collaborative project between Diablo Valley College and Mt. Diablo Adult Education. It provides training, career

and other support services for non-native speakers of English who want to enter and advance in the early childhood education (ECE)

field.

• Students take one English as a Second Language (ESL) class and one Early Childhood Education (ECE) class per term. It is recommended

that students complete assessment through the ESL placement test into ESL-086-High Intermediate Reading Comprehension and

ESL-088-High Intermediate Writing. The following sequence of linked courses are taken together:

•ECE-123 and ESL-091F Spring 2017

•ECE-125 and ESL-091E Fall 2017

•ECE-130 and ESL-091B Spring 2018

•ECE-124 and ESL-091C Fall 2018

Office Professional Level 1 14 units

Units Class # Class

1 BUS 100 Keyboarding (credit by exam)

3 BUS 101 Business English

1 BUS 102 Applied business math calculations (credit by exam)

Choose 4 units from:

2 CIS 115 Microsoft Word

2 CIS 116 Microsoft Excel

2 CIS 119 Microsoft Outlook

Choose 3 units from:

.5 BUSMG 160 Conflict management

.5 BUSMG 161 Group and teams

.5 BUSMG 165 Managing stress

.5 BUSMG 166 Time management

.5 BUSMG 167 Developing and presenting a business plan

.5 BUSMG 168 Customer service

.5 BUSMG 170 Effective oral presentations

.5 BUSMG 173 Intercultural communication

.5 BUSMG 174 Records management

.5 BUSMG 175 Business ethics

Pre-ApprenticeshipFull or part-time Programs

(21 units can be completed in 1 Spring semester!)

Prepare to work in the trades Students will learn to: Apply basic construction techniques Apply safe work habits Create a work schedule and cost estimates Develop direct hands-on work experience at an off-site location

(Fridays) Average of 85% of students transition into paid apprenticeships $17-

$24 an hour with benefits directly after the program. Must be 18 or older before completion of program

Articulation Agreement Courses

Adult School Adult School Course DVC Course

Martinez Adult School Career Connections BUS 107/BUS 250

Martinez Adult School Intermediate MS Word 2013 BUSIM 110

Martinez Adult School Advanced MS Word 2013 BUSIM 111/CIS 115

Martinez Adult School Advanced MS Excel 2013 CIS 116

Martinez Adult School MS Access 2013 CIS 117

Martinez Adult School Outlook 2013 CIS 119

What is a Transition Specialist?

• Create and administer workshops to assist students in developing their specific pathway

• Organize Student Assessments, Orientations and Educational Planning

• Assist Students with applying and interpreting student support services:

EOPS/CARE

CalWORKS

Child Care

Registration

Assessment

Educational Planning

Counseling

Career Technical

Pathways

DSPS

Tutoring

Financial Aid

FASFA/BOGG

AB540

Scholarship

Adult Education to Community College

Who are the Transition Specialists???

Adult Education Transition SpecialistCentral Contra Costa CountyAcalanes, Mt. Diablo and Martinez Adult SchoolDarryl Coachmandcoachman@cccoe.k12.ca.us

Adult Education Transition SpecialistCentral Contra Costa CountyDiablo Valley CollegeNicole Gomesngomes@dvc.edu