WEC Brochure

Dear Friends, The Workforce Education Coalition (“WEC”) was formed to respond to Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce members' requests for help in building a reliable skilled workforce. To address members’ needs, the Chamber developed partnerships with local schools and employers to create industry tour programs.

Student, teacher and employer interest in the tours exceeded all expectations. The demand for career exploration opportunities led the Chamber to form the Chamber of Commerce Workforce Education Coalition 501(c)(3) to expand the work that it had started.

Today, WEC programs bring businesses, teachers and students together through teacher summer STEM-Ersions, STEM-Equity programs, monthly Entrée to Employment sector dinners and industry tours. In addition, the WEC collaborates with education and industry partners on special projects.

We invite you to join WEC’s growing list of supporters by becoming a Workforce Investor through a financial contribution or your business’ participation in our programs. The WEC relies upon the generosity of Workforce Investors to sustain its programs.

Please contact me to discuss how we can partner to help create a robust Ventura County workforce.

Marybeth Jacobsen President

  Students learn how STEM classes relate to careers.  Tours present a variety of workplace settings and career alternatives.

 Presentations focus on essential job skills and local training programs.

 Business owners, managers and employees discuss required

To create partnerships between educational institutions and business communities to develop a skilled regional workforce

technical skills and work ethics, pay scale and working conditions.

 Participants overwhelmingly believe that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in WEC programs.

WEC programs are designed to communicate Ventura County businesses’ workforce needs to students and teachers. Our programs encourage businesses to open their facilities and operations to educational exploration to attract interested students to fill key skilled worker jobs.

Project Based Learning

Manufacturing Tours Students visit the Simi Valley Career Institute Machine Shop and then tour manufacturing plants where they speak with plant managers, engineers and machine operators.

STEM-Equity Manufacturing Tour Junior high and high school girls visit manufacturing plants where they learn about women in manufacturing from Rosie the Riveter to 21 st century engineers. The girls also hear from a STEM college professor about career options.

Healthcare Tour

Healthcare Tours Students visit healthcare facilities to experience a broad range of medical careers including EMT, ER nursing, occupational and speech therapy, radiology, and cardiac surgery.

Teacher STEM-Ersion-Manufacturing This three day program immerses teachers in the manufacturing sector and culminates with teachers reading blueprints, operating shop equipment and designing project-based learning lessons.

STEM-Equity Tour

Teacher STEM-Ersion-Healthcare Teachers spend three days immersed in the healthcare sector. They work with Hands-On Body Systems® and MANIKEN® Student Models to design project based learning lessons.

Entrée to Employment Every month students and professionals from a different industry sector dine together to explore career pathways.

The Capacity Project

Manufacturing Tour

An innovative program designed by Opterra and WatzzOn will teach students in the environmental science pathway energy conservation lessons. Students will be hired to share what they learned with the community.

Environmental Resources Tour Students get a close-up look at the Waste Management Landfill and Recycling Center. Next stop is the Simi Valley Water Quality Control Plant.

Students learn about creation and use of green energy and recycled water.

Teacher STEM-Ersion

For some of us it's a process of elimination, so exploring is valuable.

Today I was made aware of potential healthcare internships in my community.

This was an eye opener program.

This trip made me realize there are a lot of career possibilities.

I loved the tour...it made me change my perspective on so many things.

Become a Workforce Investor...Today!

HONORARY BOARD Congressman Steve Knight Senator Fran Pavley Assemblyman Scott Wilk Supervisor Peter Foy Mayor Bob Huber

Your gift to WEC funds programs that introduce students and teachers to high demand careers in Ventura County. Participants learn which sectors are hiring skilled workers, where they can learn the skills that industries need, and what they should be doing in school, today, to prepare for tomorrow's jobs.

Please make your check payable to WEC and mail to: WEC, 40 W. Cochran Street, Suite 100, Simi Valley, CA 93065 The WEC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Federal Tax ID #: 47-1802016to

2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Scott Blough

Lisa Hemenway

Ernie Villegas

Community West Bank

Waste Management

Villegas Public Affairs

Lynn Chen

Leigh Nixon

Sandy Werner

Kavlico/CST Corp.

Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce

Simi Valley Hospital

Brian Gabler

Harry VanDyck

Celina Zacarias

City of Simi Valley

Century Accounting & Tax Solutions

CalState Channel Islands

Rudy Gonzales

Jim Vigdor

Marybeth Jacobsen

Southern California Edison

Alcoa Fastening Systems & Rings

President

Education Coalition P.O. Box Workforce 661 Simi Valley, CACochran 93062Street, Suite 100 40 W. 805-807-5100Simi Valley, CA 93065 www.roundupsimi.org Tel: 805-526-3900 Fax: 805-526-6234 www.simivalleykiwanis.com marybeth@workforceec.org Federal Tax ID#: 75-3114651 www.workforceec.org Section 501(c)(3) Federal Tax ID: 47-1802016