Program Components:

Academic/remedial support

Role models/mentors

Internships/Secondary-postsecondary partnerships

Business-community partnership

Heidi Cabral, Program Administrator

310-660-6780

hcabral@elcamino.edu

career sectors.

counseling and a peer support network that meets bi-monthly. The peer support group

features a women in the trades speaker and tours of local business/industry; 2) Tutoring in

English and Math to improve college-required skills and knowledge; 3) Mentoring by

current women students enrolled in industry/technical career areas; 4) Outreach to local

employers to develop apprenticeships for program participants; 5) Celebration of

Women’s Month by featuring a panel presentation of women in non-traditional careers

and touring local business/industries; 6) Outreach to local high schools and adult schools

by producing a “fashion show” featuring women in non-traditional occupational work

clothing, describing the skills and knowledge needed for employment, and the background

of the model (who is employed in a non-traditional occupation); and 7) Partnering with

Tech Prep, the College’s Robotics Academy and Career Center, as well as local

businesses to promote and support the program. The program is in the process of forming

an Advisory Committee. Since the program is not quite one-year old, it is still in the

process of planning and implementing activities that meet the needs of women wanting to

enter nontraditional occupations.

two Math tutors, and volunteer program mentors.

room to act as a program center.

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schools and adult schools, the One-Stop Centers, and local businesses through flyers and

networking.

year. Participants have been consistent and enthusiastic about the program and the

support that it offers them. Some are preparing to enroll in college by improving their

language and math skills, and some are taking courses leading to employment in nontraditional

occupations.

inspirational and invaluable mentor to the program’s start-up and operations.