Bay Area Computer User & Network Support Marketplace, Sept13, 2013

December 13, 2013, please join the Computer User & Network Support Marketplace - a convening of Bay Region employers with Bay Region community colleges - to better prepare the future workforce!  Please also share this invitation with your faculty contacts, advisory group members, business and industry contacts and social media! 
 

 

 

The Computer User & Network Support Marketplace is an event for Bay Region employers and community college representatives to meet and develop clear, common understanding of computer user, help desk and network technical support workforce needs, so students have efficient and effective pathways to those jobs, and employers have access to the quality workforce they need to support strategic ICT users and infrastructure. 


It will be a valuable use of your time and energy!  Please join us:

Friday, December 13, 2013
9AM-2PM (Breakfast served at 9:00 a.m. Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m.)
Ohlone College (www.ohlone.edu/core/mapsdirs/)
Fremont Campus, 43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539
Building 7, Admissions and Records - ROOM 7101
Link to Campus Map
Agenda and Parking permit forthcoming (will also be posted at baccc.net)

Breakfast and Lunch provided

Please RSVP by populating this link:  RSVP 12/13/13

This event is being co-convened by:

• the Bay Area Community College Consortium, a strategic collaboration of 28 Bay Area community colleges
• Bay Area Region ICT Deputy Sector Navigators
• The Mid-Pacific ICT Center (MPICT)

California Community Colleges (CCCs) and Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) have identified Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as an important strategic sector for California and Bay Area economies.  As part of the CCC Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economycampaign, Bay Area community colleges are coming together to proactively, strategically, efficiently and effectively meet ICT economic and workforce development needs in the greater Bay Area.  This marketplace meeting is part of that effort.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is an umbrella term, widely used outside the U.S. and in the United Nations, to encompass all rapidly emerging, evolving and converging computer, software, networking, telecommunications, Internet, programming, information systems and digital media technologies.

Thank you for all you do to improve ICT education and workforce!

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CSSIA's Train-the-Trainer registration is NOW open!!!

CSSIA's Train-the-Trainer registration is NOW open!!! 

In three years, the CSSIA Center for Teaching & Learning has conducted over 80 trainings and more than 1,000 instructors have successfully completed courses. CSSIA is always working toward helping schools address the demand for technicians in the workforce. For the winter TTT series, CSSIA continues to raise the bar and is offering the most innovative and relevant trainings.

The CSSIA trainings are fully synchronous, instructor-led, distance-learning online courses with hands-on labs!

Ethical Hacking
December 9th - 13th, 2013

Information Storage Management
December 9th - 13th, 2013

NETLAB+ User Community Workshop
December 12th & 13th, 2013

Security+
December 16th - 19th, 2013

VMware vSphere Install, Configure, Manage (ICM) 5.1
December 16th - 19th, 2013

Linuix 1 (LX0-101)
December 16th - 19th, 2013

Linuix II (LX0-102)
January 6th - 9th, 2014

LPI Academy Linux Essentials
January 20th - 24th, 2014

VMware Horizon View: ICM v5.1
January 21st - 24th, 2014

NETLAB+ User Community Workshop
January 30th & 31, 2014
  
TO VIEW the CSSIA training schedule or to REGISTER, click here.

Student2Student Workshops ~ for students, delivered BY students!
ONLINE workshop October 30th at 10:30a.m. PDT

Student2Student is a whole new way for students to teach, mentor and learn from each other, online and nationwide. Students from colleges and universities across the country will host learning sessions, presentations and classes on a variety of CYBERSECURITY topics-all will be delivered for FREE and online in a live, web-based learning environment.
To read more, click here.
To register, click here.

LPI Academy Program

The LPI Academy Program is bringing you several opportunities to prepare you for the classroom delivery of Linux Essentials and Linux+ powered by LPI (LPIC-1). All LPI Academy Instructors, as well as Information Technology Instructors who have an interest in adding Linux to their curriculum are invited to attend. Ross Brunson, LPI Academy's Director of Instruction, will lead you in the discussion to:

Take a detailed look at the exam objectives
Provide strategies for handling challenging topics
Give examples for handling obscure content
Explain the Linux+ powered by LPI "3-in-1 advantage" (3 certifications for the cost/effort of 1)
Answer your questions and concerns

LPI Academy Linux Essentials Deep Dive
Wed, Oct 30th, 2013  
Register Here 

Linux+ powered by LPI LX0-1 Deep Dive
Wed, Nov 6th, 2013 
Register Here

Linux+ powered by LPI LX0-2 Deep Dive
Wed, Nov 20th, 2013 
Register Here

VMware Certified Associate (VCA) Certification

Earning VMware Certified Associate (VCA) certification demonstrates your foundational understanding of virtualization technology. You'll be more confident when interacting with your customers, colleagues, and management and be better positioned to take advantage of career opportunities in an evolving IT industry. And as a VMware Academic Program participant, you are entitled to take the exam for free.

The VCA certification is available for four solution tracks:
VCA-Data Center Virtualization
VCA-Cloud
VCA-Workforce Mobility
VCA-Network Virtualization - coming soon

To read more click here.
To learn more about VMware, visit www.vmware.com.

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Free October 30th ICT Sector Workforce Webinar

 

The California Workforce Association and the California Workforce Investment Board invite you to join a webinar on:

 

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

A New Kind of Sector That Affects Almost Everything 

 

Wednesday October 30, 2013

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

 

Presenters Include:

• Bob Lanter, Executive Director, California Workforce Association
• Tim Rainey, Executive Director, California Workforce Investment Board
• James Jones, Executive Director, Mid-Pacific ICT Center (MPICT)
• Barrie Hathaway, Executive Director, The Stride Center

Agenda

• What is ICT & Why's It So Important to Economic Development and Workforce?
• Perspectives from the Field: WIBs and EDD, CBOs, Higher Education
• Promising Practices
• Next Steps

This is the first in a series of webinars that will explore Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Workforce. Other webinar topics may include:

• Workforce Readiness - Digital Literacy, the New Basic Skill
• ICT Employment Marketplace Challenges
• ICT Education and Training Pathways
• Engaging on ICT with and within the Workforce System

Register Here:

 

http://calworkforce.org/ict_in_workforce_webinars.html

 

Learn Why ICT Is Important To What You Do!

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Free ICT Workforce Webinar - October 30th

The California Workforce Association and the California Workforce Investment Board invite you to join a webinar on:

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

A New Kind of Sector That Affects Almost Everything 

Wednesday October 30, 2013

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Presenters Include:

· Bob Lanter, Executive Director, California Workforce Association
· Tim Rainey, Executive Director, California Workforce Investment Board
· James Jones, Executive Director, Mid-Pacific ICT Center (MPICT)
· Barrie Hathaway, Executive Director, The Stride Center

Agenda

· What is ICT & Why’s It So Important to Economic Development and Workforce?
· Perspectives from the Field: WIBs and EDD, CBOs, Higher Education
· Promising Practices
· Next Steps

This is the first in a series of webinars that will explore Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Workforce. Other webinar topics may include:

· Workforce Readiness – Digital Literacy, the New Basic Skill
· ICT Employment Marketplace Challenges
· ICT Education and Training Pathways
· Engaging on ICT with and within the Workforce System

Register Here: 

http://calworkforce.org/ict_in_workforce_webinars.html

Learn Why ICT Is Important To What You Do!

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Last Chance to Register for 2013 National Cyber League (NCL) Fall Season!

So far, more than 583 student players from 89 colleges and universities in 27 states have registered for the 2013 National Cyber League (NCL) Fall Season!

Registration closes Monday, September 30th.

Please share this opportunity with friends, students, teachers and peers in your networks! 

Our players tell us that the more participants, the more exciting and challenging post season team-based play will be for them.

The NCL mission is to offer engaging, entertaining, measurable, and scalable methods of learning to enlist a new generation of cybersecurity professionals.  Toward this end, the 2013 NCL Fall Season is designed to provide hands-on experiences and challenges that will enable players to practice and improve their cybersecurity skills - while having fun.

General information, the event schedule and rulesare available at: www.nationalcyberleague.org/fall13.shtml.

2013 Fall Season Highlights: 

·         Preparatory lab exercises and games to help prepare students for CompTIA Security+ and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification exams

·         16 CompTIA Security+ and 19 CEH preparatory lab exercisesbased on these certifications’ performance-based exam objectives, which students can access remotely from anywhere, anytime, to develop knowledge and skills

·         Instructor syllabito help integrate NCL labs and games into security classes

·         Games conducted 100% using cloud­‐based services, accessible from anywhere

·         Opportunities to follow the games as spectators

·         3 NCL Conferences (Eastern, Midwestern, and Western)

·         3 brackets to engage novice (Bronze), intermediate (Silver) and experienced players (Gold bracket)

·         Pre-season assessment to identify players with similar skill levels; players will be placed in one of three brackets based on skill level (Bronze, Silver, Gold)

·         Regular Seasonwith 2 games optimized for individuals

·         Post-Season with two 5-10 player team-based games: NCL Conference and National championships

·         “Player Cards” and player/team statistics

·         Scenario-based, real-world gamesappealing to broad audiences (including men, women and non-dominant populations) to encourage engagement and passion

·         A strict Honor Code

Individual Award Certificates will be presented for Regular Season game play to recognize players who are Top 10 in their conference and national brackets.

Team Award Certificates will be presented to Top 10 teams in their conference and national brackets. 

Students:

·         All Players who complete the regular season games and associated evaluations will receive Certificates of Participationto add to their professional portfolios and resumes.

·         To advance event sustainability and demonstrate commitment, there is an affordable registration fee of $20 per player to participate in the regular season and $25 per team for post-season play (via PayPal).

·         Register at events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pvd9yudab&oeidk=a07e7yev4b40d6f89d4.  (There is also a link to the registration page from the NCL website.)

·         Registration closes September 30, 2013.

·         Remotely accessible labs for CompTIA Security+ and EC Counsel Certified Ethical Hacker will be available through December 14, 2013.

·         Go to www.nationalcyberleague.org/fall13.shtml for additional information

·         You will need a faculty coach/mentor to register.

Faculty/Coaches:

·         To make it easier for you to integrate NCL activities into your classes, please see instructor syllabi for:

o   CompTIA Security+

o   EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

·         Students participating in the 2013 NCL Fall regular season get access to hands-on labs to develop Security+ and CEH skills, 24x7, during the event period.

·         Students are required to have a faculty mentor/coach.  To serve as a faculty mentor/coach you will need to provide your students with your contact information, which they will submit in the registration process.  You will receive regular communications from the NCL, keeping you abreast of the latest developments.  Students should be able to contact you for counsel about these lab exercises. You will have opportunities to observe the NCL games in a virtual environment.  In reality, there is little actually required of you.

·         NCL participation is a great way to create enthusiasm and passion for cybersecurity education, to create student and school pride, and to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills. It adds value to your classes, and it often improves student outcomes.

·         Please share this opportunity with your friends, colleagues and students!

This is going to be really fun!

Thank you,

Dan Manson

NCL Commissioner

To join the NCL email list, please provide your name, email address, and college affiliation via email to info@nationalcyberleague.org.

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CyberWatch West Digital Forensics Faculty Professional Development Opportunity

Register Now
DIGITAL FORENSICS
...And More

For the Summer of 2013

CWW is pleased to announce an exclusive new program designed specifically with our members in mind (but also open to non-members).

Online Digital Forensics Class
Teaching Digital Forensics Using AccessData FTK
in a Remotely Accessed Virtual Environment

Teaching digital forensics can be challenging, especially with the need to maintain a lab of computers, keep the software up-to-date and have realistic scenarios/evidence to work with. This course will address many of those concerns using the Remote Access Virtualization Environment (RAVE) as a platform to teach Digital Forensics. Each participant will be given an account with access to the machines for the entire duration of the course (including evenings). If participants wish to utilize labs or experiment with the tools and techniques, they may continue to do so even after the course is completed.

July 29 to August 2, 2013
from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

$150 - CWW Members
$200 - Non-Members

More information and Registration available Here!
(Clicking on the link will bring you to the Mt. San Antonio College Box Office
home page. Once there, click on the CyberWatch West Tab near the middle of
the top horizontal menu to take you to the class info and registration page.
From the info page, you will be able to select Member or Non-Member price).

Questions: Please contact CWW Office @ 909-274-4614

Additional Training Opportunities Available for CWW Members!

Use the summer months to brush up on your professional certifications. Find out more about the CWW Faculty Certification Program here!

Phone: (909) 274-4614
Fax: (909) 274-2519
Email: info@cyberwatchwest.org

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Free CSSIA Remote Security+ and VMware Instructor Training

CSSIA Connects...

July 2013

Availability in Summer Train-the-Trainer Courses

Awww, the lazy days of summer are here among us... 

If "lazy" isn't your thing, join the CSSIA instructors for Security+ or VMware trainings ~ we'll help make your summer dreams come true!! CSSIA just made available a few more seats in both trainings to accomodate those that can't get enough of CSSIA. :)

Seats are limited, register today!      

FREE Security + TRAINING

July 29th - August 2nd

Need to prepare for the CompTIA Security + certification?

This Security+ training will do the trick!!! 

"Jesse Varsalone was great! He was very knowledgeable, available and helpful."

"The material and labs were really good stuff."

This 5 day distance-learning training is synchronous and instructor-led with hands-on labs.

Registration ends Friday, July 12th so register FAST!

If class is full, please contact Lynn at lynn.dohm@morainevalley.edu to put you on the waiting list.

REGISTER HERE!


FREE VMware FREE VMware FREE VMware




FREE VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (ICM) V5.0

August 12th - 16th

Shouldn't your institution be teaching virtualization??? This course is calling your name!!!

"The instructor, John Vos, was brilliant. The level of knowledge he displayed with this technology was along the lines of someone who has been a daily practitioner for the last 20 years.
His delivery of the course was exemplary!"

This 5 day distance-learning training is synchronous and instructor-led with hands-on labs

Seats are limited... register QUICK!

If class is full, please contact Lynn at lynn.dohm@morainevalley.edu to put you on the waiting list.

REGISTER HERE!

www.cssia.org
National Resource Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) | 9000 W. College Pkwy | Palos Hills | IL | 60465

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MPICT Q2 Newsletter

MPICT's 2nd Quarter Newsletter is available for download.

Check it out!

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California ICT Deputy Sector Navigators Announced!

See ICT Deputy Sector Navigator awards!

This is a great opportunity to improve ICT education at California Community Colleges.

Intent-to-Award: Deputy Sector Navigators Grantees The Chancellor’s Office Division of Workforce & Economic Development has announced the intent-to-award grants to establish a network of Deputy Sector Navigators in support of the Doing What MATTERS for Jobs and the Economy (DWM) framework. Deputy Sector Navigators will collaboratively work in-region to advance curricular pathways in sectors important to regional economies. "This is another milestone for our system in answering the call of our regional and state economies. Through these grants, we are identifying talent on the ground who can work with colleges and their partners to align and articulate curriculum consistent with labor market demands. While a skill gap may be difficult to address in silos, we will find more solutions when we can bring forth the collective regional capacity," states Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development. These grantees were selected through a competitive statewide process, and upon formal Board of Governors approval and standard RFA processes, these Deputy Sector Navigators will be added to the 2013-14 Directory found at http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/Contact.aspx. This Directory will be the source of the most updated contact information. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Sector Navigator: Jose Anaya Email: janaya@elcamino.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-152-001 North Sierra Joint CCD Carol Pepper-Kittredge cpepper-kittredge@sierracollege.edu 13-152-004 Interior Bay Peralta CCD Mark Martin mark.martin@design4X.com 13-152-009 Central Valley Sequoias CCD C. Louann Waldner, Ph.D. louannw@cos.edu 13-152-010 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Joe Klocko joe.klocko@canyons.edu 13-152-007 Desert/Inland Empire Chaffey CCD Ken Eaves keneaves@hotmail.com 13-152-002 Los Angeles El Camino CCD David Gonzales dgonzales@elcamino.edu 13-152-008 Orange North Orange County CCD Norma A. Alvarado nalvarado@sce.edu 13-152-006 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Trudy Gerald tgerald@sdccd.edu   ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION & RENEWABLES Sector Navigator: Peter Davis Email: outrchpd@me.com RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-153-002 Interior Bay San Francisco CCD Gerald Bernstein gbernste@ccsf.edu 13-153-003 Desert/Inland Empire Desert CCD Larry McLaughlin lmclaughlin@collegeofthedesert.edu 13-153-001 Los Angeles Cerritos CCD Jannet Malig jmalig@cerritos.edu 13-153-004 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Gregory M. Newhouse gnewhous@sdccd.edu   LIFE SCIENCES/BIOTCHNOLOGY Sector Navigator: Sandra Slivka Email: sslivka@sdccd.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-154-002 Interior Bay Ohlone CCD Josie Sette jsette@ohlone.edu 13-154-001 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Wendie Johnston wajohnston@mac.com   AGRICULTURE, WATER, & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Sector Navigator: Nancy Gutierrez Email: nancy.gutierrez@reedleycollege.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-155-002 Far North Shasta-Tehama-Trinity CCD Greg O’Sullivan grego@edoncall.com 13-155-003 Bay West Valley-Mission CCD David Esmaili david.esmaili@westvalley.edu 13-155-005 Central Valley Yosemite CCD Don Borges borgesd@mjc.edu 13-155-001 South Central Allan Hancock Joint CCD Margaret Lau margaret.lau@hancockcollege.edu   HEALTH Sector Navigator: Linda Zorn Email: zornli@butte.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-156-005 Far North Butte-Glenny CCD Trudy L. Old oldtr@butte.edu 13-156-011 North Los Rios CCD Sue Hussey husseys@scc.losrios.edu 13-156-003 Bay Area West Valley-Mission CCD Cynthia Harrison cynthia.harrison@wvm.edu 13-156-006 Interior Bay Solano County CCD Barbara Brock bbrock@napavalley.edu 13-156-007 Central Valley Sequoias CCD Valerie Fisher valerief@cos.edu 13-156-008 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Walter Penniman II walter.penniman@canyons.edu 13-156-010 Desert/Inland Empire Desert CCD Avante Simmons asimmons@collegeofthedesert.edu 13-156-004 Los Angeles Rio Hondo CCD Shari Herzfeld sherzfeld@riohondo.edu 13-156-001 Orange Coast CCD Mary O'Connor moconnor@gwc.cccd.edu 13-156-002 San Diego/Imperial Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD Ann Durham ann.durham@gcccd.edu   GLOBAL TRADE & LOGISTICS Sector Navigator: Jeffrey Williamson Email: jeff.Williamson@rccd.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-157-001 North Los Rios CCD Brooks Ohlson ohlsonb@losrios.edu 13-157-012 Bay Area San Mateo County CCD Richard Soyombo soyombo@smccd.edu 13-157-004 Interior Bay Peralta CCD Petural Shelton pshelton@peralta.edu 13-157-007 Central Valley Merced CCD Jeanette Benson benson.j@mccd.edu 13-157-002 South Central Santa Barbara CCD Melissa Moreno melissa.moreno@sbccd.edu 13-157-005 Desert/Inland Empire Riverside CCD Lily Wong lily.wong@rccd.edu 13-157-010 Los Angeles Long Beach CCD Lynn Stewart 12.stewart.cw@lbccd.edu 13-157-008 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Jetza Torres torres.jetza@rsccd.edu 13-157-003 San Diego/Imperial Southwestern CCD Victor Castillo vcastillo@swccd.edu   INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)/ DIGITAL MEDIA Sector Navigator: Stephen Wright Email: steve@wrightca.com RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-158-001 Far North Butte-Glenn CCD Myron Curtis curtismy@butte.edu 13-158-007 Bay Area Hartnell CCD Olivia Davalos odavalos@hartnell.edu 13-158-009 Central Valley State Center CCD Dennis Mohle dennis.mohle@fresnocitycollege.edu 13-158-008 South Central Santa Clarita CCD Paula Hodge paula.hodge@canyons.edu 13-158-011 Desert/Inland Empire San Bernadino CCD Albert R. Maniaol amaniaol@sbccd.cc.ca.us 13-158-003 Los Angeles Los Angeles CCD Dan Watanabe watanabedan-ideas@yahoo.com 13-158-006 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Gustavo Chamorro chamorro_gustavo@rsccd.edu 13-158-010 San Diego/Imperial San Diego CCD Rose M. LaMuraglia rlamurag@sdccd.edu   SMALL BUSINESS Sector Navigator: Charles Eason Email: charles.eason@solano.edu RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-159-004 Bay Area Cabrillo CCD Alex Kramer alframer@cabrillo.edu 13-159-002 Far North Shasta-Tehama-Trinity CCD Darren Gurney dgurney@shastacollege.edu 13-159-005 Interior Bay Napa Valley CCD Charles Monahan cmonahan@napavalley.edu 13-159-008 Central Valley San Joaquin Delta CCD Lorinda Forrest lorfor@gmail.com 13-159-003 South Central San Luis Obispo CCD Israel Dominguez israel_dominguez@cuesta.edu 13-159-011 Desert/Inland Empire Victor Valley CCD James Johnson james.johnson@vvc.edu 13-159-001 Los Angeles Los Angeles CCD Kourt Williams> williakd@lacitycollege.edu 13-159-006 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Leila Mozaffari mozaffari_leila@rsccd.edu 13-159-009 San Diego/Imperial Mira Costa CCD Joe Molina jmolina@miracosta.edu   ENERGY (EFFICIENCY) & UTILITIES Sector Navigator: Jim Caldwell Email: jcaldwell@workforceincubator.org RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-160-001 Bay Area Foothill-DeAnza CCD Catherine Ayers ayerscatherine@fhda.edu 13-160-003 Los Angeles Rio Hondo CCD Bruce Noble bruce.noble@riohondo.edu   RETAIL/HOSPITALITY/TOURISM 'LEARN AND EARN' Sector Navigator: TBD RFA Number & Region District Deputy Sector Navigator 13-161-001 Central Merced CCD Gayla Jurevich gayla.jurevich@mccd.edu 13-161-003 Bay Area San Mateo County CCD Andrea Vizenor andreavizenor@yahoo.com 13-161-002 Orange Rancho Santiago CCD Ruth Cossio-Muniz cossio-muniz_ruth@rsccd.edu   Regards, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor Workforce & Economic Development Division Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street, 4th floor executive offices, Sacramento, CA 95811 916-327-5492 or vtquinlivan@cccco.edu For appointments, please contact Gary Alexander:  916-445-2949 or galexander@cccco.edu. Follow me on Twitter @WorkforceVan. Find Jobs & Economy tips at http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/.

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