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Cal State L.A. brings education to
new high-tech apprenticeship program
Collaborative effort encourages veterans, others to become
engineers,
starting at Stellar Microelectronics
Part of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Engineering Initiative, the program
will begin in 2009. It is a collaboration of California State
University (CSU); Stellar Microelectronics, Inc.; California State
University, Los Angeles; College of the Canyons; and the State of
California.
Cal State L.A. will provide educational guidance to strengthen the
promise of the experience for participants.
“Many veterans are leaving today’s military service with high-tech
skills and unparalleled field experience,” said CSU Chancellor
Charles B. Reed. “CSU’s professional science programs will put these
men and women to work, and produce the certification and degree they
need to be successful.
“These programs align with the needs of California's technology
manufacturing industry, helping provide the jobs the state needs in
order to emerge from the current economic downturn.”
Stellar Microelectronics is an engineering, design, and production
services company for electronics products in the biomedical,
aerospace and military markets. Participants in the program, which
is also open to non-veterans, will receive additional on-the-job
training and education while employed by Stellar Microelectronics.
The announcement was made at the opening of Stellar’s new Valencia,
Calif., manufacturing facility.
Cal State L.A., in coordination with College of the Canyons, will
provide academic direction and support for the apprenticeship
program. Consistently rated among the nation’s best schools of its
kind by U.S. News & World Report, Cal State L.A.’s
College of
Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology offers programs in
civil, electrical and mechanical engineering; computer science and
industrial technology.
According to Keith Moo-Young, dean of the
College of
Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at Cal State L.A.,
“This apprenticeship program is a special opportunity for all of us
involved. We enjoy building these types of bridges—bringing new
students into engineering, giving them knowledge and experience, and
connecting them to professional opportunities. We’re especially
excited to help provide these new opportunities to veterans.”
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