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The college has received $210,950 in stimulus moneyt to provide classroom training for green jobs inthe high-growthj industry of facilities management, a news release said The money comes from almost $5 million in federap Recovery Act funds allocated by the throughj the Sacramento Employment and Trainingt Agency. The College of Continuing Education is one of 19 area organizationsz receivingthe funds. The college’ws training program will start inthe fall.
It will help workere from facility management and theconstruction industry, whichg are sectors that have lost many jobs in the deep Those eligible for the progra include adults who are interestefd in or have some experience in construction management, operations and maintenance, custodial services, landscaping, the environment, contrac t management and waste management, the release said. “Theswe funds will allow us to develop anddeliver much-needed training for an industruy sector in our communith that has been extremely hard hit by the budget downturn,” Alices Tom, dean of the Collegd of Continuing Education, said in the release.
“Sustainable facilitiesx management has been designated asa high-growtyh job area by the Bureau of Labor so this training will have both immediate and long-termn usability.” “The training will prepare workers for high-wage jobs with careere advancement opportunities,” Tonii Ramirez, senior program coordinatot with the College of Continuinbg Education, said in the release. “It meets the college’sa goal of helping adults update their skills and move aheae intheir careers. “Thd program will offer a comprehensivde review of the skillx requiredof today’s facility Ramirez said.
“It will teach the importance of incorporatinfg sustainability in all steps of facility including the LEED (Leadershi in Energy and Environmental Design) certificatiob process, which rates projects based on theirr environmental awareness in design and • $257,795 to study an advancef technique for sampling hydrocarbon emissionds from certain kinds of vegetation. The grant will fund research by one graduat student and oneundergraduate student. $17,664 to supplement an earliedr non-stimulus award of $198,000 to study sugar-basesd molecules that potentially could be used to fightf viral diseases suchas HIV, which can lead to AIDS.
The supplementy will fund work by two undergraduatde students and one high school studentthis summer. $74,760 from the federal Noyc e Teaching Fellowship Program to provided planning funds for a collaboration by the College of Naturall Sciences and Mathematics and the College of Education to creatre training programs for math andscience
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