Cwee Program at Msjc

0:00:00.000,0:00:06.066 Mt. San Jacinto College and local businesses are working together to help prepare students for successful careers. 0:00:06.066,0:00:13.033 The Cooperative Work Experience Education Program at MSJC provides students with on-the- job training to enhance their classroom-based 0:00:13.033,0:00:22.000 education. In the Occupational Internships, students gain real world experience, improve or learn new career skills and become more 0:00:22.000,0:00:29.000 marketable as they look for jobs. Local businesses can select from a pool of advanced students who can serve as interns or to fill job 0:00:29.000,0:00:35.000 positions. This unique, state-approved program is operated by MSJC’s Career and Technical Education 0:00:35.000,0:00:42.066 department. The CTE department has also partnered with local businesses to provide externships for our faculty members. The faculty 0:00:42.066,0:00:49.033 members complete forty-hour externships so they can teach their students the latest trends from first-hand experience in the field. 0:00:49.033,0:01:00.000 The CWEE program is gaining momentum. In the Fall of 2010, there were 20 students who were enrolled. By Spring of 2012, the program 0:01:00.000,0:01:08.000 had 48 students. Employment statistics for the program are impressive: Forty-eight percent of the students who enrolled in the Fall of 2010 0:01:08.000,0:01:15.033 received jobs because of the cooperation between MSJC and our business partners. Some of the business partners include the 0:01:15.033,0:01:22.033 Eastern Municipal Water District, Diamond Valley Honda and several Temecula Valley Wineries. Our partners are reporting some exciting 0:01:22.033,0:01:30.000 success stories. The Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation has partnered in our program for three years. Each year, the MSJC intern has been 0:01:30.000,0:01:38.066 hired by the Foundation. This year’s intern, who previously worked delivering pizzas, was hired as the administrative assistant to the director. 0:01:38.066,0:01:44.000 The Hemet Police Department selected two of our students as interns this year. Those students 0:01:44.000,0:01:51.033 will participate in a rigorous forty-hour volunteer academy program and gain exposure to a variety of careers in the police department. 0:01:51.033,0:01:59.033 The program provides software that links students to employers, allows employers to post internship and job openings and allows our 0:01:59.033,0:02:07.066 students to post resumes and search for job openings. The software, NACE Link Network, also gathers employment data about the 0:02:07.066,0:02:14.033 students. Students interested in the CWEE program need to attend a job skills workshop and complete the mandatory orientation. 0:02:14.033,0:02:24.033 To find out more, visit msjc.edu/cte or call 951-639-5351 Good luck getting that job!