Technical Occupations

WVOC offres career training for a new economy. Click on the following links to see detailed information of the classes for each Program.

Summer Specialty Courses involve subject matter which is unique to the summer program or which will be covered in greater detail than it is during the regular term. Any certificates earned will be limited to the topics covered as indicated below and competencies mastered may apply to a full certificate where indicated.

Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
Apparel Program
Automotive Technology
Auto & Furniture Upholstery
Construction Trades (Construction Worker)
Custodial
Drafting
Electronics
Food Service/Bakery Occupations
Graphic Communications/Art Courses
Landscaping
Locksmith

Air Conditioning/Refrigeration

Refrigerating Fundamentals - EPA (29-30-74) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will prepare to take the EPA 608 Universal examination. This certification is required for HVAC technicians working with class one or class two refrigerants. This topic is only offered during the 2010 summer program.
Prerequisite(s): none. Certificate: Yes, issued by federal government.

Apparel Program
Introduction to Fashion Design

Fashion Design: Apparel Construction & Tayloring (28-10-75) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will design their own garments, sketch pictures from magazines/from samples, create pattern for their designs, cut & sew up their finished garments. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Intro to Fashion Design Clothing Pattern Preparer 28-10-74/68-30-60. Certificate: None.

Fashion Design: Pattern Making (28-10-74) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn how to construct personal projects using top and bottom pattern making and industrial sewing techniques. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): Personal sewing kit and fabric needed to complete projects. Certificate: None.

Automotive Technology

Auto Body Technician's Assistant (29-06-87)

Introducing Water-Based Products!

Auto Body Repair/5: Estimation (29-02-63)

Introducing Alternative Fuel Systems!

Automobile Technician/Engine Repair (29-03-66) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn Hybrid Vehicle and alternate fuels, history of Hybrid Vehicle and alternate fuels, operations safety and maintenance of these vehicles. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): None. Certificate: No.

Automotive Technician: Electrical and Elecrtonics/I (29-03-60)

Automotive Technician (Introduction) (29-06-69)

Automotive Technician (Upgrade) (29-06-50)

Automotive Technician: Exhaust Emission - Smog Technician (2009 Update) (29-06-94)
Session I: 7/12 - 7/28. Session II: 8/2 - 8/18

Introducing Light Duty Alternative Fuel ASE Preparation!

Automotive Technician: Electronic Engine Control - ASE Alternative (L1)
(29-05-68) - Summer Specialty Course
Successful completion of this class meets one of a series of classes necessary to be able to apply for the Enhanced Area (EA), Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) California State Emissions Test after January 1, 2009 or for LICENSE RENEWAL. Contact Hal Ginsburg at (818) 346-3540 ext. 306 or email hginsburg@lausd.net.
Prerequisite: 1 year of full time employment or education in engine performance and electrical troubleshooting. Certificate: Yes.

Mobile Electronics Product Technician (29-26-91)
This course provides basic instruction and hands-on installation methods in mobile electronics. This course includes information on; audio, auto security and all related subjects; such as auto electricity and electronic testing equipment. It also reviews career opportunities and businesses management skills necessary in the mobile electronics trade. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California High School Academic Content Standards. Prerequisites: None.

Auto & Furniture Upholstery

Upholsterer/Fundamentals (29-56-70) - Summer Specialty Course
Beginning students will learn the introduction into power sewing and embroidery digitizing. Advance students will learn R&R of Convertible Tops, designing of convertible tops, R& R of door panels, R&R of dash panels. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): None. Certificate: No.

Construction Trades
(Construction Worker)

Contractor: License Preparation (29-08-55) - Summer Specialty Course

Construction Worker (29-57-73) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will receive instruction in residential remodeling to include: enlarging openings in existing walls, framing, electrical, and plumbing as required when moving fixtures. An emphasis will be placed on hands on instruction. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): None. Certificate: No.

Introducing Wind Turbine Technology!

Photovoltaics/I (29-23-55)

Custodial

Building and Grounds Worker (Fundamentals) (29-30-51)
This course prepares students for entry level employment as school custodians, and upgrading skills. Topics covered includes: safety, floor and carpet care, wall washing, kitchen care, cleaning of outside areas, deep cleaning of restrooms, and minor building repairs.

Drafting

Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) Technician: Architectural Basics (29-22-68) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of CAD in architectural design including: basic drafting techniques as applied to using AutoCAD design software to develop basic 2D models and 2D floor plans. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): Basic computer knowledge and basic math skills. Certificate: Hours applied to the 240 course. minor building repairs.

Section No.	Day	Time	Teacher	Room No.	Fee
4855	MW	6:15 am - 9:00 pm	Lepik	304	$40

Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) Technician (Upgrade) (29-22-79)

Electronics

Home Technology Integrator: Certification Preparation (69-40-65) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn cabling, networking, testing, coaxial cables, Internet connections, fiber optics, binary to decimal and hexadecimal conversion, TCP/IP, subnetting and connecting computers together. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): None. Certificate: None.

Food Service/Bakery Occupations

Baker (28-08-62) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn healthy baking, savory organic pastries, fresh fruit pies, savories for tea, orientation of commercial baking equipment, mise en place techniques and the use of scales and volume measurements. These topics is only offered during the 2010 summer program. Prerequisite(s): A negative TB test, Baker Fundamentals. Certificate: None.

Graphic Communications/Art Courses

Click on the links below for details:
Graphic Design Fundamentals (29-04-65) - Summer Specialty Course
Graphic Web Design (21-13-51) - Summer Specialty Course


Print Trainee/Silk Screen (20-03-62)
Learn the basics of a new career. Artwork preparation, stencil preparation, use of manual rotary press and flash dry. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop for artwork output.
Prerequisites: Some computer training.

Painting/Land and Seascapes (20-07-60)

Introducing Hydroponics!

Landscaping

Landscaping/I (24-25-54) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn xerigation/landscapingn design, drip irrigation, blueprint reading and fundamentals of landscape business practices. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of soils. Certificate: None.

Locksmith

Locksmith/1 & 2 (29-61-81 & 29-61-82) - Summer Specialty Course
Students will learn keying and re-keying of the most common residential hardware. Key origination and duplication for this type of hardware will be covered in this course that includes locksmithing technology and techniques. These topics are covered in greater detail during the 2010 summer session. The competencies mastered will be applied to the same course offered in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011.
Prerequisites: None. Certificate: No.