1. Contra Costa County Adult Education Consortium
Acalanes Adult Education
Martinez Adult Education
Mt. Diablo Adult Education

2. What is AEBG(Adult Education Block Grant)?
Elementary and secondary basic skills, including classes required for a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate.
Classes and courses for non-citizen eligible for educational services in citizenship and English as a second language, and workforce preparation classes in basic skills.
Education programs for adults with disabilities.
Short-term career technical education programs with high employment potential.
Programs for apprentices.
The Contra Costa County Adult Education Consortium has been formed, in accordance with AB86, Section 76, Article 3, to develop a regional plan to improve the delivery of adult education in the following program areas and address existing gaps in programs and services:

3. AEBG Mission: Improve literacy skills
Completion of high school diplomas or equivalent
Completion of postsecondary certificates, degrees, or training programs
Placement into jobs
Improved wages

4. Certificates and Degrees
Diablo Valley College
Career & Technical Educational Pathways
Certificates and Degrees
Early Childhood Education
Electronics/Electricity
Engineering Technology
Energy Systems
Geographic Information Systems
Horticulture
Library Technology
Music Industry Studies
Kinesiology
Office Professional
Plumbing/Steam Fitting
Special Education Paraprofessional
Technical Theater
Architecture
Addiction Studies
Administration of Justice
Art Digital Media
Broadcast Communication Arts
Business
Computer Information Systems
Computer Network Technology
Computer Science
Computer Technical Support
Construction
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene

5. Project ACCESS: Advancing Child Care Education and Student Success
Project ACCESS is a collaborative project between Diablo Valley College and Mt. Diablo Adult Education. It provides training, career and other support services for non-native speakers of English who want to enter and advance in the early childhood education (ECE) field.
Students take one English as a Second Language (ESL) class and one Early Childhood Education (ECE) class per term. It is recommended that students complete assessment through the ESL placement test into ESL-086-High Intermediate Reading Comprehension and ESL-088-High Intermediate Writing.  The following sequence of linked courses are taken together:
ECE-123 and ESL-091F     Spring 2017
ECE-125 and ESL-091E     Fall 2017
ECE-130 and ESL-091B     Spring 2018
ECE-124 and ESL-091C     Fall 2018

6. Office Professional Level 1 14 units
Class #
Class 1
BUS 100
Keyboarding (credit by exam) 3
BUS 101
Business English
BUS 102
Applied business math calculations (credit by exam)
Choose 3 units from: .5
BUSMG 160
Conflict management
BUSMG 161
Group and teams
BUSMG 165
Managing stress
BUSMG 166
Time management
BUSMG 167
Developing and presenting a business plan
BUSMG 168
Customer service
BUSMG 170
Effective oral presentations
BUSMG 173
Intercultural communication
BUSMG 174
Records management
BUSMG 175
Business ethics
Choose 4 units from: 2
CIS 115
Microsoft Word
CIS 116
Microsoft Excel
CIS 119
Microsoft Outlook

7. Office Professional Level 2 15 units
Class #
Class 3
BUS 109
Introduction to business
BUS 103
Business Math
BUS 250
Business communication
Choose 2 units (not previously taken) from: .5
BUSMG 160
Conflict management
BUSMG 161
Group and teams
BUSMG 165
Managing stress
BUSMG 166
Time management
BUSMG 167
Developing and presenting a business plan
BUSMG 168
Customer service
BUSMG 170
Effective oral presentations
BUSMG 173
Intercultural communication
BUSMG 174
Records management
BUSMG 175
Business ethics
Choose 4 units (not previously taken) from: 2
CIS 115
Microsoft Word
CIS 116
Microsoft Excel
CIS 118
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
CIS 119
Microsoft Outlook 4
COMSC 101
Computer literacy

8. Pre-Apprenticeship Full or part-time Programs
(21 units can be completed in 1 Spring semester!)
Prepare to work in the trades
Students will learn to:
Apply basic construction techniques
Apply safe work habits
Create a work schedule and cost estimates
Develop direct hands-on work experience at an off-site location (Fridays)
Average of 85% of students transition into paid apprenticeships $17-$24 an hour with benefits directly after the program.
Must be 18 or older before completion of program

9. Adult School Adult School Course DVC Course
Articulation Agreement Courses
Adult School
Adult School Course
DVC Course
Martinez Adult School
Career Connections
BUS 107/BUS 250
Intermediate MS Word 2013
BUSIM 110
Advanced MS Word 2013
BUSIM 111/CIS 115
Advanced MS Excel 2013
CIS 116
MS Access 2013
CIS 117
Outlook 2013
CIS 119

10. Adult Education to Community College
What is a Transition Specialist?
Create and administer workshops to assist students in developing their specific pathway
Organize Student Assessments, Orientations and Educational Planning
Assist Students with applying and interpreting student support services:
EOPS/CARE
CalWORKS
Child Care
Registration
Assessment
Educational Planning
Counseling
Career Technical
Pathways
DSPS
Tutoring
Financial Aid
FASFA/BOGG
Scholarship
AB540
Adult Education to Community College

11. Adult Education Transition Specialist Central Contra Costa County
Who are the Transition Specialists???
Adult Education Transition Specialist
Central Contra Costa County
Acalanes, Mt. Diablo and Martinez Adult School
Darryl Coachman
Adult Education Transition Specialist
Central Contra Costa County
Diablo Valley College
Nicole Gomes