1. Career Pathways: Vocational ESL Trainings
Presented by:
Sara Nelson Treadway

2. VESL Trainings at PCC Food Service; levels 2/3 and up
Direct Care Worker; level 3/4 and up
Health Care Training; level 5/6 and up
Computer Applications for Speakers of Other languages; Level 5/6 (and up)
VESL Accounting Office Assistant (VESL Entry Level Accounting Clerk); level 6 and up

3. Schedule of Trainings
Career Pathways VESL Trainings are from 12 to 17.5 hours of in-class training per week
Most trainings are Monday through Friday – either with class or class and internship.
All trainings have an internship requirement of an average of hours per week.
After training there is a mandatory job search class* for 4 to 8 weeks after training (*except with CASOL and VELAC)

4. What is an internship? Unpaid work experience Training at a job
A chance to develop skills, professional relationships and references
Credit trainings have a co-op credit opportunity for ESOL students
Elicit: “What is an internship?”

5. What is Food Service?
Food Service is a program that will teach you how to get a job in food service
Hospitals
Schools
ALFs
Restaurants

6. In Food Service Students Learn:
Communication
Safety
Kitchen Organization
Food Handler’s Card
Cash Register
Resumes
Interviews

7. Food Service… Length of training: 10 weeks Cost of training: $2016
Placement rates: 90 – 100%
Wage average: $ $14 per hour

8. What does a Direct Care Worker do?
A Direct Care Worker helps people who are living in an Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Elicit from students: “What do you need to know to work in an kitchen?”

9. Direct Care Worker… Length of training: 11 weeks
Cost of training: $2370
Placement average: 100%
Wage average: $8.50 – $11.00 per hour

10. In DCW training Students learn:
Caregiver duties & skills
Resident Service Plans
Confidentiality
CPR/First Aid Certification
Effects of aging
Human body vocabulary

11. What is the Healthcare program?
VESL Healthcare is a program that will teach you how to get an entry-level job in the Healthcare field
Sterile Processing
Medical Records
Medical Customer Service
Medical Office
Pharmacy Packaging
Alterative Medicine

12. In HC Training Students learn:
Communication
Computers
Medical Terminology
Entry-level healthcare jobs
Customer Service
Resumes/Cover Letters
Interviews

13. Health Care… Length of training: 14 weeks
Cost of training: $2875/$3161 (including books)
Placement rates: 80% or more
Wage average: $ $16.00 per hour

14. What is the CASOL Program?
CASOL is a program that will teach you how to get a job in office

15. In CASOL you will Learn:
Computers
Job Preparation
English
Keyboarding
Reading
Microsoft Word
Writing
Interviews
Microsoft Excel
Communication
Resumes
Vocabulary
Cover Letters

16. CASOL… Length of training: 6.5 months Cost of training: about $2000
Placement rates after training: varies
Wage average: $ $16.00

17. VESL Entry Level Accounting Clerk
VELAC is a program that will teach you how to get a job as an Accounting Clerk.

18. In VELAC students will learn:
1. Accounting Skills
2. Job
3. English
Preparation
Reading
Writing
Intro to Accounting
Interviews
Communication
Resumes
Computers in Business
Vocabulary
Cover Letters
Internship
Intro to Business
Computerized Accounting

19. VELAC… Length of Training: 6 months (2 terms)
Cost of training: about $2900
Placement outlook: good for both continuing education and employment in this industry
Wage average: $10 - $14

20. What are training days like?
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00
9:00
Internship
10:00
11:00
12:00
1:00
Training
2:00
3:00
4:00
Training will be held at PCC Southeast Center OR PCC Willow Creek; CASOL rotates between Campuses; VELAC Pilots this Winter

21. What is Job Search? Help finding job postings
Help with applications and resumes
You must attend Job Search if you do not have a job at the end of the training
Elicit: “What is an internship?”

22. Why should students take a training?
You want to learn more job specific skills in class and at an internship
You want to improve your English skills and industry specific language
You want to have assistance with job searching

23. Also…
% of our students got jobs from Career Pathways trainings
We help you apply for jobs and set up interviews
You will apply for many jobs during the training

24. Who can take Pathways trainings?
You:
read, write, speak English
have transportation to class and internship
GED or high school diploma for most trainings
(GED/Diploma preferred but not required)
(Diploma from home country will work)

25. Sara Nelson Treadway, Education Coordinator
What do I do now?
Send students to attend an information session
More questions? Contact:
Sara Nelson Treadway, Education Coordinator
(971)