Business / Industry Intermediaries &
Special Projects:
Grant
Awards:
The EWD Office is always competing to secure
local, state, and federal resources for LACCD and
its community colleges.
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News
& Events:
May 2023 - LATTC secures $599,970 in Employment Training
Panel funds to train Manufacturing and Logistics compnaies.
October 2022 - LATTC secures $243,053 for Columbia
College contract education funds.
December 2021 - LATTC secures $1,007,132 in Employment
Training Panel funds for all industries including
Non-profits, State and Government Agencies.
March 2021 - LATTC secures $449,642 in Employment
Training Panel funds for Manufacturing companies.
March 2021 - LATTC secures $246,000 in ETP funds for
the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE).
March 2019 - LATTC secures $744,000 in Employment
Training Panel funds focusing on the Logistics industry.
March 2017 - LATTC secures $948,215 in Employment
Training Panel funds serving Service and Logistics
companies.
June 2016 - Dr. Chito leads the final meeting between
LACCD and LAUSD to reach support for the AB
288 Concurrent Enrollment agreement. Click
here for the Gallery.
April 26, 2016 - LACCD/EWD co-hosts a Baxalta Career
Fair with major bio-tech companies throughout Southern
California. Click here
for the Photo Gallery.
April 2016, Dr. Chito meets with Charles Drew University
to develop a regional healthcare initiative. This
program will include a technology-based solution and,
a dual-enrollment component.
Mar 25, 2016, Dr. Chito co-hosts the Industry
Talent Generator meeting with BizFed and
Metro. More
details
Mar 2016, LACCD (with Trustee Svonkin, Chancellor Rodriguez,
and Dr. Chito Cajayon) hosted a BizFed Roundtable with
California Superintendent Torlakson. Click
here for more details.
Feb 2016, Dr. Chito and the LACCD Chancellor host the
first meeting of the AB 288 initiative. The meeting
included LAUSD's Chief Academic Officer, administrators
and faculty. Click here
for more details.
Feb 2016, Dr. Chito successfully passes his 360-evaluation
with a 4.8 average score out of 5!!
Dr. Chito presents a Keynote Address for the Make Change
Awards, Dec 2015. Click here
for more details
November 2015 - LACCD just secured $1.02m in Employment
Training Panel funds. More
details...
Dr. Chito Cajayon is appointed in October 2015 onto
the ACCJC Accreditation Team that will visit Napa Valley
College under the new standards.
Press Conference to announce $15m CCPT Grant award,
June 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Metro Headquarters, Click
here for the Photo Gallery
LACCD awarded $15m CCPT Grant, May 26, 2015, Click
here for more details...
LACCD hosts an Accreditation Workshop for the CalWORKS
Program Administrators, April 24, 2015.
Click here for more details...
Dr. Chito Cajayon presents to CDE the LACCD $15m CCPT
Grant Application, April 22, 2015, More
details...
LACCD co-chairs the first BizFed Workforce Development
Committee, Jan 2015.
LACCD is awarded an AB 86 Adult Education Regional Consortium
Planning Grant ($1,751,663) in collaboration with local
Unified School Districts.
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Background
Information:
Dr. Chito Cajayon was the Vice Chancellor of the Los
Angeles Community College District's (LACCD) Economic
& Workforce Development Department. He brought close
to 20 years of workforce and economic development
experience to the district, which he applied on a
daily basis to develop local, regional, and statewide
initiatives. Now, he is a Dean at one of the District
Colleges where he creates initiatives to achieve student
success. Dr. Cajayon holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology
from Cal State University-Long Beach, a Certification
in website development, a Masters Degree in Public
Administration from Cal State University-Dominguez
Hills, and a Doctorate of Education from the University
of Southern California.
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