Occupation Training

Flanked by the severed heads and drooling monsters he created for movies such as "Aliens" and "Slumber Party Massacre," Rick Lazzarini seems an unlikely pioneer for the health sciences. One might hardly expect the man behind television's Foster Farms chickens and Duracell boxers to know much about the human pancreas or bile duct.

A new course designed to improve Spanish-language child care in Orange County has attracted a waiting list of 600 women eager for help to complete stringent state licensing requirements. Called Entre Nosotras (Among Us Women) and offered by the Delhi Center in Santa Ana, the course shows how to get a license to provide day care at home for children under 5. The six-week program has received more applicants than executive director Irene Martinez ever imagined possible.

A new course designed to improve Spanish-language child care in Orange County has attracted a waiting list of 600 women eager for help to complete stringent state licensing requirements. Called Entre Nosotras (Among Us Women) and offered by the Delhi Center in Santa Ana, the course shows how to get a license to provide day care at home for children under 5. The six-week program has received more applicants than executive director Irene Martinez ever imagined possible.

A dozen San Francisco welfare recipients will stand tall Friday as they graduate from a unique welfare-to-work program created, sponsored and directed by small-business owners for small-business owners. San Francisco's Job Network is the only welfare-to-work program, among thousands nationwide, in which small-business owners stepped in to design something that works for them. The program has won kudos from the Small Business Administration.

For the first time in 20 years, a federally funded Job Corps center has opened its doors in California. The new $21-million facility, on former Navy land in Long Beach, is training nearly 200 at-risk youths who might never have an opportunity for a career. Some have had brushes with the law. Most are high school dropouts. All are from low-income families. But the center, which is like a small college campus of 10 buildings on 17 acres, is hoping to open a few doors closed to these young people.

A dozen San Francisco welfare recipients will stand tall Friday as they graduate from a unique welfare-to-work program created, sponsored and directed by small-business owners for small-business owners. San Francisco's Job Network is the only welfare-to-work program, among thousands nationwide, in which small-business owners stepped in to design something that works for them. The program has won kudos from the Small Business Administration.

The Coastline Regional Occupation Program will offer a number of occupational training courses for adults and teen-agers when its spring semester begins Jan. 30. The courses include animal health care, auto body and automotive repair, banking, computer graphics and design, cosmetology, word processing and more. The Coastline ROP is part of five school districts: Huntington Union High, Irvine, Newport-Mesa, Saddleback Valley and Tustin Unified.

Five teachers in a vocational training program for high school students have lost their jobs under a controversial reorganization plan that officials say was necessary to provide the most qualified instructors and prevent a possible state penalty. The reorganization at the Southeast Regional Occupational Program involved classes that offer training in office skills. The program serves students in the Norwalk-La Mirada and ABC school districts.

Adult school Principal Harlan Barbanell's front yard has new sprinklers, a thick covering of red apple ground cover and 100 blooming bougainvillea and daisy plants--the work of landscaping students from his school who spent two months there earning a course certificate. Barbanell, principal of the West Valley Occupational Center, didn't break any Los Angeles Unified School District rules.

Three incumbents and two challengers are vying for three open seats on the board of the Los Alamitos Unified School District.

For the first time in 20 years, a federally funded Job Corps center has opened its doors in California. The new $21-million facility, on former Navy land in Long Beach, is training nearly 200 at-risk youths who might never have an opportunity for a career. Some have had brushes with the law. Most are high school dropouts. All are from low-income families. But the center, which is like a small college campus of 10 buildings on 17 acres, is hoping to open a few doors closed to these young people.

Adult school Principal Harlan Barbanell's front yard has new sprinklers, a thick covering of red apple ground cover and 100 blooming bougainvillea and daisy plants--the work of landscaping students from his school who spent two months there earning a course certificate. Barbanell, principal of the West Valley Occupational Center, didn't break any Los Angeles Unified School District rules.

The Coastline Regional Occupation Program will offer a number of occupational training courses for adults and teen-agers when its spring semester begins Jan. 30. The courses include animal health care, auto body and automotive repair, banking, computer graphics and design, cosmetology, word processing and more. The Coastline ROP is part of five school districts: Huntington Union High, Irvine, Newport-Mesa, Saddleback Valley and Tustin Unified.

Flanked by the severed heads and drooling monsters he created for movies such as "Aliens" and "Slumber Party Massacre," Rick Lazzarini seems an unlikely pioneer for the health sciences. One might hardly expect the man behind television's Foster Farms chickens and Duracell boxers to know much about the human pancreas or bile duct.

Five teachers in a vocational training program for high school students have lost their jobs under a controversial reorganization plan that officials say was necessary to provide the most qualified instructors and prevent a possible state penalty. The reorganization at the Southeast Regional Occupational Program involved classes that offer training in office skills. The program serves students in the Norwalk-La Mirada and ABC school districts.

Two seats on the five-board of the Coast Community College District will be decided by voters in the Nov. 3 election. DISTRICT 3 Beach Bryan Bridges Age: 40. Occupation: Teachers' assistant at Golden West College. Background: Holds associate of arts degree from Golden West College; volunteered time to several state legislative candidates, Air Force veteran.

The United Way of Ventura County is accepting applications for its Ventura County Leadership Academy, a program that trains aspiring community leaders to enhance the quality of life in the county. The new submission deadline is Thursday.