[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: May 26, 1994]
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          THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 1994

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the students, faculty, 
and administrators of the Los Angeles County Regional Occupational 
Program [LACROP]. Through extensive partnerships with business and 
industry, the LACROP offers classes in a variety of formats which 
include classroom-only training, unpaid on-the-job training, and paid 
cooperative vocational education classes for students who are employed.
  There are 21 participating school districts which contract with the 
Los Angeles County Office of Education in order to provide school-to-
work transition programs for high school students and adults. The 
program offers approximately 300 classes in the following areas: 
agriculture, business, health-related occupations, home economics, 
marketing, trade and industry. In addition to the courses offered by 
the school districts in Los Angeles County, specialized occupational 
training is also offered by the private post-secondary schools under 
contract with the LACROP. These advanced programs include: airframe and 
power plant technology, barbering and cosmetology, medical, dental and 
pharmaceutical assistance, and graphic design.
  The LACROP also provides specific on-the-job training through the 
apprenticeship and journeyman programs offered in conjunction with the 
California Apprenticeship Council and the local Joint Apprenticeship 
Committees. The classes offered through the apprenticeship programs 
include: air-conditioning and refrigeration, electrical, roofing, 
plumbing, and sheet metal apprenticeships.
  As a result of the efforts of the Los Angeles County Regional 
Occupational Program, its students have been provided with marketable 
skills in an area hit hard by a depressed economy, massive layoffs, 
increases in violent crime, base closures, and a string of 
environmental disasters. I applaud the efforts and commitment of Bob 
Armor, coordinator in charge, of the Los Angeles County Regional 
Occupation Program, and all of those involved who have made this 
program such a success.

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