East Los Angeles College

Meet Your Apprenticeship Team

• Lisa Vartanian, Ph. D.

  Dr. Lisa Vartanian is the Director of East Los Angeles College (ELAC)'s Addiction Studies Program. vartanlm@elac.edu

• Program 1/2

  Expanded Learning Apprenticeship Program in Early Care & Education

  36 months to complete the program

  Access to this program is typically open to:

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    Current employees

    Incumbent workers referred to the program by their employer

  • 

    Current Students

    Students enrolling in the program needing placement with an employer

  • 

    Entry-Level Job Seekers

    Entry-level job seekers with no previous experience

  The courses required

  The courses required to complete the program are listed here. Many other courses of Related Instruction are also available and subject to apprenticeship waiver of fees.

  • CH DEV 1 - Child Growth and Development
  • GE 1 - ENGL 101 - College Reading and Composition I
  • CH DEV 2 - Early Childhood: Principles and Practices
  • CH DEV 3 - Creative Experiences for Children I
  • CH DEV 11 - Home, School and Community
  • CH DEV 4 - Creative Experiences for Children II
  • PSYCH 91 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (counts for Math)
  • CH DEV 10 - Health, Safety and Nutrition
  • CH DEV 34 - Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior
  • CH DEV 42 - The Child in a Diverse Society
  • CH DEV 22 - Practicum in Child Development
  • GE 2 - History 11
  • GE 4 - FAM &CS 31 - Marriage and Family Life
  • CH DEV 7 - Introduction to Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
  • PSYCH 1 - General Psychology
  • BIOLOGY 3 - Introduction to Biology + Lab
  • COMM 101 - Public Speaking
  • GEOG 1 - Physical Geography
  • READING 101 - College Reading and Composition

  Are there pre-conditions for entry into the Program or for apprentice job placement in this Industry Sector?

  • Immunizations must be up-to-date
  • Must complete background check and fingerprinting

  Meet the Program team

  • Barbara Ige

    Woodcraft Rangers

    bige@woodcraftrangers.org
  • Sarai Vasquez

    Woodcraft Rangers

    svasquez@woodcraftrangers.org
• Program 2/2

  Substance Use and Behavioral Disorder Apprenticeship Program

  to complete the program

  Access to this program is typically open to:

  • 

    Current employees

    Incumbent workers referred to the program by their employer

  • 

    Current Students

    Students enrolling in the program needing placement with an employer

  • 

    Entry-Level Job Seekers

    Entry-level job seekers with no previous experience

  • 

    General

    Workers with experience in the industry prior to apprenticeship

  The courses required

  The courses required to complete the program are listed here. Many other courses of Related Instruction are also available and subject to apprenticeship waiver of fees.

  • AS 1 Understanding Addiction and Counseling 3 Program course
  • AS 7 Addiction Treatment and Recovery 3 Program course
  • AS 22 Prevention Specialist Training 3
  • Stackable Prevention Specialist Certificate

  Are there pre-conditions for entry into the Program or for apprentice job placement in this Industry Sector?

  • Must have a driver’s license
  • Must complete introductory course
  • Employers may complete drug test and background check

  Meet the Program team

  • ELAC Addiction Studies Program SUBDAP Program is registered with DAS