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Courses

General Business | Food Industry | Welding | Retail

We can supply new entry level employees trained in:

  • Business Mathematics
  • Business English
  • Customer Service
  • Computer Operations
  • Spreadsheet & Word Processing
  • Typing, 10 Key  Operations
  • General Accounting
  • Record keeping
  • Telephone Technique
  • Filing
  • Kitchen Safety, Sanitation, First Aid
  • Proper Rotation, Storage, Usage, Equipment Sanitation, Usage of Utensils
  • Preparation: Meats, Sauces, Soups, Stocks, Vegetables & Starch Foods
  • American, Italian, Mexican, Oriental Cooking    styles
  • Baking Techniques
  • Pastries & Cake Decoration
  • Shop Safety
  • Basic Electricity
  • Basic Blueprint Reading/Layout
  • Arc Welding-Gas & Oxy Acetylene
  • Electric Ac Metalic Inert Gas (MIG)
  • Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
  • Plasma Arc Cutter

Retail Sales/Cashier
(Modesto Office Only)
Training Services

On-The-Job-Training (OJT)

  • Electronic Cash Register
  • Cash Handling
  • Check Acceptance
  • Stock Handling
  • Receiving/stocking Shelves
  • Rotation Of Stock
  • Price-Marking
  • Inventory
  • Retail Sales
  • Opening & Closing
  • Procedures
  • Customer Relations
  • Business Mathematics
  • Inventory:
    Physical & Perpetual
    Product Knowledge
  • Stock:
    Display, Rotation, Pricing
  • Charge Sales
  • Exchanges
  • Refunds
  • Voided Sales
  • Record keeping
  • AP/AR
  • Petty Cash Reports
  • Bank Deposits & Statements
  • GED Preparation
  • Complete Monitoring
     of Student Attendance and Training
  • Monthly Progress Reports
  • Basic Vocational and Daily Life English Survival Skills
  • State of California Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Approved Institution
This component provides private-sector employers with a very simple and inexpensive way to train new employees. It is an extremely effective way for employers to train new employees to the business.

Under the On-the-Job-Training component, employers are monetarily reimbursed for training new employees to the business specifications. CVOC will pay up to 50% of the employee's wages during the time it takes to train the person. It is quite understandable why employers enjoy this simple effective way of hiring and training new employees. This component allows employers to train a new employee to fit the company's operation, and meet a level of proficiency before actually hiring a person.

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General Business Occupations

This is a summary of the 22-week course in General Business Occupations. The course is based largely on a combination of classroom lectures, demonstrations and hands‑on experience to prepare the participants for employment in the office environment. The goal of this course is to provide students with the necessary skills for entry-level employment in an office environment.

General Competencies:

General Business Occupations - The average number of hours to complete all course work is 770 instructional hours. Course completion is based on competency attainment and actual instructional hours may vary. The course stresses fundamental skills such an English, math, introductory computer, office skills and job search/retention skills.

Business Occupations

Hours

Orientation

5.0

Business English

95.0

10-Key Operation

44.0

Filing

35.0

Tutorials Windows & Internet

77.0

Basic Record Keeping

95.0

Typing

44.0

Office Equipment

30.0

Business Math

95.0

Telephone Skills

35.0

MicroSoft Word

103.5

MicroSoft Excel

103.5

Employment Preparation

8.0

Sample job description:

CLERK-TYPIST - DOT Code 219.362-010

Compiles data and operates computer or typewriter in performance of daily clerical duties involved in the maintenance of business records and reports. Types business correspondence, reports and forms specific to business. Maintains files, records and listings. Performs a variety of general office duties. May provide basic accounting functions.

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General Cooking Occupations

This is a summary of the 12-‑week course in General Cooking Occupations. The course is based largely on hands‑on experience and teaches basic skills for employment in cooking occupations and food service. The General Cooking Occupations program provides training in the planning and preparation of foods for the food service industry. The training also includes sanitation requirements for the proper cleaning of equipment, cooking utensils and work area. The objective of this program is to give students the entry-level job skills necessary, including sanitation and safety measures; to compete for employment as cooks and prep/line cooks in full‑service restaurants. Instruction is given through demonstrations, hands‑on participation, handouts, lectures, videotapes, and cookbook assignments. Instruction is enhanced by meeting the demands of the cafeteria at the Central Valley Occupational Center facility. Evaluation and assessment is accomplished by written and/or verbal performance testing procedures.

General Competencies

General Cooking Occupations - The average number of hours to complete all course work is 420 instructional hours. Course completion is based on competency attainment and actual instructional hours may vary.

General Cooking Occupations

Hours

Orientation

10.0

Work Space Safety/First Aide

10.0

Food Service Sanitation

10.0

Proper Food Rotation/Storage

10.0

Usage/Cleaning of Equipment

30.0

Usage of Utensils

10.0

Interpretation of Recipes

40.0

Preparation of Vegetables, Fruit

40.0

Baking Techniques

40.0

Preparation of Starch Foods

60.0

Preparation of Soups, Sauces, Stocks

80.00

Preparation of Meats/Cooking

80.0

Sample job description:

COOK - DOT Code 315.361-010

Prepares, seasons and cooks soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs for consumption in hotels and restaurants. Reads menu to estimate food requirements, orders food and stores food items. May be involved in all aspects of meal preparation, cooking and seasoning and serving meals. May work in a variety of preparation capacities depending on the menus of particular institutions.

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Welding & Industrial Maintenance

This is a summary of the 22-week course in Welding and Industrial Maintenance. The course is based largely on hands-on experience and teaches basic skills of the welding trade. The Welding and Industrial Maintenance Program provides basic training in the areas of:· Gas and Oxyacetylene Cutting & Welding

  • Electric Arc Welding
  • Mig (Metallic Inert Gas) Welding
  • Tig (Tungsten Inert Gas) Welding
  • Layout and Blueprint Reading
  • Computer Mig Welder
  • Plasma Torch Cutting
  • Basic Machinery Maintenance
  • Basic Electricity

The purpose of the Welding Program is to give students the entry-level job skills necessary to enter the welding trade or maintenance mechanic field.

Instruction will be provided through lectures, demonstrations, testing procedures and hands‑on participation. The Welding training is geared to the ability and progression of the individual student because of the variances in learning abilities different levels of maintenance skills. Formal classroom training is an integral part of the Welding Program. However, emphasis is placed on hands‑on participation.

General Competencies:

Welding and Industrial Maintenance - The average number of hours to complete all course work is 770 instructional hours. Course completion is based on competency attainment and actual instructional hours may vary.

Welding & Industrial Maintenance

Hours

Shop Safety, General Theory

70.0

Gas & Oxyacetylene Cutting & Welding

105.0

Arc Welding

175.0

Mig Welding

140.0

Tig Welding

105.0

Plasma Torch Cutting / Computerized Welding

35.0

Blueprint Reading

70.0

Basic Electricity & Electrical Maintenance

70.0

Sample job description:

WELDER - DOT Code 819.384-010

Welds metal components together to fabricate or repair products, such as machine parts, plant equipment, mobile homes, motors, etc., according to layouts, blueprints or work orders, using brazing and a variety of arc and gas welding equipment.

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Retail Sales Cashier

This is a summary of the 12-week course in Retail Sales Cashier. The course is based largely on a combination of classroom lectures, demonstrations and hands‑on experience to prepare the participants for employment in the retail sales environment. The goal of this course is to provide students with the necessary skills for entry-level employment in the sales industry. Evaluation of competencies gained is made through written performance testing.

Retail Sales Cashier - 420 Total Clock Hours

Hours

Math Skills for Retail Sales

120.0

Cash Register Operation

120.0

Record keeping

180.0

Sample Job description:

SALES CLERK - DOT Code 290.477-014

Obtains or receives merchandise, totals bill, receives payment and makes change for customers in a variety of retail stores. May stock shelves, counters, or tables with merchandise. Sets up advertising displays or arranges merchandise to promote sales. Stamps, marks or tags price on merchandise. Wraps or bags merchandise for customers, cleans merchandise, shelves, and work area as necessary. May keep records of sales, prepare inventory of stock, or order merchandise.

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Central Valley Opportunity Center
6838 Bridget Court • PO Box 1389 • Winton, CA 95388
tel 209-357-0062• fax 209-357-0071

CVOC is an equal-opportunity employer/program
funded by the United States Department of Labor.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.