Career Development Partnerships
Employers who are Career Development Partners are committed to helping Las Positas College students become career-ready and gain real-life work experiences related to their field of study.
It is a commitment of both the College and the employers to develop our students into better, more successful employees.
- Mock Interviews and Resume Reviews
- Information Sessions and Guest Speaking
- Field Trips
- Job Shadowing
- Career and Employment Workshops regarding resumes, interviewing, LinkedIn, networking, and other career readiness topics
Contact the Career Center Coordinator and/or the Outreach Specialist in your field about your interest in offering or participating in Career Development Activities.
Learn more about these opportunities by visiting our Work-Based Learning page
Becoming a CTE Advisory Board Member
Las Positas College’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs prepare students for skilled trades in a wide range of occupations. These programs offer students a career path that starts in a high-wage, middle-skilled job – the jobs that employers often find hard to fill. To learn more about the College’s CTE program, Career Education Program Website.
Each of the CTE programs includes an advisory committee. In today’s rapidly changing work environment, these committees play an essential role in helping Las Positas College keep a pulse on changes in the workplace, both in technologies and industry developments. Information that is brought forth in these committees is used to improve program curriculum, making our students that much more employable and able to meet our region's workforce needs.
In order for these advisory committees to work as they are proposed, each program needs to have participation from industry representatives.
Advisory Board members meet only once or twice a year, and these meetings are a great opportunity to both gain and impart insight for the betterment of the programs.
- To request to join an advisory board, visit the Career Education webpage.
- On the right sidebar, find the outreach specialist in charge of your area, and send them an email letting them know which advisory board you would like to join.
For more information on these advisory committees, please contact the Program Manager, Vicki Shipman.
Invested Partnership
Build your campus brand by showing your investment in student success.
Partner with the Las Positas College Foundation to provide one of the following:
- Provide a Scholarship
- Be a Special Event Sponsor
- Join the Las Positas College Fund/ Circle of Excellence
- Provide unrestricted gifts that support areas of greatest need (student support, campus-based grants, innovation funds)
To contribute to any of the above, contact the LPC Foundation.
Faculty Professional Development or Equipment Donation
Demonstrate your commitment to professional development of both faculty and students.
- Coordinate faculty visits to your worksite
- Faculty externship (1-2 month paid experience at your organization)
- Donate classroom equipment or course materials for students. Example: Subaru paid for tools for automotive students
- To make an equiment donation or offer faculty professional development, contact the outreach specialist in your field and perhaps the academic dean.