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Employment Skills Training

Certificate
(less than one-year)

Catalog Year 2009-2010

Students must contact MH CC Worksource Oregon staff, faculty advisor, or academic advisor for assistance in developing the EST .

The Employment Skills Training (EST) Certificate provides flexibility for students who are seeking specific training for an occupational goal and job-entry preparation. EST certificates have the following components:

• 12-44 credits
• Minimum college and/or industry proficiencies (see section minimum proficiencies)
• Each pre-approved plan will target a specific occupational goal and job entry point in existing degree and certificate professional/technical programs.
• Students can enroll at the beginning of any term during the year.

Minimum Proficiencies
Students must demonstrate minimum proficiencies defined by college and/or industry standards, whichever is most applicable, beneficial to the student and academically sound. Industry standards are understood through consultation with employers, market information, professional/technical advisory committee members, and other data sources. Division deans will have final authority over setting said minimum proficiencies. Students must meet college proficiency and prerequisite requirements for all courses included in the approved plan. Occupational proficiency is defined specific to chosen occupations and industry standards.

Planning a Curriculum - Creating a Certificate:
Before beginning a curriculum, students are required to have a preapproved plan in place. An interview with an advisor or a faculty member with the professionaltechnical department is required to determine the students career goals as they relate to employability and program content. All MHCC college-level courses are eligible to be included in the certificate. Developmental or basic education courses may not be included as part of the certificate.

The curriculum plan is initiated when the student meets with an advisor and completes the form Individual Student Plan. The advisor then meets with the applicable Division Dean to review the plan. Minimum proficiencies and plan contents are reviewed, amended and approved by the Division Dean. A copy of the approved plan is provided to the student, the advisor and the Admissions, Registration and Records Office.

Students must have an approved EST Individual Student Plan on file with the Admissions, Registration and Records Office by the beginning of their final term and this will serve as the petition for certificate completion. It is the responsibility of the student to petition for the certificate. If the student does not complete the course of study after one year, the plan will be purged and the student will need to reinstate another plan.