GLOBAL TRADE AND LOGISTICS,
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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To Global Trade Colleges:
We are excited to have our first Spring meeting, via a webinar, with a focus on the latest sector information. We are featuring a
GLOBAL TRADE SECTOR ANALYSIS REPORT
with
Leah Goold Haws
, our statewide Sector Navigator to provide insights on the industry statewide and in southern California, curricular needs, and job opportunities for our students.
The Meeting/Webinar will be
March 28 at 10:30 am
. Look for an Outlook invite soon.
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Chair, Global Trade and Logistics Consortia
Dean, CTE/Workforce Development
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PRO-GTL COFFEEHOUSE SERIES
HOSTED BY SANTA MONICA COLLEGE
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In this PRO-GTL Coffeehouse Video meet personalities in the Global Trade and Logistics Industries! This is an excellent video for students and anyone who wants to succeed in business, global trade and logistics.
Hosted by SMC's
Katya Rodriguez
(Professor) and
Keith Everett
(Professor). Panelists:
Jaime Camilo
(Boeing Satellite SYSTEMS),
Marie Smith
(Aerospace Consultant, Boeing RET.),
Brandy Richards
(TSA LAX),
Michael Duretto
(TSA LAX),
Gerry Feeney
(LA Chamber of Commerce) and
Elizabeth Glynn
(California Manufacturing Technology) Consulting® (CMTC), share engaging stories that will help you climb up the ladder of success.
This video highlights business skills for success, which can be applied across many industries from international business to entertainment.
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VIEW NEW COFFEEHOUSE VIDEO (Click Picture Above)
Pictured: Hosts Katya Rodriguez (Professor) and Keith Everett (Professor). Panelists: Jaime Camilo (Boeing Satellite SYSTEMS), Marie Smith (Aerospace Consultant, Boeing RET.), Brandy Richards,(TSA LAX), Michael Duretto (TSA LAX), Gerry Feeney (LA Chamber of Commerce), Elizabeth Glynn (California Manufacturing Technology) Consulting® (CMTC).
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"Understand the importance of
project management
in everything you do. That is a skill set that you can use, in whatever you decide to make your career about."
Jaime Camilo - Boeing Satellite SYSTEMS
"
Look for an employer
, like Boeing,
that will pay 100% of your tuition
. You can actually work while you are learning."
Gerry Feeney -
LA Chamber of Commerce
Another skill is overcoming adversity
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Life is an adventure
and you have to roll with the punches. --
When you get the opportunity for something great grab hold of it."
Marie Smith Aerospace Consultant -Boeing RET.
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THE GIG ECONOMY: GIG TO CAREER
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At the
GIG ECONOMY: GIG TO CAREER
on March 1 over 200 guests experienced the four components of the entrepreneur mindset – learning…networking…connecting…resourcing. This was the first in a series of ENETLA events bringing aspiring entrepreneurs together with experienced professionals, business owners, and community leaders.
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WORLD TRADE WEEK EDUCATION EVENT
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The World Trade Week (WTW) Education Committee
, in partnership with the
Port of Los Angeles
, hosted its annual student program where nearly 80 high school students from Southern California participated in hands-on activities to learn about the important role cultural awareness plays when conducting international business.
Los Angeles Southwest College
were among the international career programs that participated as exhibitors and briefed students on selecting careers in trade.
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The session culminated with a LA harbor boat tour. Pictured Francia Pena with some of the participating students.
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(Deputy Sector Navigator)
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Pictured:
Sean Kelleher (Faculty), Francia Pena & faculty
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MILLENNIALS IN THE CLASSROOM:
WHO'S TEACHING WHOM?
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Millennials come with an expectation to build their capacity for entrepreneurship...it's built into their lifestyle, reflected by fast response times, easily accessible services, stackable learning opportunities.
The challenge for faculty in today’s college classrooms is the emergence of a global digital culture.
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2019 SPRING FAIR
LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE
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"Highlights from the 2019 Spring Job Fair...we had
over 350 attendees," shared
Wendy Sanchez
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Global companies like Amazon and top community employers like the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water were apart of the 61 employers hiring.
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GET INVOLVED WITH THE NEW
FACULTY WORKGROUP FOR 2019
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We are looking to the leadership of:
John Bowman
/Southwest College
to convene 2019 meetings.
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Contact Michael
on participating:
caressma@lahc.edu
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FACULTY WORKGROUP PLANS & IDEAS
- A regional articulation scan of PRO-GTL related courses/certificate (international business and supply chain including warehousing/distribution, logistics, etc.)
- The results of the scan will be put into a regional report that we can all use to begin articulating programs and creating new regional programs for credit/non-credit.
- The data would also be used to support the new Academic Senate Faculty Workgroup (ELAC, Santa Ana faculty are on this statewide group) while we discuss Model Curriculum for the international business and transportation sectors.
- Surveying the changes occurring in the environment for international trade education; challenges faced by colleges in identifying job titles, competencies, and defining international/global trade education needs by sector
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FEATURED SCHOLARSHIP -
WORLD TRADE WEEK 2019 COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 19th!
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Here is the link to the application.
For more details and to apply, visit:
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The
World Trade Week
Education Committee offers annual scholarship awards to encourage outstanding young women and men to continue in post-secondary study in International Trade and Business.
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LinkedIn just released these March 2019 Workforce Reports, a monthly report on employment trends in Los Angeles and the United States workforce.
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LOS ANGELES WORKFORCE REPORT
Localized employment trends in L.A. and 20 of the largest U.S. metro areas
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U.S. WORKFORCE REPORT
Provides insights into hiring, skills gaps, and migration trends across the country.
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THE PRO-GTL COFFEEHOUSE SERIES IS SCHEDULING NOW FOR 2019
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The Coffeehouse Series
offers industry workshops that rotate to each of our campuses monthly throughout the year as student information sessions with outreach to K-12 academies, college global trade, international business, business and entrepreneur majors.
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Contact:
for assistance in coordination and
obtaining speakers for your Coffeehouse.
brandonshamim@gmail.com
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West LA College Coffeehouse Video
Brandon Shamim provided the contextual introduction in this video.
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and click on feed and they can apply to multiple scholarships directly on the platform.
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Faculty - NexusEdge can integrate scholarships into your classroom so students can have classroom assignments that get autosubmitted for scholarships and you can automatically receive papers to grade in your inbox.
Eddie Lin
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VIDEO -
Tech, Blockchain & The Future of Trade
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In the future of global trade sessions, Bettina Warburg, Blockchain Researcher, Entrepreneur and Educator took the stage and addressed the topics of Tech, Blockchain & the future of trade, and stated that the Blockchain is the next major technology and will shape the future of global trade.
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How Will Robotics Affect Key Industries
Within Our Region?
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MARCH 21,2019
Learn how leaders in the
transportation
,
aerospace
,
trade &logistics
,
manufacturing
, and banking industries are adapting to new waves of technology and advancement in automation.
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NASBITE International 32nd Annual Conference
& National Small Business Exporter Summit
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April 9-11, 2019
Savannah, Georgia
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World Trade Week -
93rd Annual Kickoff Breakfast
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MAY 2, 2019 -
SAVE THE DATE
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We are taking names of faculty and business partners who would like to attend this WTW Kickoff Breakfast.
If you are interested, please
email brandonshamim@gmail.com
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Words To Inspire You
From L.A.’s Top Female Executives
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“You can’t give up. Maybe it’s because I’m stubborn, maybe a little foolish, but I just plugged away, trying different things, until something worked. Become passionate not just about what you “do,” but about running a business as well.”
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Demystifying Blockchain Technology and its Potential Capacity to Transform Global Trade
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Amid growing interest and debate on blockchain, the World Trade Organization has launched a new publication titled “can blockchain revolutionize international trade?” that seeks to demystify the technology and analyze its capacity to transform global trade.
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Los Angeles Celebrates Record Milestone of 50 Million Visitors in 2018
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Los Angeles reached a historic milestone in 2018, welcoming 50 million visitors for the first time ever and accomplishing the destination’s ambitious tourism goal two years early.
The new record is 1.5 million visitors higher than 2017’s total – a 3.1 percent increase – marking the eighth-consecutive year of tourism growth for Los Angeles.
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L.A. Area Chamber Announces Leaders From Alba Wheels Up and FEDEX Will Steer 93rd Annual World Trade Week
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Lacopella and Wagner will oversee World Trade Week’s 2019 launch during the Chamber’s annual Kickoff Breakfast with more than 900 guests on Thursday, May 2 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
World Trade Week supports college and high school scholarships, high school student workshops, as well as briefings for civic and business leaders interested in benefiting from the global economy.
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Port Of Los Angeles Now Accepting Applications For Its Community Investment Grants Program
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The Port of Los Angeles will be awarding up to $1 million in non-taxpayer funded community grants to support events and initiatives benefiting Los Angeles Harbor communities and the LA Waterfront. The Port’s Community Investment Grants Program applications and information are now available on the
Port’s website
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video
and especially your
student success stories
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STATE SECTOR NAVIGATOR
LEAH GOOLD-HAWS
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