Colombia Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon Talks To ITEP Students In LA

His Excellency Francisco Santos Calderon of Colombia talks to ITEP students at LA Area Chamber of Commerce Trade Workshop.

Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon of Colombia spoke to some 60 high school students today (2-15-09) from the ITEP Academies Global Business Academy, Carson High School, Global Safety & Security Academy and Port of Los Angeles International Trade Academy from Phineas Banning High School .



Francisco Santos Calderon

Colombia's Vice PresentThe event was billed as “Introduction to Careers in International Trade programs” - Transportation to The World Trade Week Education Committee event at the LA Area Chamber of Commerce.

Colombia Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon tells students if you don't love your job, it is time to look for another.

Vice President Calderon said, “Education was important, but you must have a passion for everything you do. When you’re not happy, it is time to look for another job,” Calderon told International Trade Education Program (ITEP) high school students.

Carol Rowen, chair WTW Education Committee, ITEP welcomes Colombia Vice President Francisco Santo Calderon as he arrived at the LA Chamber of Commerce Trade Week Workshop.

Calderon told the students that he was a journalist before becoming vice president, and never in his wildest dreams thought about being vice president when was a reporter.

His Excellency Calderon told ITEP students you're already ahead of the game in your career jsut by being here.

“It is important to stay in school, get a good job and have a passion for what you are doing,” he said. His Excellency also said with the economy so challenging, students with International Trade Education Programs (ITEP) are getting the edge, and making themselves more competitive. Outside in the hallways Calderon told reporters he looked forward to working with the new President Obama administration.

James R. Callahan, president & CEO, Nautilus spoke to ITEPs high school students. Callahan has been known to follow or walk job applicants out to their car in the parking lot, and if he sees a messy car inside you like will not get hired, he said. Nautilus is a big partner of ITEP.

President & CEO James R. Callahan, Nautilus, Wilmington offered a half dozen tips for ITEP students attending the powerhouse education workshop.

Study the company’s website

Look your interviewer straight in the eyes

Dress appropriately

Do not ask for benefits, or days off or restrictions

Listen and ask good questions

Show how you can add value to the company with our skills

Show passion for the position you are trying to obtain

Other sspeakers included Bill Collier, chair, World Trade Week General Committee, Keesal, Young & Logan, LLP; Carol Rowen, WTW Education Committee, ITEP; Ogal Hernandez, EDD (California Job Service), Helen Paul, Intenrational Visitors council, who tested the students for their knowledge about country flags. Also on hand to talk to students were Maurce Kogon, director and Jim Hoffman, project director, Center for International Trade Development, El Camino College business Training Center and Enrique Aragon, UCLA Extension, Dept. of business & Management. The last two offer internships and are partners of ITEP. The event was held at the LA Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles. If you want to get involved in sponships contact ITEP for their annual fundraising dinner in April. (details below)

Ninth Annual Scholarship & Fundraising Dinner International Trade Education Programs Annual Scholarship & Fundraising Dinner Honoring Jim Callahan, Metropolitan Stevedore Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:30 p.m. Port of Los Angeles Cruise Terminal 500 N. Front Street San Pedro, CA 90731

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LAEDC Applauds Key Economic Stimulus Proposals

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

LAEDC Applauds Key Economic Stimulus
Proposals in Proposed State Budget Compromise

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) commends Governor Schwarzenegger and key state lawmakers for negotiating an economic stimulus package within their proposed state budget compromise that takes urgent and very important steps to help create jobs and provide a much needed boost to our state’s economy during these extremely difficult and unstable economic times. In particular, the LAEDC supports and encourages the final adoption of the stimulus proposals to:

• Incentivize California-based companies creating jobs for Californians

• Ease restrictions to public private partnerships and provide “design-build” authority for select transportation and local redevelopment projects to create more jobs more quickly

• Streamline the permitting and review process and confer CEQA exemptions for surplus state property and certain transportation projects through 2010 to pump money into the economy faster

• Offer greater flexibility to employees and employers in shaping work schedules to make California’s business environment more competitive

• Provide targeted tax incentives to help lure television and film production back to California

About the LAEDC

The LAEDC, the region’s premier business leadership organization, is a private, non-profit organization established in 1981 under section 501(C) (3). Its mission is to attract, retain, and grow business and jobs for the regions of Los Angeles County. Since 1996, the LAEDC has helped retain or attract more than 147,700 jobs, providing $7.3 billion in direct economic impact from salaries and $124 million in annual tax revenue benefit to local governments and education in Los Angeles County. Visit www.laedc.org or call (888) 4-LAEDC-1.

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California Green Collar Jobs Council Meets Today In Sacramento

Former Undersecretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency to Chair Newly Created California Green Collar Jobs Council

Barry R. Sedlik is President of California Business Ventures,
a Pasadena-based firm concentrating on smart growth and
transit-oriented development

Los Angeles, CA – The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency has announced the appointment of Barry R. Sedlik to chair the California Green Collar Jobs Council. The formation of the Council stems from last year’s passage of former Speaker Fabian Nunez’s bill, AB 3018.

“I look forward to working with the Council and stakeholders across California to build upon the great advantages California has already achieved in advancing green industries,” said Sedlik. “Devising a strategy to expand sustainable green jobs is a critical task in the current economy. We need to make sure these jobs provide a springboard for future careers and are not just one-time jobs in response to a short-term economic stimulus."

Describing the charge of the Council, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said, “The Green Collar Jobs Council will work with leaders in education, workforce development and business throughout the state to ensure California is on the leading edge of the new green economy - and able to meet the job demands it brings.”

California is expected to receive its share of the $838-billion economic stimulus package, which is before Congress. A sizeable portion is expected to focus on green job training and workforce skills in support of infrastructure projects, renewable energy development, and energy innovation. Sedlik has already met with dozens of representatives from local job resource centers and state and local agencies that attended a symposium held in Irwindale, CA on job development sponsored by the Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board.

The Green Collar Jobs Council is tasked with understanding the current and future workforce needs of the Green/Clean economy, developing a comprehensive strategy to prepare California’s workforce to meet the needs of businesses supporting the economy and ensure that efforts aimed at improving worker’s skills are coordinated and effective.

The Green Collar Jobs Act, signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on September 26, 2008, establishes the Green Collar Jobs Council under the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB). The CWIB is charged with developing a comprehensive workforce development plan for the State as described in the Workforce Training Act of 2008 and with federal responsibilities outlined in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The first meeting of the Council is Wednesday, February 11, 2009 in Sacramento.

California Workforce Investment Board’s Green Collar Jobs Council Membership Roster:

Barry Sedlik, Council Chair; President, California Business Ventures, Pasadena, CA
Doug Hoffner, Acting Secretary, Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), Sacramento, CA.
Jamil Dada, Senior Financial Manager, Provident Bank, Riverside, CA
The Honorable Karen Bass, Speaker /District 47, California State Assembly District 47
Bob Balgenorth, President, State Building and Trade Council of California, Sacramento, CA
The Honorable Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Sacramento, CA
Willie Washington. California Manufacturers & Technology Association, Sacramento, CA
The Honorable Sandré Swanson, Assembly Member District 16, California State Assembly
Jack Scott, Chancellor, California Community Colleges, Sacramento, CA
Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Oakland, CA
Norris Bishton, Attorney, NOARUS Auto Group, Los Angeles, CA
Audrey Taylor, President/ CEO, Chabin Concepts, Inc., Chico, CA
Dale Bonner, Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, Sacramento, CA
Kim Belshé, Secretary, California Health and Human Services Agency Sacramento, CA
The Honorable Denise Ducheny, Senator 40th District, California State Senate
Karen Douglas, Commissioner, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA
James Goldstein, Director, Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA
Timothy Simon, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA
Brian McMahon, director, California Employment and Training Panel, Sacramento, CA
Stewart Knox, Chair, California Workforce Association, Yuba City, CA
Randall Hernandez, Sr. V.P/Sr. Public Policy Executive, Bank of America Foundation, Long Beach, CA
Marty Keller, Director, Office of the Small Business Advocate, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
Sacramento, CA

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Green Collar Jobs Council Launches Blog

Barry R. Sedlik, chair (right)
Green Collar Jobs Committee
is interviewed By Pete Demitrio
KFWB New 980 News Radio.

Chairman Barry Sedlik of the Green Collar Jobs Council announced today the launching of a new blog Online to keep the public, reporters and Green public-private partners up to date on the newly

created California council.

California stands in line to receive its chunk of a $838-billion economic stimulus package, which is before Congress. The funds are expected to go for energy innovation, and money for highway construction and other infrastructure projects.

But Sedlik told about 80 representatives from local job resource centers and state and local agencies that attended a symposium last month at the Southern California Edison's Customer Technology Application Center, deemed "Meeting of the Minds" by its sponsors at the Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board.

"My biggest concern is that a green job becomes a bridge to nowhere," Sedlik told the Pasadena Star News. "We need to make sure these are sustainable jobs and not just jobs in response to a short-term economic package." For the full article by Ryan Carter visit:

Business leaders meet to discuss employment challenges

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