Business Training Center

The Contract and Community Education Division provides training and development to businesses and individuals. The division provides no-cost training to businesses under the Employment Training Panel Agreement (ETP), offers fee-based training to businesses on a wide variety of topics from technical to customer service, and has a robust continuing education program as part of Community Education.

Employment Training Panel (ETP)
The Employment Training Panel is a joint business-labor supported California state agency that provides funds to empower workers, promote businesses and advance the state’s economy. It was designed to fund training that meets the needs of employers for skilled workers and the need of workers for good, long-term jobs. The El Camino College Business Training Center has an agreement with the State of California Employment Training Panel to provide specific types of customized training at no cost to qualified employers throughout the state. Training topics range from business skills such as leadership and management development to manufacturing skills such as lean manufacturing.

Contract and Community Education is dedicated to working with local businesses and industry to advance the mission defined by the state and to increase the competitiveness and success of our local business and industry through high-quality effective training.

Services include:

• Developing customized curriculum that meets business needs
• Providing a variety of qualified, prescreened instructors
• Training is provided on-site at the company’s location
• Performing all administrative tasks
• Certificates of Completion provided to participants

For more information on ETP and/or contract education, contact Eldon R. Davidson at 310.973.3158, email edavidson@elcamino.edu.

Community Education
Community Education offers a variety of affordable, short-term non-credit classes to help you reach your professional and/or personal goals, improve your skills, or to learn something new! Classes are offered in the evening, weekends and even online. There are a wide variety of topics to choose from including:

• Business and Careers
• Professional Development
• Computers
• Health and Fitness
• Money Matters
• Personal Interest
• College for Youth

Certificate programs are available depending on the course of study. For more information, visit http://www.ECCommunityEd.com or call 310.660.6460.
Community Education is located on the campus of El Camino College at: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90506