Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Surveying, Chief of PartyThe Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Surveying, Chief of Party prepares students for career advancement in surveying. If combined with appropriate field experience, completion of the program may lead to employment as party chief and eventually to professional California state licensing as a land surveyor.  The Chief of Party leads the work of a survey party in surveying Earth's surface to determine precise locations and measurements.  They are responsible for checking the accuracy of the survey party's work, making accurate measurements, and solving survey problems.  Those interested should contact the Southern California Surveying Apprenticeship Committee and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College.

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The Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Surveying, Chainman prepares students for a career in surveying and provides the related and supplemental instruction required for apprentice surveyors. Successful completion leads to journeyworker certification. Employers include land surveying and civil engineering firms, and general construction contractors throughout Southern California. Those interested should contact the Southern California Surveying Apprenticeship Committee and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College.

This certificate curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in screen printing and embroidery shops.

The Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Power Lineman provides the required related and supplemental instruction for power lineman apprentices. The work of the power lineman involves installing and maintaining power poles, erecting steel towers, stringing wire, building substations, climbing power poles and installing underground and street lighting systems. It’s highly skilled work that requires a great deal of concentration, dexterity, and knowledge. Interested apprentices should contact the California-Nevada Joint Apprentice Training Committee and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College.

The Certificate of Achievement in Operating Engineers Special Inspector provides the required related and supplemental instruction for state-indentured operating engineer apprentices. Interested apprentices should contact the Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College. Successful completion may result in journeyworker status.

The certificate curriculum in dressmaking and alteration prepares students for employment in the alterations department of department stores or for the operation of their own  business in dressmaking, tailoring, and alterations. 

This certificate curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level design and product development positions in southern California's swimwear industry.

The Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Operating Engineers, Plant Equipment/Rock, Sand and Gravel provides the required related and supplemental instruction for state-indentured operating engineer apprentices. Interested apprentices should contact the Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College. Successful completion may result in journeyworker status.

The Certificate of Achievement in Apprenticeship Operating Engineers, Heavy Equipment/Landscape Operator Engineer provides the related and supplemental instruction required for state-indentured apprentices. Heavy Equipment/Landscape Operator Engineers are highly trained, skilled professionals who operate heavy construction equipment on high-rise buildings, roads, and freeways. Interested apprentices should contact the Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Training Trust and the Apprenticeship Office at Santiago Canyon College. Successful completion may result in journeyworker status.