The Norcal Laborers Construction Certificate of Achievement can provide the skills necessary for a student apprentice to qualify as a trained entry-level construction worker. Successful completion of the program results in students becoming journeymen. The Norcal Construction Technology is a 4-year apprenticeship program that trains employees using classroom instruction. Hands-on instruction is given through a paid apprenticeship. This program includes a work experience component.

Program Outcomes

- Upon completion of this program, student will be able to discuss overview of CAL/OSHA regulations.

- Upon completion of this program, student will be able to explain the operating procedures for equipment safety.

- Upon completion of this program, student will be able to discuss compliance issues with vehicle inspections.

The Stylist Certificate of Achievement offers an entry level curriculum of courses designed to meet the needs of students who are interested in the intersection of fashion, design, and personal image. Students who complete the certificate will have the entry level skills to understand and communicate current style and fashion to private clients or within the fashion industry. They will have the ability to place personal style in historical and current context, while using varied media to communicate those ideas. Possible career options are: Stylist, Image Consultant, and Merchandiser.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate creative problem solving skills.
🗸 Participate as a team member in a diverse work environment.
🗸 Evaluate, organize, maintain, interpret and communicate information.
🗸 Utilize social and other media to communicate ideas of personal style.
🗸 Create a professional portfolio of work.

This program is an introduction to web development. In this program students acquire essential skills in creating responsive websites, delving into front-end frameworks, and implementing secure back-end solutions with a focus on database access and session management. Students explore the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) framework, gaining proficiency in full-stack development. This industry-aligned curriculum combines foundational knowledge with cutting-edge technologies. Note, students will be much more competitive in the field if they already have a degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of web development, including the client-server architecture, HTTP, URLs, and the Document Object Model (DOM), enabling them to communicate effectively with other developers and stakeholders.
🗸 Demonstrate recognition of the importance of web accessibility and implement basic accessibility features, ensuring that their web content is usable by individuals with disabilities.
🗸 Develop problem-solving skills by identifying and troubleshooting common issues in web development, using browser developer tools to inspect and debug code effectively.
🗸 Demonstrate proficiency in using front-end frameworks like React to create reusable components, manage application state, and build interactive user interfaces.
🗸 Demonstrate the ability to fetch and manipulate data from external APIs and databases using asynchronous programming techniques, enhancing the interactivity of web applications.
🗸 Produce robust and high-performing web solutions by Incorporating user authentication, database integration, and server-side rendering (SSR) techniques.
🗸 Optimize web application performance through caching, lazy loading, and minimizing requests.

The iOS App Development with Swift Certificate of Completion gives students the opportunity to demonstrate essential skills in Swift programming. This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level roles in iOS app development and provides a foundation for further specialization in credit certificate or degree programs. The curriculum covers key aspects of iOS app development with Swift, including coding, debugging, problem-solving, and app design principles. Participants will gain proficiency in Swift programming language and hands-on experience in developing iOS applications. The program emphasizes essential concepts such as user interface design and app deployment. By successfully completing the certificate program, students will be well-prepared to pursue careers in iOS Swift app development and contribute effectively to the dynamic field of mobile app technology. Potential career paths for certificate holders include iOS app developer, mobile app programmer, junior Swift developer, and software development technician. This certificate is particularly valuable for individuals looking to enhance their skills in Swift app development and pursue rewarding opportunities in the rapidly evolving world of mobile technology.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

🗸 Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing iOS Frameworks, as well as the Swift programming languages, to create apps

The Professional and Workplace Communication Certificate is a 12-unit certificate designed to provide students with the opportunity to build a variety of career communication competencies that are essential to success in the workplace environment. The certificate prepares students to acquire, identify, and explain communication concepts and to practically apply proficient, professional, and smart career-related communication skills common to the global workplace and other professional contexts. Students are invited to explore and develop everyday verbal and nonverbal business communication competencies such as: designing and delivering professional presentations, managing conflict, employment interviewing, communicating across cultural differences, active listening, relationship and team-building, networking, cultivating equity and inclusion, developing leadership capacity, constructing ethical persuasive messages, managing meetings, and more.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

🗸 Employ cross-cultural competencies and promote workplace equity and inclusion.
🗸 Demonstrate and apply core communication theories, concepts, and strategies to the workplace context.
🗸 Demonstrate an understanding and application of effective verbal and nonverbal workplace communication skills.
🗸 Build professional interpersonal relationships within organizations and enhance networking skills.
🗸 Design and deliver persuasive and professional extemporaneous business presentations.
🗸 Develop leadership, meeting management, and team building communication skills in the workplace context.
🗸 Develop workplace and career readiness, including employment interviewing competencies.

This certificate of achievement was created to give students the opportunity to show potential employers in this country and in other countries that the student has completed a certain number of courses in Italian and prepares students with an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Italian and familiarizes them with the culture of Italy.

This certificate of achievement provides students, prospective employers and others with documented evidence of persistence and academic accomplishment in the language. The certificate requires completion of at least 13 units from the following list of courses. Students may not take a pass/no pass option for required courses and each requirement must be completed with a "C" grade or higher.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ communicate verbally in the target language with accurate pronunciation in meaningful situations present in both informal and formal contexts.

✔ effectively apply rules of grammar and syntax in tandem with appropriate vocabulary in written and oral communication.

✔ demonstrate auditory comprehension of instruction, authentic content, and purposeful conversations in the target language.

✔ discuss, describe, and infer information from authentic texts in the target language.

✔ demonstrate cultural appreciation by making (comparative) connections, on both an individual and societal level, between the target cultures and students’ own cultures.

✔ create (write or present) narratives and/or arguments that demonstrate cohesive critical thinking in the target language.

Diablo Valley College’s (DVC) industrial design program addresses the workforce needs of the design and manufacturing sector with the design for manufacturing (D4m) certificate of achievement. The program courses provide current digital fabrication skills, while providing a foundation of traditional manufacturing. Students will also learn the design process and rapid prototyping techniques required by the field of industrial design as well as business marketing skills.

Graduates of the design for manufacturing (D4m) program may be employed in jobs that include production occupations, engineering occupations, assemblers and fabricators, engineering technicians, computer-controlled machine operators, rapid prototyping for product design, and within research and development (R&D) fields. Students will gain the skills necessary to create 3D CAD models, program computer numerical control (CNC) manufacturing equipment, and operate traditional machinery such as lathes, mills, drill presses, and precision measuring devices. Students completing this program will also be candidates for a broad range of manufacturing and corporate jobs requiring a combination of technical knowledge and the skills needed to collaborate between marketing, design, engineering, and manufacturing.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ analyze markets, marketing strategy, the marketing environment, and the marketing mix variables of product, price, promotion, and distribution.

✔ work within a team of diverse industry professionals to establish and meet design criteria.

✔ develop detailed technical drawings of a product.

✔ determine the most efficient and responsible manufacturing method for products.

✔ manufacture an object from a given drawing using machine tools.

✔ prototype an object from a given technical drawing or three-dimensional CAD model.

✔ design and prototype mechanical parts under the supervision of engineers.

✔ use computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and computer numerical control (CNC) software for automation of manufacturing.

This certificate of achievement adds business courses to the Nursery Technician Certificate of Accomplishment. The additional coursework provides the business skills needed to start and run nurseries and greenhouses or to enhance employability in local nursery and greenhouse businesses.

To earn a certificate of achievement, students must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade or higher. Required courses are available in the evening and/or on weekends.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ identify, alleviate and recommend treatment for diseases and pathogens.

✔ describe specific environmental and cultural requirements to grow seasonal common plants.

✔ maintain and support nursery operations.

✔ construct a business plan and essential financial documents for a small business.

✔ describe basic accounting and marketing knowledge to support a business.

This certificate of achievement adds business courses to the Landscape Design Fundamentals Certificate of Accomplishment. The additional coursework provides the business skills needed to start and run landscape design businesses or to enhance employability in local landscaping businesses.

To earn a certificate of achievement, students must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade or higher. Required courses are available in the evening and/or on weekends.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Apply principles of planting design theory to landscape design projects.

✔ Prepare rendered documents for presentation.

✔ Prepare professional level planting plans and schedules, estimating quantity and sizes of plants required.

✔ Construct a business plan and essential financial documents for a small business.

✔ Describe basic accounting and marketing knowledge to support a business.

This certificate of achievement adds business courses to the Tree Technician Certificate of Accomplishment. The additional coursework provides the business skills needed to start and run arboriculture businesses or enhance employability in local arboriculture businesses.

To earn a certificate of achievement, students must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade or higher. Required courses are available in the evening and/or on weekends.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Implement tree trimming safety procedures.

✔ Use field examinations to determine tree problems.

✔ Diagnose woody plant suitability for given sites.

✔ Recognize species and the characteristics of a given species.

✔ Construct a business plan and essential financial documents for a small business.

✔ Describe basic accounting and marketing knowledge to support a business.