Occupational Center to Hold Job Fair

Representatives from dozens of Valley businesses and government agencies will be on hand Friday as the North Valley Occupational Center-Pacoima Skills Center hosts a free community job fair and open house.

“Approximately 60 employers will be interviewing and recruiting on Friday,” said Richard Wormus a spokesman for the center. “Many will have actual openings they can offer to the students and others who attend the event.”

The job fair will feature free workshops on interviewing and job preparation techniques. In addition, the center will open its classrooms to give prospective students a firsthand look at some of the programs being offered, Wormus said. Campus tours will also be available.

Operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Division of Adult and Career Education, the center offers more than 50 short-term, low-cost vocational programs at two sites in the northeast Valley. It operates year-round.

Among the employers scheduled to attend Friday’s event are the city and county of Los Angeles, United Parcel Service, Bank of America, Pep Boys, Kaiser Permanente, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the LAUSD.

The job fair and open house will be held between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the center, 11450 Sharp Ave., in Mission Hills.

For more information, call (818) 365-9645.