Career Education Services and Team
The Career Education Division provides a variety of services for student and campus wide instructional faculty. Career Education provides services through our division and through the Career Center on campus. These services include career exploration, faculty curriculum and program support, CliftonStrengths and MBTI assessments, industry liaison, career preparation and skills guidance for all students and faculty at Cuyamaca. Select a tab below to learn more about our services.Career Education supports and is a collaborative partner with the Career Center. It is a partnership of Student Services and Instruction. Our services are available through our division and the Career Center.
angela.tilley@gcccd.edu
maci.gerber@gcccd.edu
Career Education offers assessments for students to help them focus on where their strengths and interests lie.
The CliftonStrengths assessment helps you discover what you naturally do best and learn how to develop your greatest talents.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment helps you to identify how your personality shapes your decisions and your real world among other categories.
More assessments are available and outlined on the Career Services page.
For more information about these assessments and how you can benefit, contact:
angela.tilley@gcccd.edu
maci.gerber@gcccd.edu
Angela Tilley-Ruiz is our Job Placement Case Manager, and she supports students in securing jobs with sustainable wages linked to their fields of study. Angela offers support and job-readiness training to Cuyamaca College students and alumni through individual career coaching, workshops on campus, classroom presentations, and employment events. She offers support in the job and career search, networking skills, resume and cover letter reviews, interviewing techniques, and developing 21st Century Skills.
The Job Placement Case Manager helps businesses stay competitive by hiring the most prepared and engaged employees. This affects key business outcomes such as high productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction. With engaged employees, employers see lower turnover rates, less safety incidents, and lower absenteeism in the workplace.
Angela Tilley-Ruiz is Gallup CliftonStrengths and 21st Century World of Work Certified.
For more information contact Angela at angela.tilley@gcccd.edu
You can also visit the Job Placement Case Manager web site at:
http://cuyamaca.edu/college-info/career-education/jobplacement/
Work-Based Learning provides students with the opportunity to connect what they are learning in the classroom to real world experiences. WBL encourages students to learn about work with career awareness and exploration, learn through work with practicum and internships, and learn for work with training and experiences directly related to a specific career field.
The Work-Based Learning program supports faculty to enrich their curriculum and deepen classroom learning by embedding real world educational experiences and applicable 21st Century Skills to prepare students for today’s career opportunities.
Faculty and students wishing to learn more about Work-Based Learning activities should contact Cuyamaca Work-Based Learning Coordinator Maci Gerber at maci.gerber@gcccd.edu
You can also visit the Work-Based Learning web page at https://www.cuyamaca.edu/college-info/career-education/work-based-learning.aspx
Angela Tilley-Ruiz
Charlene Alsbaugh
Heba Almasraf
Kate Miller
Maci Gerber
Munqith Alhajjaj
Vanessa Murrell
Vicki VanStone
