About Venice Skills Center
Jim Chacon is named Principal of the new
Venice Service Area.
The reorganization of the LAUSD Division of Adult and Career Education has resulted in the formation of the Venice Service Area which is comprised of four main sites: Venice Skills Center, Emerson Adult Learning Center, Venice CAS, and Hollywood CAS. In addition to the four main sites, there are over 45 branch locations serving an area of more than 300 square miles! The Venice Skills Center serves as the Venice Service Area's operational headquarters.
Low-Cost Job Training Classes
Venice Skills Center offers year-round CTE (Career Technical Education) classes as well as academic instruction at our main site as well as at our Lincoln branch.
Open Enrollment
Most classes are Open Enrollment which means you don't have to wait for the beginning of a semester to start the class. Course offerings include computer repair, graphic design, business English and math, computer applications, optical dispensing, web design, Cisco networking and dental assistant. For a complete list of the classes we offer, visit our Classes page.
Venice Skills Center classes are designed for participants who seek to acquire a vocational skill, upgrade their current skills or master minimum competencies which will increase their marketability. We welcome adult students who can benefit from the programs offered as well as minors (students 16-18 years of age) who have been accepted into the Alternative Education and Work Center.
Our Background
Venice Skills Center opened in 1968 as a vocational training program to serve adults and youth in Venice. The Center moved to its present site at 611 5th Avenue in May of 1968. Although always under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Venice Skills Center was funded by the Manpower Development Training Act (MDTA) from 1968 through 1974 and partially subsidized by the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) from 1975 - 1982.
1987 brought full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Our Goals
All classes strive to realize the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results which state that every student will become a:
- Effective Communicator
- Critical Thinker
- Life Long Learner
- Effective Family Member
- Involved Members of Society
To meet immediate and long- term needs of individuals and the society in a diverse urban area comprised of peoples from all races and all economic levels, Venice Skills Center pledges to:
Provide adults with academic and career technical education counseling and guidance services.
Seek, from a variety of sources, funds available for program development to assure the greatest economy for the taxpayer.
Mission Statement
Venice Skills Center is an employment preparation center whose mission is to provide excellence in Career Technical Education and academic preparation for the diverse population we serve.