Summer Programs
Increasing access and opportunities for excellent skilled trades education
Los Angeles County Summer Skilled Trades Programs
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools supports six summer programs where students can earn high school and college credit and valuable industry credentials in automotive tech, carpentry, construction, solar installation and welding.
Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE), Canoga Park
Students master hands-on construction skills and earn a valuable solar installation credential.
Artesia High School
Six week, full-day auto repair and welding programs where students earn industry certifications and college credit.
Da Vinci Schools, El Segundo/Hawthorne
Da Vinci Schools piloted an innovative mobile welding summer program for middle and high school students
La Mirada High School
High school welding students earn safety certifications, master advanced welding skills, and mentor middle school students in a mobile training program.
Port of Los Angeles High School, San Pedro
Students earn high-value credentials in welding and construction, dual enrollment college credit in automotive, and job training through the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor