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Jazmin Guzman
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica College
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Patricia Ramos
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Program Details
Strategic Management Practices for New Managers Certificate of Achievement
New Program
Retail Store Operations and Management (050650)
08/25/25
The Strategic Management Practices for New Managers certificate program aims to provide a pipeline of skilled managerial candidates for local retail, hospitality, and tourism employers. Upon completing the program, students will have the skills to work in an industry that will support their upward social and economic mobility while enhancing their career paths.
According to LARC it is estimated that Santa Monica College will be able to serve 60 students as this is an emerging program. Initially, the majority of students will come from SMC students currently enrolled in various disciplines, mostly Fashion and Business students. Once the program is established and industry connections secured, according to the project mission, local businesses will provide the prime resource for enrollment.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
This program aims to satisfy the skilled worker supply/demand challenge. The goal is to increase the availability of a well-trained, skilled workforce. What has been identified and critical to accomplishing this goal are the skills related to the first time strategic manager position.
Course Units and Hours
9 - 12
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Course Report
The Strategic Management Practices for New Managers certificate is a nine-credit program that supports the Santa Monica College mission and Master Plan for Education by providing an affordable and accessible program that promotes education and opportunities for career advancement in a diverse local and global environment. The skills developed throughout the program's curriculum encompass classroom-based learning and optional workplace interaction. Students will obtain the knowledge and skills to progress in the early to mid stages of management with integrity using leadership and problem-solving skills. Intellectual development, including culture and identity, is a priority and visible throughout the program's curriculum. The certificate supports economic growth and aims to fulfill a need for skilled entry-level executives and managers in the workplace, specifically in the retail, hospitality, and travel market segments.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus 12 | Success skills for First Time Manager | 3 | |
| Choose 2 from below | |||
| Bus 11 | Introduction to the Hospitality Industry | 3 | |
| Bus 32 | Business Communications | 3 | |
| Bus 35 | Customer Relationship Management | 3 | |
| Bus 76 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| Bus 90 C | Business internship | 3 | |
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A collective group of colleges working on a similar certificate proposal, each focusing variously on hospitality (restaurant operation), tourism, and retail according to their pre-existing curriculum, includes Long Beach City College, Pasadena City College, Los Angeles Trade Tech, Los Angeles City College, LA Harbor College, Pierce College, West LA College, LA Mission College, and LA Southwest College.
Other colleges have management certificates that do not include practical work experience/internships and take much longer to complete. In addition, we do not include a class similar to "Success Skills for First-Time Managers" (BUS 12).
For example, UCLA Extension offers an Advanced Leadership certificate. Five courses are required for completion. An internship and/or related work experience are not an option for the curriculum offerings.
60 annual
Retail, Hospitality & Tourism
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Submission Details
02/03/25 - 12:50 PM
02/24/25 - 09:09 AM by Gray Rakow
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Gray Rakow Super User · 02/05/25
As required by the LARC Program Recommendation Process, which is outlined on the LARC Program Recommendation webpage (https://losangelesrc.org/program-recommendation/), the LA Workforce Council Voting Members must be included in the collegial consultation process for new programs. If you have not already done so, please reach out to the LAWC voting members at colleges with similar programs (per your issued LMI report from LA COE) within the next week to ensure that any concerns or questions may be addressed prior to the upcoming business meeting. The current voting members are always available in the Resources section of the LARC Program Recommendation webpage. Please feel free to reach out with any questions (grakow@pasadena.edu).