21st Century Employability Skills: Entrepreneurial and Analytical Mindset | West Los Angeles College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

ScienceReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingActive ListeningMonitoringActive LearningSpeaking

Knowledge

ChemistryEnglish LanguageMathematicsComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Written ComprehensionNear VisionWritten ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningCategory Flexibility

Tasks

Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantita
Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

Technology

Object or component oriented development softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareOperating system software

Tools

Abbe refractometersAgitation tanksAmmetersAneroid barometersAsbestos glovesAtomic absorption AA spectroscopesAtomic emissions spectroscopesAutomated microviscometersAutomated polarimetersAutomatic buret cleanersAutomatic buretsAutomatic pipette cleanersAutotitratorsBall millsBeckmann thermometers

Work Values

SupportRelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceAchievementRecognition

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians	title_inference	$57,790 median$90,990 top	+3.51%	210

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

Qualitative and quantitative laboratory tests on solids, liquids, and gases — conduct routinely with reduced oversight to support ongoing scientific projects.
Laboratory instruments and equipment — maintain, troubleshoot minor issues, and sterilize on a scheduled basis to ensure consistent operational readiness.
Product quality parameters — monitor against established standards and specifications and flag non-conformances to quality assurance personnel.
Chromatography, spectroscopy, and physical or chemical separation techniques — set up and execute independently for routine analytical testing assignments.
Chemical solutions for multiple product lines or experimental batches — prepare by adapting standardized formulas to meet varying process requirements.
Test and analysis results — compile, calculate, and interpret using spreadsheet or analytical software to identify trends or anomalies in a production environment.
Laboratory safety audits — participate actively by inspecting work areas, documenting hazards, and reporting findings to safety committee members.
Experimental procedures and analytical methods — read and apply from technical literature or standard operating procedures with minimal direction.
Database and enterprise resource planning software — use to query, update, and track sample records and test results in a regulated laboratory environment.
Technical findings — summarize in written reports and communicate verbally to chemists and engineers during project status meetings.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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