Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Snaps from Visits to WECA Facilities to Understand Unique Curriculum Needs and Opportunities; Promote Culture of Mutual Support and Innovation Through In-Person Collaboration




















 

Curriculum on Tour! These fun snaps are from recent visits that Maris Kaplan, Curriculum Development Manager, and Alyssa Bradley, Education Technology Specialist, made to WECA's San Diego, Riverside, and Fresno Training Facilities. Maris and Alyssa visited these facilities to work closely with the WECA instructors there to understand the unique needs and opportunities for curriculum at each location, and to prioritize in-person collaboration to create a culture of mutual support and innovation.

In San Diego, they met new Low Voltage Apprenticeship instructor Alex Cortez and visited with instructors Don Williams and Sebastian Caparelli; saw the near-complete mock data room, which features a projector wall for seamless lesson integration, and the team's progress on a large lab facility and inventory reorganization project. In Riverside, they met with new Commercial Electrical Apprenticeship instructor Luis Ibarra and learned about future classroom and lab buildout ideas proposed for the new facility. And finally, in Fresno, they hand-delivered the printed new edition of WECA's instructor guides, did some curriculum onboarding with new Apprenticeship instructor Robin Conger, received a facility tour from Commercial Electrical Apprenticeship instructor George Leach, and did some testing for new VR and web-based training scenarios.