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Child Visitation Monitor Training

MiraCosta Community College · Oceanside, CA

Cost
$360
Length
3 weeks
Working 6 months later
46%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
55
Finished the program
100%Based on 55 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
46%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Oceanside is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Job ads may call this: Case Worker · Case Manager · School Social Worker · Family Service Worker

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
  • Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
  • Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
  • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
  • Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
Typical pay in California
$67,025per year
Projected openings
60,640
Projected change
+14.1%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 39% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
2%
High school diploma
7%
Started college, no degree
10%
Two-year degree
8%
Four-year degree
39%
Master's degree
33%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Social and Human Service Assistants

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Advocate · Clinical Assistant · Social Services Aide · Social Work Assistant

  • Assess clients' cognitive abilities and physical and emotional needs to determine appropriate interventions.
  • Develop and implement behavioral management and care plans for clients.
  • Oversee day-to-day group activities of residents in institution.
  • Keep records or prepare reports for owner or management concerning visits with clients.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Visit individuals in homes or attend group meetings to provide information on agency services, requirements, or procedures.
  • Submit reports and review reports or problems with superior.
Typical pay in California
$52,520per year
Projected openings
73,580
Projected change
+16.1%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 32% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
2%
High school diploma
16%
Started college, no degree
22%
Two-year degree
12%
Four-year degree
32%
Master's degree
14%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

Childcare Workers

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Caregiver · Daycare Worker · Infant Teacher · Child Caregiver

  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
  • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Dress children and change diapers.
  • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
Typical pay in California
$41,034per year
Projected openings
135,490
Projected change
+1.5%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 31% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 12% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
12%
High school diploma
31%
Started college, no degree
24%
Two-year degree
11%
Four-year degree
17%
Master's degree
4%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.6%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan design and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children s developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Includes instruction in child development and psychology home- and institution-based child care identification of diseases injuries and psychological trauma and applicable referrals parent relations personnel and business management principles and related laws and policies.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • America`s Job Center of California-North County Coastal Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 760-666-6763

    1949 Avenida Del OroSuite 106Oceanside, CA 92056about 0.4 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • North County Coastal Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 619-319-WORK (9675)

    3708 Ocean Ranch Blvd.North Coastal Live Well CenterOceanside, CA 92056about 1.5 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you