- Support from Westside Works, a West Hills Community College District initiative
- Offers low-cost or free instruction for registered apprentices in specific occupations
- Best option for meeting the critical local workforce demand
- Saves costs over hiring skilled workers who must also be trained to organizational standards as employers must train new hires anyway
- Leads to well-paying jobs for our community members as employers put more local jobseekers to work; enhancing the local, rural economies
- Issues completer an industry recognized, formal credential, including a state certificate and a state-issued journeyperson card
- Provides employers a fresh pool of candidates; entry-level job seekers with an eagerness to work and learn
- Can empower employers to develop their own workforce from within; no need to compete for talent
- Offers recruits a quality workplace learning experience as apprentices are mentored by organizational leaders and other skilled workers on the job
- Implements progressive wage increases as skills are mastered, fostering employee dedication and loyalty
- State employment laws permit education to be made a condition of employment and authorizes non-paid time when employee is in classes related to a registered apprenticeship
- Eliminates the need for expensive recruitment & training programs as training is at no cost, and recruits are more easily accessible
- Reduces the high cost of labor turnover; “94% of employees say that they would stay at a company longer if it invested in their career development” (Linked In 2018 Workplace Learning Report)
- Uses available public school facilities for required classroom instruction
- Waives Community College tuition for state-registered apprentices
- Offers employees college credit and a pathway to a degree
- Delivers potential funding to offset training, outreach, and staffing costs in the form of grants and college apportionment
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