In February 2018, California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the goal to establish 500,000 earn-and-learn apprenticeships by 2029. In an increasingly global world, apprenticeships provide the education and training necessary to prepare young people for the jobs of the future. Newsom called for the “California Promise”, a new way of thinking about education as a lifelong pursuit to close the massive skills gap.
In addition, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 235 in September 2018, creating the Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. The committee is comprised of Labor Workforce Development Agency Secretary appointees who represent a variety of organizations and businesses including SAP, E.&J. Gallo, the United Food & Commercial Workers, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers, and Jewish Vocational Services.
The DIAG USA Foundation joined the new Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and its sub-committees to provide guidance based on the successful German Dual Education System. DIAG USA serves as a member of the sub-committees advising on new and innovative information technology apprenticeships as well as pre-apprenticeship programs. e.g. through Minimum Industry Training Criteria
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