Andrew Christiansen at KGUN-TV 9 reports on BuildItAZ, an Apprenticeship Training Initiative in the State of Arizona that has involved a number of Building Trades Unions, including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: When Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) first started the initiative last year, they set out a goal to double the amount of Trade-and-Construction Registered Apprentices by 2026 - Women Apprentices in particular.  Now, Hobbs recently announced she's allocating $1 million more to BuiltItAZ.  OEO Officials say the program has in, turn, funding five State organizations with a total of $650,000.  Mikel Moore - a second-year Electrical Apprentice, agrees there should be investment in this kind of career training: “We don’t need to be bankers and accountants and sit at a desk job all the time.  We can be out there getting dirty and doing hands-on stuff while also stimulating our minds." 

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