Jeremy Loudenback at The Imprint reports California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a $37.2 million investment in Apprenticeship and Workforce Training opportunities, including new spending on job readiness for youth. One program will train and place young adults into health care careers. The Miguel Contreras Foundation will use a $3.5 million grant through the California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnerships program to address health care staffing shortages while improving access to high-wage careers for underserved young people. “California’s Health Care System depends on a skilled, supported workforce - yet too many young people face barriers to accessing these careers,” the Foundation’s Executive Director, Armando Loza, said. “We are redefining workforce development through an innovative holistic approach.” The two-year program aims to place 210 Southern California participants into jobs. The Training Program also includes “wraparound” services, stipends for transportation and childcare and job-readiness coaching. Over the past several years, Apprenticeship opportunities have become an increasingly popular strategy at the State level. California has created roughly 670,000 Apprenticeships since Newsom took office in 2019 through two different initiatives involving Organized Labor, employers and Educational Institutions. 

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