(BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA) – California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a $44.4 million investment to train 49,000 new Apprentices through 131 programs Statewide.

Since 2019, California has supported more than 694,000 Earn-and-Learn opportunities, including nearly 267,000 Registered Apprentices.

Governor Newsom (pictured above) announced the new investments in Kern County after meeting with Skilled Workers who are training to become Telecommunications Installers and Wirepersons who will build and maintain the power, lighting, controls and electrical systems that keep businesses and industries running.

“We’re aligning our workforce strategies in a granular way through record-breaking Apprenticeship programs. One in thirty Californians in the workforce have completed an ‘Earn-and-Learn’ or Apprenticeship program - pathways to sustaining good-paying jobs. Our investments are paying off. California wages are twenty-percent higher than the rest of the Nation (and) California’s productivity grew more than twice as fast as the rest of the Nation,” he said.

From Skilled Trades to Health Care, Education and Technology, Earn-and-Learn opportunities give Californians a direct path to in-demand careers while helping employers build the workforce they need.

The latest investments include: $15.9 million in funding to 67 programs supporting 10,000 individuals through the Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF); and $28.5 million in Employment Training Panel (ETP) funding to support 64 Apprenticeship programs, training an estimated 39,040 California Workers.

Under Newsom’s leadership, California has also expanded non-traditional Apprenticeships by 76%, growing opportunities in Health Care, Advanced Manufacturing, Technology and other high-demand Sectors across the State’s economy.

New Apprenticeships bring the total Earn-and-Learn opportunities to more than 694,000 Statewide since the Governor took office.

During the Newsom Administration, one in 30 Californians in the workforce have completed an Earn-and-Learn program, surpassing Newsom’s goal of creating 500,000 Earn-and-Learn Apprenticeships by 2029.

This includes serving 266,756 Registered Apprentices since Newsom took office, putting the State on track to meet the Governor’s ambitious goal of serving 500,000 Registered Apprentices by 2029, even as the State has already met the Governor’s goal for Earn-and-Learn opportunities.

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