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Residents urge county to expand apprenticeships, trades and digital-skills training
Summary
At a Bernalillo County community dialogue, residents and local stakeholders prioritized union and trade pathways, apprenticeships, digital literacy and industry-specific training as key workforce supports to keep residents and small businesses thriving.
Bernalillo County residents and local stakeholders at a community dialogue in the North Valley on a July evening urged county leaders to prioritize apprenticeship pathways, trade certifications and digital-skills training as part of the county’s economic development strategy.
Participants told facilitators they want expanded access to union construction trades, pre-apprenticeship programs, vocational certificates and digital literacy courses that connect directly to local employers. “Providing accessible opportunities for people to gain certification in those areas is something that we thought was very important,” said Thomas, a table reporter, summarizing his group’s discussion about creating pathways…
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