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Supervisor Safaie seeks city apprenticeship ordinance to expand pre-apprenticeship pathways beyond construction
Summary
Supervisor Ahsha Safaie asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance to promote state-approved apprenticeships across industries, expanding pre-apprenticeship training and employer incentives beyond construction to sectors including hospitality, healthcare and commercial driving.
Supervisor Ahsha Safaie told the board on Nov. 12 that the city should adopt a local apprenticeship ordinance to expand state-approved apprenticeship opportunities beyond construction and into industries such as hospitality, healthcare, commercial driving and the arts.
Safae described recent local workforce initiatives his office has supported — including a new neighborhood job center in Visitacion Valley and the CityBuild program — and said the city should build on successful models by creating state-certified pre-apprenticeship pathways that lead to state-approved apprenticeships. He also referenced City Grow, a local program to develop apprenticeship pathways in the cannabis industry.
“Apprenticeship and pre apprenticeship are important goals to advance our employment opportunities and goals for disadvantaged communities,” Safae said, and asked the city attorney to draft an ordinance to promote apprenticeship programs and…
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