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Council hears MC3 apprenticeship program; vice mayor asks staff to draft local‑hire ordinance for Southeast Bakersfield
2711385 · March 18, 2025
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Representatives from the building and construction trades described a 10‑week apprenticeship readiness program with an 80% placement rate; the vice mayor referred staff to draft a local‑hire ordinance and workforce‑development supports tied to major public works investments in Southeast Bakersfield.
Alyssa Reed, executive secretary of the Kern, Inyo and Mono Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, described the council’s Apprenticeship Readiness Program (MC3), a 10‑week curriculum that she said connects participants to trade apprenticeships and yields an…
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