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University of Iowa Labor Center and partners present pre‑apprenticeship graduates to council
Summary
Program leaders and graduates told the council the five‑week Quality Pre‑Apprenticeship Program has graduated 67 Iowa residents to date (86% graduation in the most recent cohort), provides OSHA10/CPR and union interview opportunities, and aims to expand equitable pathways into construction trades.
University of Iowa Labor Center staff updated the Iowa City Council Dec. 9 on the local construction pre‑apprenticeship program and introduced recent graduates who described how the program led to jobs in the trades.
Robin Clark Bennett (UI Labor Center) said the program partners with the City of Iowa City, local unions, New Creations International Church, Dream City and area high schools to offer a…
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