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Apprenticeship, youth and veterans programs aim to grow Spokane's conservation workforce
Summary
Vicky Carter described two workforce programs: NRAP, a two-year natural-resources apprenticeship in partnership with Spokane Community College for 18'24-year-olds, and Vets on the Farm, a decade-old transition program that has assisted more than 500 veterans and recently became a 501(c)(3).
During Spokane County Spotlight, Vicky Carter, director of the Spokane Conservation District, highlighted workforce-development initiatives designed to build local conservation capacity.
Carter described the Natural Resources Apprenticeship Program (NRAP), a multi-year partnership with Spokane Community College that provides 18'24-year-olds two years of natural-resources coursework combined with paid summer internships: "we're putting these…
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