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Recent apprenticeships coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The grants will fund apprenticeship support, student counseling and contractor training tied to heat pumps and other residential electrification work.
At its July 8 business meeting, the California Energy Commission approved four workforce-related awards and one EPIC research grant tied to electrification, apprenticeships and grid forecasting.
The California Energy Commission approved four grants tied to residential clean-energy training, apprenticeship support and contractor pipeline development.
The California Energy Commission backed a CRESST award to the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California to help income-qualified apprentices stay in residential energy-efficiency training.
The July 8 approval will fund equipment, curriculum and contractor-readiness training at six apprenticeship centers and SMART Local 104.
SB 1227 would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship routes into enforcement jobs as lawmakers cited vacancies and delayed inspections.