Apprenticeship Program
Santa Clara County’s Apprenticeship effort is equity-oriented, focusing on bringing people into the field of early learning and care. Components of the Early Learning Apprenticeship program include paid on-the-job training with local preschool and family child care employers, no-cost college coursework and embedded coaching, and cohort learning in a community-based location. The two-year program culminates in a wage increase, along with achievement of an Associate Teacher permit (the credential equivalent in the early learning and care profession).
Why Early Learning Apprenticeships?
Recruit qualified individuals to care for young children and support working families.
Build a sustainable workforce pipeline into the field of early learning and care
Identify career paths that lead to higher wages
Equity-oriented supports for women, and particularly women of color, who work in child care business.
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