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The Targeted Local Hire Program (TLH) offers alternate job pathways into entry-level City positions that are paid, full-time, on-the-job training. Targeted Local Hire provides individuals with the opportunity to be randomly selected for referral to various City departments in order to be assessed and considered for entry-level jobs.

The Targeted Local Hire Program program seeks to target and recruit individuals from underserved and vulnerable communities, though anyone can apply:

• Veterans
• Designated Zip Codes
• Formerly Incarcerated
• Persons with Disabilities
• Transgender Individuals
• Unhoused and Formerly Unhoused
• Older Workers
• Foster Youth, Transition Age Youth, Disconnected Youth
• Former Gang Members

UNITE HERE- Local 11 hosts The Hospitality Training Academy (HTA) which provides an array of workforce development, training and apprenticeship programs to develop and instruct low-income, marginalized individuals into the hospitality industry.

The 8-week long program is free to all students that offers top-quality vocational training with classroom instruction and hands-on work in a fully equipped kitchen.

To contact the Hospitality Training Academy, call or text (310) 994-5426 or email training@lahta.org with “Culinary Apprentice” in the subject line.

Cal Apprenticeships is a nationally recognized education and training program that connects workers with paid union apprenticeships in over 30 programs across California.

The Apprenticeship Programs are open to train women and men to craftsman status. Students learn occupational skills in the classroom and practice real-world application throughout the course of the program.

The benefits of the Union Apprenticeship Program include:

• Full-time employment with career placement
• Become skilled in a trade, and get paid while completing the program
• Nationally recognized credential – Completion of Apprenticeship Certificate
• Opportunity to earn college credit and/or Associate degree

The Ready 2 Work program is a five-week job readiness program designed to provide essential skill training and industry-specific mentorship to Black workers prepare for professional success. Ready 2 Work was created by Los Angeles Black Worker Center in the effort to combat the Black jobs crisis of underemployment and low-quality jobs affecting Black quality of life.

Ready 2 Work create a pathways for Black workers providing specialized on-the-job training and a supportive network that can connect them with specific job opportunities that fits their interests in the public sector.

For more information about Ready 2 Work, contact hello@labwc.org.