The Apprenticeship Graduation was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 265 Hall in Campbell, California. ATU provided a BBQ and drinks for all attendees.
There are seventy-two graduates from the Coach Operator Apprenticeship, Service Mechanic Apprenticeship and Track Worker Apprenticeship. This was a first for Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 265 and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). It was also the first Coach Operator Apprenticeship Graduation in the state and the nation.
The graduates received eighteen units of college credit and a Certificate of Achievement from Mission College with free tuition, an apprenticeship certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor and an apprenticeship certificate from the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
The attendees included union members, mentors, Executive Board Officers, VTA Apprenticeship/JWI Staff, the graduates and their families. The speakers included Terry Russell, ATU President and Business Agent, Diana Hermone, ATU JWI Director, Inez Evans, VTA Chief Operating Officer, Gary Knight, Apprenticeship Consultant California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprentice Standards, and Rob Gamble, Director, Community/Business Engagement and Workforce Development, Mission College.
It was an evening to remember and a great success.
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