US EditionLA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them
State funding and new training centers aim to help colleges supply more than 100,000 construction workers for fire recovery, officials said.
- Los Angeles Trade-Technical College is expanding construction training programs to address critical labor shortages following the destruction of homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires.
- The city now requires over 100,000 new construction workers, exacerbating a pre-existing shortage of roughly 70,000 qualified personnel before the fires struck.
- Last year, California awarded $5 million to five colleges for training, while student Hudson Idov, who lost his home in the Palisades Fire, now studies carpentry to help rebuild.
- The Environmental Protection Agency cancelled a $20 million federal grant last May under President Trump after disbursing just over $88,000 to support construction programs.
- Although Los Angeles Trade-Technical College programs face budget constraints leaving just over $575,000 for supplies, only about 33% of students successfully complete their certificates.
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Some community colleges accelerate programs to meet demand and rebuild
Santa Maria Times
Independent EspañolHudson Idov wasn't enthusiastic about any of his college options... until his Los Angeles home burned down in the Palisades fire during his senior year of high school.
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LA needs 100,000 construction workers. Community colleges are racing to train them
Hudson Idov wasn’t excited about any of his college options — that is, until his Los Angeles house burned down in the Palisades Fire his senior year of high school.
Redwood City Pulse
LA necesita 100,000 trabajadores de la construcción. Los colegios comunitarios se apresuran a capacitarlos
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. A Hudson Idov no le entusiasmaba ninguna de sus opciones universitarias, hasta que su casa en Los Ángeles se incendió en el incendio de Palisades durante su último año de la preparatoria. Menos […] The post LA necesita 100,000 trabajadores de la construcción. Los colegios comunitarios se apresuran a capacitar…
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