SACRAMENTO- Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez congratulates Pomona-based Southern California Roofers and Waterproofers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund on being approved for a $537,000 job-training program funded by the Employment Training Panel (ETP). According to the ETP, the job-training program will update the skills of 600 employees and enable the company to remain competitive in the face of out-of-state competition.
“I am pleased to see state funds being invested in local programs. Investing in training programs is vital to ensuring companies have the resources they need to be competitive in today’s business climate and to create good-paying local jobs,” said Assemblymember Rodriguez.
ETP is a performance-based state program which funds employer-driven training. ETP funds are used for training of current workers, training for unemployed workers and training for newly-hired employees to ensure that employers have the trained workers they need to remain competitive. Funding is not given to employers until a trainee has completed training and a 90-day job retention period and earns a required minimum wage.
Assemblymember Rodriguez represents the 52nd Assembly District which includes the cities of Chino, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona and portions of unincorporated Fontana.
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