Historic Apprenticeships Graduation!

History was made today as 103 apprentices graduated from four different transit apprenticeship programs — the largest set of community college public transit apprenticeship programs in the U.S.

These apprenticeships are a partnership between the Joint Workforce Investment (the High Road Training Partnership of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265) and Mission College (Santa Clara), their local education agency. Each apprenticeship graduate received a Mission College/JWI graduation stole and a Mission College college-credit Certificate of Achievement.

Speakers from Mission College, VTA, ATU Local 265, ATU International, and California Transit Works congratulated the graduates and their families for the hard work and dedication it takes to successfully complete an apprenticeship program.

More photos and video to come!