CRAFT

The Foundation for California Community Colleges' Resilient Careers in Forestry program, in partnership with the UC Davis Institute of the Environment, is excited to announce CRAFT- California Registered Apprenticeship of Forest Training as a BRONZE SPONSOR of the 2023 California Forestry Workforce Summit.
With support from sponsors like CRAFT, many students and trainees who could not otherwise afford to attend will receive assistance with registration and travel expenses.
Our sincere thanks to CRAFT for your generous sponsorship!

Learn about CRAFT and its mission to connect the forestry industry with a skilled workforce: https://bit.ly/3VNeYth.

Learn more about the California Forestry Workforce Summit and sponsorship opportunities: https://bit.ly/3Hq0trO

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Did you know that 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing a Registered Apprenticeship program? Employers who see the value of apprenticeships are also receiving the benefits! To wrap up our celebration of the 85th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), we’d like to give a HUGE shout out to committee members, employers and industry leaders that support our state-wide California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) and regional Accounting Services Employment Training (A$ET) programs hosted at Shasta College. You truly are the backbone of these programs!

shastacollege.edu/apprenticeship
https://craftprogram.net/

National Apprenticeship Week
Dr. Wyse, Superintendent/President of Shasta College just signed the proclamation recognizing the value and role of registered apprenticeships in helping industries in our area. Did you know that 93% of apprentices retain employment after completing a Registered Apprenticeship program? Employers who see the value of apprenticeships are also receiving the benefits! To kick-off our celebration of the 85th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), we’d like to give a HUGE shout out to committee members, employers and industry leaders that support our state-wide California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) and regional Accounting Services Employment Training (A$ET) programs hosted at Shasta College.

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How to Engage Rural Employers in the Promise of Apprenticeship | Jobs for the Future (JFF) Promising approaches from the field offer solutions to employer engagement challenges for rural communities.

Check this out! Both our state-wide California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) and regional Accounting Services Employment Training (A$ET) programs hosted at Shasta College were part of a recent national publication on rural apprenticeships by Jobs For The Future (JFF)! Our rural registered apprenticeships are the direct result of dedicated employers and industry leaders, supportive faculty, administrators, and networks and, of course, our apprentices!

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Today, we’re highlighting one of our pre-apprentices, Savannah McMorrow, all smiles and showing us her loading skills at Shasta College’s Heavy Equipment Logging Operations (HELO) training site! She’ll receive her SC HELO certificate and, as a registered pre-apprentices, an additional industry recognized Certificate of Completion from the state. Pre-apprentices also receive priority placement in our state-wide California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) program! Savannah’s awesome and we’re excited to see where her path in the woods will take her next!

https://craftprogram.net/
shastacollege.edu/loggingops

Happy National Apprenticeship Week (NAW)! Did you know that apprenticeships are not just for the trades? Both our state-wide California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) logging program and regional Accounting Services Employment Training (A$ET) program hosted at Shasta College are perfect examples of apprenticeships being a successful innovative career training solution across new and emerging industries and sectors.

https://craftprogram.net/
shastacollege.edu/EWDapprenticeship

Savannah is also a registered pre-apprentice! Registering as a pre-apprentice takes no additional time nor cost. Instead, completers get priority placement in CRAFT and the perfect foundation of skills and knowledge to build their logging career as a registered apprentice. She’s awesome and we’re excited to see where her path in the woods will take her next!

A beautiful tour and great opportunity to highlight successful collaborations and our apprentice! She worked the LaTour training site as a Shasta College student and THAT experience is what made her want to be in logging! Now, as an apprentice, she’s working for a local logging company and absolutely loving it.

FAQ:
I’M AN EMPLOYER LOCATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT I’M INTERESTED IN THE CRAFT PROGRAM. CAN I PARTICIPATE?

Of course! The CRAFT apprenticeship serves the entire state of California. You do not need to be located in Northern California.

CRAFT IS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT INDUSTRY WITH A SKILLED WORKFORCE!

CRAFT creates a pipeline that provides apprentices with the industry-selected education and hands-on training needed to be successful in the logging and forest industry. Partnering with employers, apprentices in this non-traditional industry across California share in the benefits of this earn-and-learn program. Take control of your career pathway with no college debt, on-the-job training, a livable wage, an industry and state recognized certificate, and a career that is challenging, rewarding, and prosperous. This apprenticeship serves those re-entering the workforce, new to the industry, or even those already employed but needing to upskill! There is a solution to the skills gap between the logging and forest industry and a skilled workforce, and that solution is CRAFT!

California Registered Apprenticeship Forest Training (CRAFT) is the only one of its kind in California. The program is designed and managed by industry, supported by education, & registered with California’s Division of Apprenticeship Standards and Department of Industrial Relations. This structured training and education program combines on-the-job (OJT) training and classroom-based related supplemental instruction (RSI) that benefits both employer and apprentice. The future is apprenticeship!

CRAFT updated their website address.