Author: WestCal Academy

President Trump and Governor Newsom agree on at least one thing:  Apprenticeships are the best path to employability for at-risk youth. Can Apprenticeship Programs in the juvenile camps achieve rehabilitation? Governor Newsom has called for 500,000 apprentices by 2029 in his Master Plan for Career Education in which he endorsed apprenticeships 50 times. President Trump called for 1,000,000 apprentices. Both leaders urge employers to train participants such occupations as construction, medical and legal assistants, bookkeepers, and Human Resource specialists. Minimum wages and college credits are often available in our program. And yet, the  Los Angeles Probation Oversight Commission in 2022…

By WestCal Academy WestCal Academy® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers vocational programs in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and the University of California system. WestCal® began working in LA County’s probation system in 2023. The organization brought legitimate hands-on workforce development and operated across multiple Los Angeles County Probation Department halls and camps through various public funding streams. When the county created the Department of Youth Development, it seemed like an opportunity for reform. WestCal® secured a significant contract to serve some of the system’s most challenging cases: Secure Youth…