Welcome Cohort 4 of Expanded Learning Apprentices

We proudly launched the fourth cohort of our Expanded Learning Apprenticeship, a first-of-its-kind earn-and-learn program in California designed to build pathways into the education field.

At our recent launch event, we celebrated these future educators with a day of networking, team building, and celebration. Apprentices met their peers and partners, received their backpacks loaded with school supplies, and were welcomed into a strong community of mentors and supporters. 

Through this two-year partnership between Girls Inc. of Alameda County, Berkeley City College (BCC), Partnership for Children and Youth, and ECEPTS apprentices work part-time as paid Program Leaders for us, while earning college credits and professional certifications through BCC.

This program continues to demonstrate what’s possible when education and workforce development come together to: 

✅ Relieve the burden of choosing between work and school 

✅ Address the workforce shortage in afterschool education 

✅ Empower community members to build careers in teaching and youth development 

Congratulations to our newest cohort — we can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make in our classrooms and communities!  

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