San Diego Women Reach Milestone Graduation on December 12

(San Diego, Calif., December 10, 2018) – Twenty women overcoming domestic violence, homelessness, and trauma – sometimes all three – will become part of a milestone graduation on Wednesday, December 12, at 2 p.m. The "Leap to Confidence" program celebrates its 50th graduation ceremony on Wednesday, December 12, at 2 p.m. in East Village, San Diego. Leap to Confidence is a personal leadership workshop offered at no cost to women emerging from major life challenges to help them reach their greatest potential. Jill Steeves graduated from the very first Leap to Confidence program in 2011. Jill, who had been homeless and living on the streets of San Diego for 10 years, is the ultimate success...

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Construction Professionals Graduate From Training Program

(San Diego) – Fifty proud apprentices and craft trainees celebrated the culmination of many years of hard work with family and friends, graduating with their apprenticeship and journeyman certificates on Friday, June 19 from the Associated Builders and Contractors Apprenticeship Training program. Graduates have successfully completed a state and federally approved apprenticeship program or craft training program, mastering skills to work as professionals in crafts such as plumbing and pipefitting, electrical, electronic systems technician and sheet metal. Their course of study includes up to four years of classroom and hands-on lab training, plus thousands of on the job hours of practical...

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North County high school grads receive 2015 ABC Apprenticeship Scholarships

Three recipients receive on-the-job training, tools and tuition free classroom education (SAN DIEGO) - Three outstanding North County Class of 2015 graduates already have a head start on careers in the construction industry just days after earning their high school diploma, thanks to scholarships awarded by the Associated Builders and Contractors San Diego Apprenticeship Training Trust. A panel of construction professionals and educators selected Miguel Camacho from Escondido High School, and Romeo Ramos and Angel Samora from North County Trade Tech High School as this year’s recipients. The panel included Sherry Yarbrough, executive director of the ABC San Diego Apprenticeship Training...

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