The Family Guidance and Information Center

Apprenticeship Programs

http://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/das/aigstart.asp

Department of Industrial Relations

Los Angeles

 320 West 4th Street, suite 830

Los Angeles, CA 90013

(213) 576-7750

(213) 576-7758 (fax)

Apprenticeship is a system of learning while earning, and "learning by doing." It combines training on the job with related and supplemental instruction at school. Today, it is utilized chiefly in the skilled crafts. Each program operates under apprenticeship training standards agreed to by labor and/or management in accordance with State and Federal laws, under which a person works with a skilled worker and gains on the job skills and "know-how" and in turn becomes an important part of the occupation and industry.

http://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/IBuiltIt/

I Built It (Apprenticeship Program)

Los Angeles

320 West 4th Street, suite 830

Los Angeles, CA 90013

(213) 576-7750

(213) 576-7758 (fax)

You are interested in finding out about the many opportunities in the building construction trades and you want to know where to start.  This web page can answer your questions on what apprenticeship is and how to get involved as well as the contact information for programs in your area and much more. 

http://www.dir.ca.gov/das/veterans.html

http://www.dir.ca.gov/das/DASvetpamph.pdf

Complete VA Form 22-1990,

Application for Education Benefits,

found at www.gibill.va.gov; or call

888-442-4551 (888-GI BILL-1)

to have a form mailed to you.

You've just returned from courageously honoring your commitment to your country, and now you're ready to concentrate on what life has to offer next. The Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) has programs that can help you look forward to a future of employment and possibilities. The apprenticeship programs and the on-the-job-training (OJT) program allow you to learn the skills for a lifelong career, while earning money and collecting your Montgomery GI Bill benefit. There are a wide variety of career opportunities that include not only construction related trades but healthcare, manufacturing, firefighting, culinary and auto mechanics, among others.