Equal Opportunity

At the end of calendar year 1995, registered apprentices totaled 41,360, of this number 47.7 percent were minorities and 10.8 percent were women.

The decline of registered apprentices, as a result of the economic recession, from a high in 1990 of 49,484, to a low of 36,128 in 1993 has reversed. In 1995 there was a 5.5 percent increase in registered apprentices, a 8.8 percent increase in registered minority apprentices and a 6.3 percent increase in registered women apprentices, through the efforts of the DAS, CAC and the Joint Task Force to improve the percentages of women in the construction occupations, women in construction apprenticeship programs have fared somewhat better than apprenticeship participation as a whole.

Included in this report are Exhibits 1 through 5 for the years of 1991 through 1995, showing the number of apprentices--including numbers and percentages for minorities and women--registered in each apprenticeship program having five or more apprentices and the number of apprentices who completed their programs.

DAS Outreach

• Initiated and helped implement a pilot program with the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA), a pilot program called the Office of Equal Opportunity in Construction the purpose is to enable construction contractors access to a trained, job ready labor pool and to secure employment for women and minorities on local construction projects awarded to the city, county or SHRA.
• Attended the Annual Career Fair held at Fresno City College which included participation by the Central Valley Machinists, Central Valley Painters and Tapers, Central Valley Roofers, and the Fresno Sheet Metal JATCs.
• Worked with the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission to establish a link with all Fresno JATCs with various EOC outreach units.
• Worked with and participated in the Los Angeles County Acoustical Installer JATC's outreach and recruitment efforts at a number of High School Career Days in Los Angeles County.
• Worked with the Tile and Marble Finishers JAEC in their efforts to provide information about their entrance requirements and application process for publication in the Tile Industry News magazine.
• Participated in the Southern California Glaziers and Glassworkers Industry JAC/ outreach and recruitment efforts at the East Los Angeles Skills Center, Industry Student Connections, Joblinks at Abram Friedman Occupational Center, Long Beach Displaced Homemaker Resource Center, National Association of Women in Construction and Ventura County Joblinks Program.
• Participated with the Santa Monica and Bay Area Plumbers and Steamfitters JAC in several High School Career Days.
• In Oakland, participated in a community oriented workshop at the Cypress Mandela Training Center providing information about apprenticeship opportunities within each trade.
• In San Francisco, participated in a workshop hosted by the Metals Trades Training Center at San Francisco Hunters Point Shipyard. The Training Center is designed to prepare residents of the Hunters Point area for apprenticeship jobs at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
• Participated in the Marin City Building Trades Outreach Program which provides training to Marin City Residents.
• Participated with representatives from apprenticeship programs in the Santa Clara County Nontraditional Job Fair for Women held at the Old Convention Center in San Jose.
• Worked with the San Diego Coordinators in organizing and promoting the hands-on "Non-Traditional Career Fair" which is sponsored by San Diego Coordinators, San Diego High Schools and Gender Equity that was held at the Naval Training Station.
• Met with Esperanza High School to explain apprenticeship and encourage teachers and counselors to promote apprenticeship with women and minority students.
• Made presentations on apprenticeship, with emphasis on the recruitment of women, to EDD placement and Job Service supervisors from Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside offices.

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