Importance of Training. The Parties recognize the need to maintain continuing support of the programs designed to develop adequate numbers of competent workers in the construction industry, the obligation to capitalize on the availability of the local work force in the area served by the City, and the opportunities to provide continuing work on Covered Projects for City Residents and Targeted Workers. To these ends, and consistent with any laws or regulations, the Parties will facilitate, encourage, and assist City Residents and Targeted Workers commence and progress in Apprenticeship Programs and/or apprenticeship readiness programs in the construction industry leading to participation in such Apprenticeship Programs. The City, the Project Labor Coordinator, other City consultants, the Contractors, and the Council and Unions, will work cooperatively to identify, or establish and maintain, effective programs and procedures for persons interested in entering the construction industry and which will help prepare them for the entry into Apprenticeship Programs. Apprentices, if utilized, must be enrolled in a California Apprenticeship Council-approved Apprenticeship Program.
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