To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (13 – 17 November 2023), IWSI America in conjunction with California Department of Rehabilitation facilitated an Apprenticeship Job Fair at Hacienda La Puente Adult School, La Puente. Thanks to the team from T52 Los Angeles for coming out and filming one of IWSI America’s initiatives – Ready Willing and Able - an exciting new mentored apprenticeship program which assists Californians with disabilities to access apprenticeship pathways and secure exciting full-time careers.

A year ago Jazmin Mercado found an opportunity that changed her life. "This experience for me has been something that taught me a new world," says Mercado. "I had always heard of the apprenticeships but I didn't know exactly how one entered, right?"