in our apprenticeship program itself, we have hired since the program started -- successfully hired 20 apprenticeship residents. 20 of them are san francisco residents. our overall hire rate significantly exceeds the city-wide inter agency average of local hire which is around 40%. we take our human resources programs and our commitment to investing in and recognizing our workers extraordinarily seriously. you'll hear more about it shortly, but we are incredibly proud of our partnership with local 261 and their leadership and their vision in creating with us the first statewide gardner apprenticeship program in all of california. we have also simultaneously reinvented the way we have delivered recreation. it is considered a national best practice model. we have something which we also partner with local 261 on, something called the william hammond hall gardner recognition awards which again i think are coming up in a short amount of time, another way in which we recognize the men and women in field in partnership with 261. together with 261, we just successfully implemented and launche

the apprenticeship program just started in 2010. we have yet -- we are going to have our first graduation in a few short months. we have been able to hire apprentices in the program that have otherwise net the 34 17 -- the qualifications to be a gardner. those are the eight that we've placed. we placed them as gardeners when we had vacancy was they met the qualifications to do that job independently. local 261 has appropriately said, hey, you know, our apprentices are getting well trained. we want to make sure that they're getting placed in vacant jobs. we agree, which is why we sat down with 261 and dhr and actually pushed for rather progressive rule changes, not just to the apprenticeship program, but to our merit system that allow us to focus on committing that 34 10 apprentices get playstationed as 34 17s. so, there's a process by which they're not actually going to compete with people from the outside. if you have completed 2000 hours or 50% of the apprenticeship program, you you are eligible as an apprentice to be placed in a [

talking about the apprenticeship program, the landmark, landscaping, apprenticeship program [inaudible]. there is clearly a problem. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and anyone else who would like to comment, please line up in front of the tv set by the window. thank you. i think we're going to use the overhead, is that right? we can use the mic next to the computer. >>> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is john [speaker not understood], i'm a member of 261, district 5 resident [inaudible]. 261 [inaudible]. i serve as field foreman and supervisor. i also do all the administration of the program. [inaudible]. liaison in between city college, the state, both departments, the union [inaudible]. and the mayor's office of workforce and economic development. we are a state certified program and co-founder with [speaker not understood],. the union's job is to apprentice workers. ~ [speaker not understood]. so, we need to do something about this. it what over four years ago at this point. [speaker not understood] local 261, need to go about doing this. all the partners, all the player

which members of your district get into those apprenticeship programs? because they're highly coveted positions. so, all we ever tried to do was raise the barbie administering this program and we got upset when we saw that it was being pushed off to the side. when we saw that our proposals were dying, just dying. and it wasn't happening. we couldn't get [inaudible]. equipment from these public service trainees for our state certified apprentices, like trucks and stuff. then it started to feel like it was personal. that's why we came to you [inaudible] to assist us at connecting the dots, making sure that these journey level positions that are highly coveted, there's competition for them. because i believe, and we all believe, that there's a great deal of value in the neighborhoods for a strong, committed, capable knowledgeable maintenance worker. whether they be a gardner or laborer. that's what our unions are about, making sure these people are doing good, hard work from the city and the citizens we serve. that's all i have today. (applause) >> thank you

the apprenticeship program is this, and the union, the laborers say it's this. and there's [inaudible]. it can't be great and it can't be on the verge of essentially undermining to the point of extinguishing the program. there's clearly some big problem and i think that you look at where we go from here. i mean, there's clearly a lot of unanswered questions. what are the -- what's going to happen to the apprentices that [inaudible]. there's a big issue that we started to learn with respect to contracting out when the serve is he are contracted out. it's not at union scale. [inaudible]. ~ services because it's definitely a problem [inaudible]. sitting here today, i got [inaudible] we heard an hour from the department. i would have loved to hear an hour from the union. but, again, if we're to parse it, i think you disstill the issues, there is a real problem with respect [inaudible]. talking about the apprenticeship program, the landmark, landscaping, apprenticeship program [inaudible]. there is clearly a problem. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and anyone e

; essentially graduates from this program will be offered seats essentially in apprenticeship seats within the local trade unions. >> let's go through the nurse when you mentioned the, minority and disadvantaged businesses and all that. >> the small business participation goal for the program was amended at 20%. and tutor perini came in at 25% level, exceeding the goal by approximately 5 percent. >> of these local businesses? >> california state small businesses. of the listed subcontractor for the contract, approximately a quarter of the businesses have addresses located in san francisco. >> and the minorities? >> the disadvantaged db, center enterprises, would be incorporated as part of the sbe umbrella, but i have not segregated out the list of sub contractors, db versus lbe. >> it seems like a huge project, an extraordinary opportunity to do something for small businesses in san francisco. whatever we can do to support that he ought to look into it very seriously. >> if i could clarify, locally funded projects have a prohibition on locally geographic base preferences such

with community based organizations that will screen potential candidates to perform a pre-apprenticeship program; essentially graduates from this program will be offered seats essentially in apprenticeship seats within the local trade unions. >> let's go through the nurse when you mentioned the, minority and disadvantaged businesses and t

in these programs -- apprenticeship programs. n these programs, they're paid in part by the employer and by the v.a. with not less than 50% being paid by the program. as a veteran completes the program and becomes a fully qualified employee, the employer pays an increasing percentage of the salary, eventually assuming all of it. h.r. 1412 reduces slightly the percentage of the salary the employer pays near the end of the training program. this eases the burden on the employers and an incentive for employers to increase the number of veterans in the program. the veterans' committee will be closely monitoring this committee to ensure that more veterans are being offered training opportunities as a result. mr. speaker, we know that on-the-job training and apprenticeship is a highly efficient and cost-effective means of connecting veterans with meaningful long-term employment. this is good for both veterans and employers. h.r. 1412 enhances the opportunity for both making it easier for companies to employ veterans and for veterans to

programs in the city. in terms of our performance on the apprenticeship and the project, again, just mentioning the tracking elements that we worked to build into the software program for the workforce reporting these have really helped us turn the corner and have been a great management tool and getting the participation levels that we need under the contract. >> there are two types of tracking. the first is for labors and operators where it is a one to five on the hours worked at the end of the job and for the rest of it it is a 1 to 5, i am sorry, 1 to 5 for the entirely of the job for most trades but for the operating engineers and laborers it is 1 to 5 on a daily basis and so our percentages for laborers and operators are continuing to track it well above the 16 and two-thirds percent, almost one to four ratio. and on a daily basis, the other trades, you can see the red is actually good in this image that red is our actual, the green is the target on a daily basis and over the last year since we implemented this tool the tracking has been very successful in exceeding the apprenticeship ratios. if you h

the government is focusing on the disconnected revamping a centuries-old apprenticeship program replacet -- pays employers to take on apprentices. demand for these apprentices at a record high. >> we need to make sure that with the rise of countries across the world, not only china, but india, vietnam, brazil, mexico, that we have a workforce that is highly skilled and able to earn our way in the world and it is crucial because we cannot afford the drag of millions of unemployed people of working age who are out of work. >> reporter: some of these apprentices are actually opting not to go on to college after their apprentice. they just want to stay on the work track. they said they don't want student loans to be burdened with later and feel that the education system here is even obsolete. one final figure, the european commission is estimating about $200 billion in 2011. this is looking like there is an annual figure, $200 billion lost in all, having to pay benefits to young people who are not working and loss in productivity and also tax revenue. so that is a really big hit. dagen: tha

year-old child shn't, if he knows what he wants to do o even if heoesn'tinto some sort of apprenticeship programhere are people duating with degrees in subjects that nobody wants. clayton: or they a never going to use. >> tucker: massimouts of debt. >> clayton: there because they think their parents wd them there lost and not really sure. if they waited a few years. maybe they should have waited a few years and gone. mayor michael bloomberg put this forward that maybe they shouldn't go at all and go into a trade lke plumbing. take a listen. >> people who are going to have the biggest problem are college graduates who aren't rocket scientists, if you will. not at the top of their class. to harvard college.o going ing a plumber actually for the average person probably would be a better deal because you don't spend four years spending 40, $50,000 tuon and no income. >> and actually did some digging on some of the median income for an ent level plumber. so level one plumber. >> alisyn: what did you get? edian income is about $48,000. >> alisyn: right. >> without all t crippling debt. this is fascina

number 39, h.r. 1412, a bill to improve and increase the availability of on job training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the secretary of veterans affairs, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 416, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. unfinished is vote on the motion of the the gentleman from arkansas to pass h.r. 3 24 as amended. the clerk: h.r. 324 a bill to grant the congressional gold medal to the first special force in recognition of a superior service during wo

. >> at the madrid brunch, at the two vocational programs have long been a part of the company's philosophy. during the apprenticeships, they also attend vocational college in this approach could prove to be one way out of a hardship for spain's young job-seekers. >> we will be getting a sneak peek at preparations for the all-german champions league final in london this weekend. >> iran has announced former president cannot be a candidate in the elections next month. he was known as a moderate and a reformer when he was in office. the iranian interior ministry did not give a reason for the decision. >> the human-rights watch has criticized afghanistan for its failure to address the violence against women. they also said more and more women are being jailed for so- called moral crimes often referring to women who have fled forced marriages and domestic violence. >> a new sculpture unveiled in hong kong by a french builder. it is 5 meter high elephant balanced on a man's back. it's part of events celebrating french cultures in the former british colony. this reflects the burdens people have to bear in life. in dortmund,

. >> at the madrid brunch, at the two vocational programs have long been a part of the company's philosophy. during the apprenticeships, they also attend vocational college in this approach could prove to be one way out of a hardship for spain's young job-seekers. >> we will be getting a sneak peek at preparations for the all-german champions league final in london this weekend. >> iran has announced former president cannot be a candidate in the elections next month. he was known as a moderate and a reformer when he was in office. the iranian interior ministry did not give a reason for the decision. >> the human-rights watch has criticized afghanistan for its failure to address the violence against women. they also said more and more women are being jailed for so- called moral crimes often referring to women who have fled forced marriages and domestic violence. >> a new sculpture unveiled in hong kong by a french builder. it is 5 meter high elephant balanced on a man's back. it's part of events celebrating french cultures in the former british colony. this reflects the burdens people have to bear in life. in dortmund,

gainful employment. >> reporter: demand for these apprenticeships is sky high and there aren't enough of them. the government says expanding the programes good economic sense. >> it shows you'll increase your lifetime earnings by about the same as going for university. >> reporter: some british apprentices are planning to skip college all together. they don't want to be saddled with loans and don't believe further education will help them find work. in the meantime, in italy lots of people are dragging out their education to buy time before they hunt for work. throughout europe others are getting creative, trying to start their own businesses. the european commission says youth joblessneslessness costs t $200 billion in unemployment benefits and lost productivity and tax revenue in 2011. analysts expect the figure will probably be worse for 2012. in london, amy kellogg, fox news. >> bret: president obama channeled his inner yogi berra saying the republican approach to avoiding a big increase in student loan rates is dejay havu all over again. peter barnes has what the president wants to do differently. good evening, peter. >> reporter

programs and something to do and somewhere to go. we need to have this on various levels. there are jobs through dpw. and we need rec and park with their apprenticeship garden funded. if you give to rec and park, they are doing the best they can with very little. and our police department, this is the area that is eight miles. we are on the advisory board and every time my husband and i go the numbers are lower. we can't go lower on the officers, we need the police presence and we need the youth and the police officers to have a relationship. if we could keep this on the forefro forefront. i want to speak and not lose anymore youth and the neighborhood. all of our youth have someone who has been shot or killed. so thank you very much. >> cathy davis. >> good evening, mr. mayor and supervisors and department heads. my name is cathy davis. i am the executive director of bayview hunter's point senior services. i was trying to think of what part of our agency it talk about. i want to talk about the most vulnerable seniors we know. mr. boston said what i needed to say about housing. that's pretty much the deal. our agency sees seniors like him all the tim

and i'm confident that folks will be able to work it out and support the apprenticeship program and support the department and get back on track. and i understood from the union leadership that there are some specific issues that they talk about and i'm sure that they will do that. i do just want to i think second the comments earlier from supervisor mar about making what sounds to me like fairly reckless accusations of ne nepotism or whatever else about the department and declining to actually back up those accusations. i think it's really easy ~ to come in and make those kind of allegations and then decline to actually detail them. so, i do agree with that, what i understood to be supervisor mar's response to that. and i agree with his approach in his comments. but that aside, i do hope that everyone will be able to work this out. >> thank you very much, supervisor wiener. thank you for being here today. we have a motion to continue this item to the call of the chair. can we do that without opposition? so moved. [gavel] >> >> mr. clerk, do we have any other item? s? >> that completes the