In The News

November 9, 2021

Apprenticeship Carolina and the S.C. Commission for Minority Affairs partner to increase the number of minority-owned businesses participating in apprenticeship

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Apprenticeship Carolina™ and the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding this week designed to increase the number of South Carolina’s minority-owned businesses participating in apprenticeship programs across the state.

“The South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs is excited to be partnering with Apprenticeship Carolina on this initiative,” said Dr. Delores Dacosta, executive director of the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. “We strive to provide innovative and constructive solutions in support of ethnic minority communities. This agreement will help connect minority-owned businesses with the many opportunities available through Apprenticeship Carolina as well as direct them to grants and other funding opportunities to help offset training costs.”

[read more | source: Apprenticeship Carolina]

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