We are excited to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the LVN to RN Apprenticeship Program at Bakersfield College (BC) for a March 2025 cohort start. First launched in 2015, this program has been our longest running apprenticeship, and we are excited to see its expansion into Kern County. This apprenticeship was developed as a collaborative effort by SEIU Local 1000 and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) to provide meaningful upward mobility to LVNs in working in the correctional environment.
Our contract language provides partial time off work without loss of pay (“20/20 time”) for apprentices to participate in classes and clinicals. Additionally, many of the costs associated with participation in this apprenticeship program are covered by funds from the new High RoadSM Training Partnership (HRTP) initiative offered through the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), removing the financial burden working learners often face when returning to school. The program at Bakersfield College lasts approximately 15 months.
Presently, this application period is open to full-time LVNs working at one of the following institutions:
- Avenal State Prison
- California Correctional Institution
- California State Prison Corcoran
- Kern Valley State Prison
- North Kern State Prison
- Pleasant Valley State Prison
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
- Wasco State Prison
Information Sessions
Information sessions will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, November 20, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM and on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Representatives from SEIU Local 1000, CCHCS, and BC will be in attendance to answer questions about the program. Details are below:
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Information Session
Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 273 535 410 003
Passcode: WoxapE
Dial in by phone
+1 916-701-9994,,686281569#
Phone conference ID: 686 281 569#
Thursday, November 21, 2024, Information Session
Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 280 629 916 007
Passcode: aFAn4F
Dial in by phone
+1 916-701-9994,,997121631#
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 997 121 631#
Application Information
If interested in applying to the program, please review the Application Memo below. This document will answer many questions LVNs may have including questions about eligibility requirements. Additionally, please find a link to the Online Application and a link to BC’s Nursing Department below.
LVN to RN Apprenticeship Applications for the next cohort are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2024.
For more information, email [email protected]