UNITE-LA was excited to be selected to participate in DESIGN, REGISTER, LAUNCH: The Apprenticeship Bootcamp.

On June 30, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) announced winners of the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP) 2025 National Pitch event at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Finalists, who came from multidisciplinary teams of postsecondary students from universities across the U.S., pitched their innovative business plans to bring a high-potential energy technology to market. Finalist teams competed for the top three national spots and bonus prizes. Felix Peng, a fall 2024 LA Regional Cleantech Career Academy graduate and current Harvey Mudd College student (class of 2028), and his team won a $20,000 bonus prize!

The National Strategic Partnerships (NSP) team, working with their partners at the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), recently graduated their seventh cohort of chamber professionals in skills-based hiring practices.

At UNITE-LA, we are proud to support young professionals as they take meaningful steps toward bright and impactful futures. One shining example is Ruby Nava, a 2024 graduate of our My Pathway to Health program.

In July, the City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department (EWDD) and the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), of which UNITE-LA is a partner, convened the third Horizons 32K Stewardship Board meeting.

UNITE-LA is incredibly grateful to Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation (VSEDC) for its partnership in co-hosting the “Rooted & Ready: Immigrant Talent Driving L.A.’s Future” webinar last month.

Last month, UNITE-LA participated in a statewide focus group hosted by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), as part of a research project funded by the Gates and Tipping Point Foundations.

The Workforce Systems team is excited to share the long-awaited release of Centering Youth, Strengthening Systems: A Case Study on Workforce Engagement for Opportunity Youth, developed by the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), of which UNITE-LA is a partner.

Last month, UNITE-LA’s Education Means Business policy webinar series brought together Assemblymember Mike Fong (AD-49); California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary Stewart Knox; and L.A. Metro's Principal Talent Development Specialist, Tai Alimi.

At the end of June, Gov. Newsom and the Legislature reached a final agreement on the 2025-26 State Budget. UNITE-LA’s Policy team summarized key cradle-through-career investments and policy changes that were included in the budget.