On Aug. 14, UNITE-LA had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Cleantech Academy Summer 2025 Graduation Ceremony, held at the John Ferraro Building in Downtown L.A. The event was an opportunity for UNITE-LA and LADWP to celebrate four Cleantech alumni, Princess Leus, Felix Peng, Jocelyn Mungia and Vivian Morales, successfully completing their 10-week summer internship program. The lively celebration featured a full agenda organized by LADWP, including a group photo, lunch, a presentation from recruitment services, intern presentations, mentor remarks and certificate presentations.

Last month, UNITE-LA's Geraldine Contreras-Jaimerena, associate director, Career Pathways and Talent Development, and Daniel De La Luz, case manager, LA Regional Cleantech Career Academy, attended the Building Resilient Futures Career Fair hosted by West Los Angeles College's (WLAC's) Center for Climate Change Education and Career Center. The event, attended by close to 300 community members, was an opportunity for UNITE-LA to engage with employers and young adults interested in pursuing careers in sustainability. Our team shared information about UNITE-LA's upcoming fall programming, including the Cleantech Academy, Step into Tech and the Tech and Health Care Career Fair.

This summer, the Project CAMINOS STEM Summer Academy at Cal Poly Pomona (CPP) welcomed high school students from across Los Angeles for a week of hands-on STEM exploration. Project CAMINOS, now in its sixth year, has been supported by the L.A. Region K-16 Collaborative since 2023. Both initiatives aim to expand college access, persistence and degree completion in computer science and engineering and particularly for women-identifying students, who make up roughly 20% of students enrolled in those programs.

UNITE-LA was proudly represented at the L.A. County Department of Economic Opportunity’s High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) kick-off event on July 9.

Last month, UNITE-LA's My Pathway to Health program had 25 participants successfully earn their Basic Life Support (BLS) training certifications, with two more already certified from a previous session—bringing our total to 27 BLS-certified participants!

We are proud to spotlight Propel America, one of our valued My Pathway to Health partners, for their recent recognition as a recipient of the High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) award!

On Tuesday, July 22, UNITE-LA co-hosted the Southern California Apprenticeship Network (SCAN) mixer alongside the Orange County Regional Consortium at Madero 1899 Cocina y Cantina.

On June 30, UNITE-LA and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) co-hosted a regional lunch and learn to convene subregional leads and partners for an energizing conversation on advancing work-based learning (WBL) across the L.A. region.

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!