Expansion of SEIU Local 1000 Professional Development and Scholarship Program

In response to suggestions from IT professionals, the popular Local 1000 scholarship program is being expanded to include IT classes  at CSU (California State University) and UC (University of California) extension programs, as well as classes taken at California community colleges.

Scholarships are awarded to members on a first-come basis.  One hundred scholarships have been allocated for each semester.  These scholarships are part of SEIU’s educational program to help meet the training needs of the state’s IT workforce.

ITs who take classes at community colleges will be reimbursed for fees of $20.00 per unit, up to three classes per semester.   ITs who take classes through the CSU and UC extension programs will be reimbursed $150.00 per semester.

In addition, the state has agreed to SEIU Local 1000’s request to prioritize the creation of joint labor-management committees on IT apprenticeship programs and IT training needs.  Under our current contract with the state, these committees were scheduled to begin in autumn 2008.  Given the pressing training needs of the state’s IT workforce, bargaining will now start in December 2007.

For more information and to download an application for an IT scholarship, click here.