Success Story

LOREM IPSUM

The Alvarado Group has been honored with the Adult Business of Excellence Award from the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and Workforce Connection. This accolade is a testament to their outstanding commitment to workforce development and their dedication to making a positive impact in our community.

Congratulations once again to The Alvarado Group for their well-deserved recognition!

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Success Stories

San Joaquin County Apprenticeship Readiness Class Boasts 100% Graduation Rate

Twenty-one men and women are on the path to living-wage careers in the building and construction trades after completing apprenticeship readiness training in Stockton. The San Joaquin Building Trades Council, in partnership with ValleyBuild and other partners, celebrated graduates in ceremonies on Aug. 25. The class of 21 students featured a 100% graduation rate.

Stockton Instructor Leans on Decades of Know-How

Eric Cosgrove draws on his experience to train students for work in the trades. With years of construction experience under his tool belt, Eric Cosgrove is someone with plenty of on-the-job knowledge.

Retiring Instructor Leaves Behind a Legacy of Excellence

Many Fresno-area students learning about building and construction trades know the friendly face of Isaac Camarena. For more than two decades, this Madera native was the apprenticeship coordinator for the Fresno Sheet Metal Workers. He spent many years as an instructor for ValleyBuild and the training programs before it.

Alexis Rowberry

Alexis Rowberry arrived in the Fresno area with little more than her two children, a few suitcases and the dream of a better life. Rowberry, 36, found a way forward in the Multi-Craft Pre-Apprenticeship Program offered through a partnership between the Fresno Workforce Development Board and the Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties Building Trades Council.