JTM Pre-Apprenticeship Academy

jtm pre-apprenticeship academy trains adults for employment readiness in the construction trades and utility sector careers. jtm partners with the los angeles urban league and socal gas company. the original project was designed by co-founder mr. james t. mitchell in 1967; it was called the labor education advancement program (leap). leap was a collaborative effort between the los angeles urban league (laul) and multiple construction and building trade local union halls. the goal of leap was to prepare members of the african american community to pass the union entrance exams. mr. mitchell and the laul continued leap into the early 1980's, and they were able to help change the lives of a few thousand black angelinos. after mr. mitchell's death in 2019, the project was named after him. jtm academy is currently training adults online to prepare them for jobs starting at $65k or higher.