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Episcopal Community Services SUD Counselor Apprenticeship

Sponsored by Episcopal Community Services · Substance Use Disorder Counselor

Program pathway Incumbent CERRC and ACCORD staff route; current seats and outside-applicant intake are unknown.

Employer-routed

This route explains how verified access begins; it does not guarantee selection, placement, employment, certification, or licensure.

What families should know

For current ECS CERRC and ACCORD staff in San Diego. Work for pay with a mentor and take six months of free online classes. The full training length is unknown; ask HR about access.

Decision facts

What we could verify

These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.

Registration status: ECS describes a structured apprenticeship; registration and registered standards were not independently established.
Service area: ECS CERRC and ACCORD staff in San Diego, California.
Listed location: San Diego, CA This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
Delivery mode: hybrid
Who the verified information describes: Current ECS CERRC and ACCORD staff, not a confirmed outside-applicant cohort.
Eligibility: Be participating ECS CERRC or ACCORD staff; confirm selection with HR.
Other age, diploma, screening, and lived-experience requirements are unpublished.
Compensation: Paid mentored work with progressive raises and free six-month Tarzana College online education for participating staff. Starting wage and additional participant costs are unknown.
Duration: Six months of online education; overall apprenticeship duration is not published. The pilot began in 2025, with May 2026 program evidence on the page.
Credential: SUD counselor training and mentored work; confirm the exact credential and state requirements with ECS. Certification and licensure are not guaranteed.

Next action

What happens next

If you are CERRC or ACCORD staff, contact HR@ecscalifornia.org about eligibility, current places, total duration, and any costs beyond instruction.

A current direct application was not verified. View the official program profile

Fit and tradeoffs

Questions to resolve before applying

This is a staff-development route, not a confirmed hiring program for outside applicants.
Six months describes instruction, not necessarily the entire apprenticeship.
Separate hiring incentives, master's practicum terms, and university discounts are not benefits of this apprenticeship.

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Sources and review details

Where these details came from

Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.

ECS workforce development

Supports: identity, registration, duration, compensation, availability, applicant-scope. Observed Oct 12, 2026.

Current staff eligibility is explicit; outside-applicant intake, current seats, overall duration, wage, additional costs, and other prerequisites are unpublished. Six-month instruction and separate workforce-development incentives must not be treated as whole-program or apprenticeship benefits.

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