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HTA Room Attendant Apprenticeship Program

Hospitality Training Academy (HTA) JATC · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$3,500
Length
60 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Job ads may call this: Cleaner · Chambermaid · Housekeeper · Room Cleaner

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
  • Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
  • Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
  • Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
  • Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
  • Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
Typical pay in California
$43,741per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $41,260
Projected openings
206,290Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 47,090
Projected change
+3.7%
Usually needs
No formal educational credential

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 40% of the people doing this work.

No high school diploma
34%
High school diploma
40%
Started college, no degree
14%
Two-year degree
5%
Four-year degree
5%
Master's degree
0.9%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.4%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

The HTA room attendant apprenticeship program is designed for the inexperienced, or even experienced room attendant/housekeeper without formal training. the course is divided into three (3) learning units: The first provides an overview of the hospitality industry and guest room services, the second teaches the skills and duties of room attendants, and the third covers customer service and hospitality. This course is a front-loaded, 153-hours of related hands-on class instruction and testing. For homework, the students must complete and pass the online american hotel and lodging education institute (AHLEI) skills, tasks and results training (start) program. The apprenticeship is a competency-based program, where the student must work in a union hotel for a minimum of 1,000 hours and successfully pass all of his/her competencies. The program prepares individuals to successfully enter the hospitality industry with a knowledge of terminology and acronyms used in the industry, profession conduct and personal grooming, organization and time management, how to clean a room, how to avoid injury by learning safety and ergonomic techniques, how to identify victims of slavery and trafficking, and how to deal with difficult customers. At the end of the program, the student will receive three (3) certifications: The US Department of Labor registered apprenticeship certification, the HTA room attendant apprenticeship/housekeeping certification, and the AHLEI start program certification.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center, Pacific Asian Consortium in EmploymentComprehensive center

    Phone: 213-353-1677

    1055 Wilshire BlvdSuite 900ALos Angeles, CA 90017about 0.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Evenings by appointment only)

  • Veterans AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 626-375-6792

    1816 S. Figueroa St.4th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90015about 1.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Hollywood WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-454-6100

    4311 Melrose AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90029about 2.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you