September 23, 2020
5 Questions With Stephen MatczakPlease welcome our newest Manufacturing Academy instructor, Stephen Matczak! In 2010, Stephen completed his machining degree at Perry Technical Institute in Yakima, Washington and in 2013 became one of the…
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September 23, 2019
Manufacturing Academy Students Develop Financial Stability Through New Wells Fargo PartnershipThe Wells Fargo Foundation, established in the U.S. as a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 1980, is the company’s primary philanthropic funding arm. In 2018, the foundation donated nearly half…
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August 28, 2019
5 Questions With Eytan RaphaelyPlease welcome our first intern since 2014, Eytan Raphaely! Eytan studied marketing communications at the University of Washington and recently graduated this past June. His role at AJAC will focus…
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July 16, 2019
5 Questions With John ManningPlease welcome the newest addition to the AJAC family, John Manning. John has been hired as our new Apprenticeship Navigator serving primarily King and Pierce Counties. John will help navigate…
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June 6, 2019
10 Partnerships & Grants AJAC is Participating InAJAC is thrilled to announce 10 new partnerships and grant funding we have received to help support local partners and workforce development initiatives to advance apprenticeships here in Washington State.…
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October 9, 2018
Manufacturing Day Is More Than Inspiring, It’s FamilyFamily based. Good pay. Good benefits. Those were the three takeaways from students who toured Buyken Metal Products last Thursday as part of a nationwide celebration of manufacturing. Manufacturing Day—occurring…
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May 3, 2017
Yakima Ushers In First Youth ApprenticesYakima’s West Valley High School was given the baton last week to launch their first AJAC Youth Apprenticeship program. High school juniors Trevor Mackey, Osborne Rogers, and Bradley Ethier individually…
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April 17, 2017
AJAC to Participate in Grays Harbor Career Pathway DayOn Monday, April 24, Grays Harbor Youth Works, Greater Grays Harbor, Inc., Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, and Grays Harbor College worked together to provide North Beach and Lake Quinault High…
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January 23, 2017
Washington State Approves Governor Inslee’s Youth Apprenticeship ProgramFrom left to right: John Page from Tacoma Public School, Kristi Grassman, AJAC, Lynn Strickland, AJAC, Jesse Cote from IAM 751 and Sandra Husbands, L&I at the Washington Apprenticeship Training Council…
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November 4, 2016
Washington State to Launch First-Ever Youth Apprenticeship Program For High-Demand Industries(From left to right) Governor Jay Inslee, Lynn Strickland and Jesse Milbrath Over the last two years, the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, the…
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