The Manufacturing Academy is a 10-week, no-cost, pre-apprenticeship program that teaches students both soft skills and technical skills to include but not limited to applied math, blueprint reading, intro to machining and maintenance, interview techniques, and industry tours with AJAC partnering companies.
Manufacturing Academy
Youth Apprenticeship
AJAC offers two Youth Apprenticeship programs for high school students—Production Technician and Automation Technician. Each program consists of 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and 3 college-level classes designed by AJAC to teach the theory behind the skills learned on the shop floor.
Adult Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship programs provide paid training to adults interested in pursuing career advancement opportunities in high demand occupations such as machinist, industrial maintenance, machine operation, and automation.
As an apprentice, you work at a full-time job while training with a mentor and earning wages + benefits. In addition, you attend classes typically one night a week at a local community or technical college to learn the theory behind the training.
![A Manufacturing Academy student uses a manual mill during class at Bates Technical College.](https://www.ajactraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Pre-Apprenticeship-Program-Landing-Page-Header-Image-with-gradient.jpg)
Manufacturing Academy
The Manufacturing Academy provides job seekers with foundational manufacturing skills and a clear pathway to AJAC’s advanced manufacturing apprenticeships.
This 10-week, no-cost, pre-apprenticeship program teaches students both soft skills and technical skills to include but not limited to applied math, blueprint reading, intro to machining and maintenance, interview techniques, and industry tours with AJAC partnering companies.
![An AJAC Youth Apprentice operates a HAAS VF4 mill during his on-the-job training at American Structures and Design.](https://www.ajactraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Youth-Apprenticeship-Program-Landing-Page-Header-Image-with-gradient.jpg)
Youth Apprenticeship
AJAC partners with 15 school districts across Washington State to create opportunities for high school students to complete a registered apprenticeship program, earn tuition-free college credits, complete paid work experience alongside a mentor, and start along a path that broadens their options for the future.
AJAC offers two different programs—Production Technician and Automation Technician. Each program consists of 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and 3 college-level classes designed by AJAC to teach the theory behind the skills learned on the shop floor.
![An AJAC Industrial Manufacturing Technician apprentice helps build a thermoforming machine at TSL in Union Gap, Washington.](https://www.ajactraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adult-Apprenticeship-Program-Landing-Page-Header-Image-with-gradient.jpg)
Adult Apprenticeship
AJAC offers 11 different apprenticeship programs for adults who are currently working in the advanced manufacturing industries. These programs range from 18-months to five years with a majority of the training taking place at a company we partner with.
Each program includes college accredited classes, giving apprentices the opportunity to learn the theory behind their on-the-job training from industry professionals.
Lifelong Career Training Timeline
AJAC’s stackable apprenticeships offer job seekers and incumbent workers an opportunity to advance their skill development from one level to the next. Credentials earned in AJAC’s programs can accumulate over time to fast-track an apprentice’s career pathway to greater employment opportunities and higher paying jobs.
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