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Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

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Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

Creating the Pacific Northwest's next generation of workforce training solutions.

Offer AJAC's Apprenticeship Programs to Your Employees

Launch Your Career as an AJAC Apprentice

What is AJAC training?

Who Is AJAC?

AJAC is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to skill up the advanced manufacturing workforce through registered apprenticeship. 

AJAC’s Training Efforts Focus on Three Key Areas:

With advancements in machinery and automation, we address the needs across assembly, production, processing, machine automation, machine operations and maintenance; from raw materials whether they are grown or mined, to finished goods.

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Map of Washington and Idaho where AJAC operates apprenticeship program

Our Footprint

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Apprentices
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Employers
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Training Locations

AJAC operates in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in a variety of advanced manufacturing industries to bring apprenticeships to the 21st century.

We Partner With:

  • Advanced manufacturing companies to offer our apprenticeship programs to their employees.
  • Community and technical colleges to ensure our classroom training is college accredited.
  • School districts and skills centers to offer Youth Apprenticeships to high school students.
  • Community-based organizations to secure funding streams and support services for the individuals we serve.
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How AJAC's Apprenticeship Works

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AJAC partners with employers who want to offer our apprenticeship programs to their employees. These employers identify their employees to become apprentices.

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Once an individual agrees to enroll in a program, AJAC works closely with the employer and employee to go over responsibilities, on-the-job training competencies, and college-level classes. 

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Apprentices are enrolled in AJAC’s classes taught at local community/technical colleges and/or online. Classes are college accredited, held one night a week for four hours. Most apprentices have the summer quarter off. 

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Apprentices work full-time as paid employees throughout the duration of the apprenticeship while receiving one-on-one mentorship and wage progressions. 

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Apprentices submit their on-the-job training hours each month through AJAC’s online Apprentice Tracking System. Employers review these hours and approve them on a monthly basis.

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Once an apprentice has met their required on-the-job training hours and passed all of their college-level classes, they will receive a journey-level certificate through the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. 

AJAC's Training Programs

AJAC offers three main programs to individuals looking to advance their career: Pre-Apprenticeship (Manufacturing Academy), Youth Apprenticeship, and Adult Apprenticeship.

AJAC Manufacturing Academy

The Manufacturing Academy, AJAC's registered Pre-Apprenticeship program, offers a solid foundational career pathway into advanced manufacturing apprenticeship opportunities. Our programs are currently offered online and in-person across Washington State.

AJAC operates the Manufacturing Academy at no-cost through grant funding that focuses on encouraging women, people of color, displaced workers, and low-income individuals to develop manufacturing skills and obtain living wage jobs.

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Manufacturing Academy

Youth apprenticeships

AJAC's Youth Apprenticeship programs are designed for high school juniors and seniors to develop career-ready skills in the aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries.

These apprenticeship programs combine paid on-the-job training at an AJAC employer and college-level classroom instruction which can lead to a high school diploma, journey-level card and short-term college certificate.

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Youth Apprenticeship

Adult apprenticeships

As an adult 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.

Within two to five years, you earn a Journey-Level Certificate, enabling you to work anywhere in the U.S. as a master tradesperson.

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Adult Apprenticeship

Meet Our 300+ Partnering Employers

AJAC partners with 300+ advanced manufacturing companies across Washington State, Oregon and Idaho to offer a variety of training opportunities for their employees. 93% of each apprenticeship program is spent developing skills on-the-job at one of these participating employers.

Acro Machining Inc.
Aero Plastics Inc.
American Structures & Design
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Cadence Aerospace PMW Operations
Commerical Aircraft Interiors
Food processing apprentice employer
Everett Engineering Inc.
Fatigue Technology
IPL Macro
Magic Metals: Precision Metal Fabrication
New Tech Industries, Mukilteo, WA
Out of the Box Manufacturing
Peregrine Manufacturing
Pexco Aerospace
Sealect Plastics
AMT Senior Aerospace
Stoke Space Technologies
TSL: Thermoforming Systems LLC
Tool Gauge
Toolcraft
Food processing apprentice employer
Polymer Industries
Agri Beef Food processing apprentice employer
Food processing apprentice employer
Baker Manufacturing Logo
Capital Industrial Logo
AJAC: Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

Manufacturing Industries We Serve

Our Industry Experience
Automation and machinery industry apprentice training
Automation & Machinery
Space Exploration industry training
Space
Apprenticeship for aerospace defense industries
Aerospace & Defense
Computer Electronics industries apprenticeship
Computer Electronics
Apprenticeships for chemical industries
Chemicals & Plastics
Apprenticeships for the medical industry
Medical
Apprenticeships for the clean energy industry
Clean Energy
Apprenticeships for the food and beverage industry
Food & Beverage
Apprenticeships for the transportation and logistics industries
Transportation & Logistics
Apprenticeships for the wood and paper industries
Wood & Paper
Maritime industry apprenticeships
Maritime Manufacturing

AJAC's Apprenticeship Occupations

AJAC provides apprenticeship training for 13 high-growth, in-demand apprenticeship occupations to serve high school students and adults across Washington State.

From machining and CNC programming to maintenance and logistics, AJAC’s programs vary from entry-level programs (18-months) to more advanced programs (4-5 years).

Apprenticeship for Employers

AJAC is funded to develop, create, and implement no-cost apprenticeship programs for manufacturing employers in Washington State, Idaho and Oregon. 

93% of each program is on-the-job training at your company, on your machines, using your work processes. 7% of the program is college accredited classroom instruction delivered by industry professionals to teach the theory behind the skills learned on the job. 

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Manufacturing Industries We Serve

Our Industry Experience
Automation and machinery industry apprentice training
Automation & Machinery
Space Exploration industry training
Space
Apprenticeship for aerospace defense industries
Aerospace & Defense
Computer Electronics industries apprenticeship
Computer Electronics
Apprenticeships for chemical industries
Chemicals & Plastics
Apprenticeships for the medical industry
Medical
Apprenticeships for the clean energy industry
Clean Energy
Apprenticeships for the food and beverage industry
Food & Beverage
Apprenticeships for the transportation and logistics industries
Transportation & Logistics
Apprenticeships for the wood and paper industries
Wood & Paper
Maritime industry apprenticeships
Maritime Manufacturing

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