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Workforce Solutions for Manufacturing Employers
Build Skilled Talent Without Recruiting Headaches
Turn Your Workforce Challenges Into Skilled Talent
Hiring and retaining skilled workers is one of the biggest challenges facing manufacturers today. AJAC helps employers solve that challenge by building talent from within through registered apprenticeships, training programs, and industry partnerships.
Whether you are hiring new employees, upskilling your current workforce, or planning for long-term growth, AJAC makes apprenticeship simple, flexible, and employer-driven.
Why Employers Partner with AJAC
AJAC is a nonprofit workforce intermediary that works directly with manufacturing employers across Washington State.
When you partner with AJAC, you get:
- Apprenticeship programs customized to your operation
- College-accredited classroom instruction for your employees
- Support with registration, compliance, and reporting
- Access to qualified job seekers through our pre-apprenticeship program
- Proven strategies to improve retention and productivity
- Financial aid for your apprentices (nearly $1 million in approved funding)
You focus on running your business. We handle the apprenticeship logistics.
Employer ROI for Apprenticeship
How It Works
Apprenticeship allows you to train employees on your equipment, your processes, and your quality standards while they earn a paycheck. We’ll support you through every step. No prior apprenticeship experience is required.
Get buy-in from leadership and supervisors to launch an AJAC apprenticeship at your company.
Sign a Training Agent agreement and become an official apprenticeship training provider.
Identify an apprenticeship coordinator to be the main point-of-contact for all apprenticeship-related activities
With AJAC's guidance, develop internal policies to recruit, train, and support your apprentices.
Identify the journey-level workers who will train the apprentices on-the-job.
Recruit your employees who want to advance their careers and skill up through apprenticeship.
How It Works
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Get buy-in from leadership and supervisors to launch an AJAC apprenticeship at your company.
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Sign a Training Agent agreement and become an official apprenticeship training provider.
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Identify an apprenticeship coordinator to be the main point-of-contact for all apprenticeship-related activities.
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With AJAC’s guidance, develop internal policies to recruit, train, and support your apprentices.
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Identify the journey-level workers who will train the apprentices on-the-job.
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Recruit your employees who want to advance their careers and skill up through apprenticeship.
Employer Solutions
Whether you’re hiring entry-level talent, growing your current team, or investing in the next generation, AJAC has a workforce solution for your business.
AJAC’s Manufacturing Academy (pre-apprenticeship program) connects employers with trained, dependable candidates at no cost—helping you hire smarter and faster.
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Develop your existing employees into highly skilled machinists, operators, and technicians. With 17 registered apprenticeship programs, AJAC helps employers grow talent at every stage—from new hires to experienced workers ready for advancement.
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Partner with AJAC to offer high school students hands-on manufacturing apprenticeships that develop skills, work ethic, and career readiness. Employers gain early access to motivated young talent and help shape the next generation of skilled professionals.
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Who We Are
Meet AJAC
Launching in 2008, AJAC helps Washington manufacturers build the skilled workforce they need—today and tomorrow.
With 30 full-time staff, nearly 60 part-time instructors, and 16 training hubs across the state, we deliver hands-on, industry-aligned training that works in real production environments.
As a nonprofit, our mission includes:
- No-cost, college-accredited apprenticeships that produce job-ready talent
- Upskilling your current employees across a variety of occupations
- Connecting you with motivated high school apprentices
Our dedicated staff of instructors, subject matter experts, business developers, program managers, and marketing professionals allow us to create a learning environment focused on growth, aptitude, and lifelong learning.
Trusted by Manufacturers Across Washington
AJAC partners with hundreds of manufacturing employers—from small shops to global companies—to help build a skilled, reliable workforce that meets today’s production demands. Our apprenticeship programs give employers a proven way to hire, train, and retain talent while developing future leaders.
Through our partnerships, employers use apprenticeship to:
- Reduce turnover and keep top talent on the job
- Improve workforce stability and operational efficiency
- Develop future supervisors and leaders ready for advancement
- Strengthen company culture and team engagement
By combining hands-on training, industry-aligned curriculum, and real-world experience, AJAC helps employers turn workforce challenges into measurable results.
Meet AJAC
Launching in 2008, AJAC helps Washington manufacturers build the skilled workforce they need—today and tomorrow.
With 30 full-time staff, nearly 60 part-time instructors, and 16 training hubs across the state, we deliver hands-on, industry-aligned training that works in real production environments.
As a nonprofit, our mission includes:
- No-cost, college-accredited apprenticeships that produce job-ready talent
- Upskilling your current employees across a variety of occupations
- Connecting you with motivated high school apprentices
Our dedicated staff of instructors, subject matter experts, business developers, program managers, and marketing professionals allow us to create a learning environment focused on growth, aptitude, and lifelong learning.
Trusted by Manufacturers Across Washington
AJAC partners with hundreds of manufacturing employers—from small shops to global companies—to help build a skilled, reliable workforce that meets today’s production demands. Our apprenticeship programs give employers a proven way to hire, train, and retain talent while developing future leaders.
Through our partnerships, employers use apprenticeship to:
- Reduce turnover and keep top talent on the job
- Improve workforce stability and operational efficiency
- Develop future supervisors and leaders ready for advancement
- Strengthen company culture and team engagement
By combining hands-on training, industry-aligned curriculum, and real-world experience, AJAC helps employers turn workforce challenges into measurable results.
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