Build the Manufacturing Talent Pipeline Your Company Needs

Invest Your Workforce Development Resources Where It Matters Most

An AJAC instructor teaches a student in a machine shop.

Your Next Hire Could Start Here

Finding people who are prepared to work in manufacturing is one of the biggest workforce challenges facing Washington employers. AJAC helps companies build that talent pipeline before a candidate ever walks through the door.

Through the Manufacturing Academy, career navigation, and high school career and technical education partnerships, AJAC recruits and prepares people for careers in advanced manufacturing, then connects them with employers looking to hire and develop new talent.

AJAC's Manufacturing Academy instructor teaches a student how to measure a part on a lathe.

Invest in the Pipeline. Strengthen Your Workforce.

Your company can invest directly in the talent pipeline. AJAC offers several levels of workforce development sponsorship, allowing employers to support everything from preparing an individual candidate for employment to building a larger pipeline of talent throughout the year.

As a nonprofit, AJAC combines public funding, private support, and employer investment to operate these programs. The full cost of running a Manufacturing Academy program, including student recruitment, hands-on instruction, career navigation, and employer engagement, is approximately $50,000 per quarter. Employer sponsorships help close that gap while giving companies a direct role in developing the workforce they need.

The result: more prepared candidates, stronger connections between employers and job seekers, and a more reliable pipeline into manufacturing careers and apprenticeships.

Choose Your Investment. Choose Your Impact.

Select the sponsorship level that fits your workforce needs, then direct your investment toward the program that aligns with your company's priorities.

Sponsorship	Investment	What It Supports	Employer Benefits
Student Sponsor	$3,500	One participant through a selected program	1 prepared candidate for open position(s)
Pipeline Sponsor	$5,000	Career navigation and connections within a selected program	1-3 prepared candidates, priority job tours
Cohort Sponsor	$10,000	Recruitment, training, navigation, and employer connections	2-4 prepared candidates, priority job tours, opportunity for HR representative to visit MA class
Workforce Champion	$15,000	Multiple programs or a broader workforce priority throughout the year	3-5 prepared candidates, priority job tours, HR class engagement, sponsored hiring event

Choose Where Your Investment Makes an Impact

Employers can direct their sponsorship toward the workforce programs that best align with their hiring needs, workforce goals, or community priorities.

Manufacturing Academy
Help prepare job seekers with foundational manufacturing skills and connect them with employers.

Youth Apprenticeship Pipeline
Help high school students gain early exposure to manufacturing careers and apprenticeship opportunities.

Career Navigation
Help job seekers move from training to employment through career coaching, job connections, and employer engagement.

Veteran & Service-Member Pipeline
Support pathways that connect transitioning service members and veterans with manufacturing careers.

Justice-Involved Workforce Programming
Help individuals facing barriers to employment gain skills, career support, and connections to manufacturing employers.

General Apprenticeship Expansion
Help expand access to registered apprenticeship opportunities and strengthen Washington’s manufacturing workforce.