Joseph HauthDirector of

Program Development

AJAC – Creating the Next Generation

PRE-APPRENTICESHIPPre-employment Training by

Employers for Employers

Customized Inspection and Manufacturing Training

Mobile Training Unit

APPRENTICESHIPBeginner to Master Tradesperson

OJT and Classroom Training

Educational Pathways

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

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Post-secondary Training &Pre-Employment Programs

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Apprentice & Employer Satisfaction

• 75% of surveyed apprentices said their program was very related to their job

• 90% of participants said the skills they learned in their training program were useful in doing their job

• In 2012 employers were most likely to report they were very satisfied with the overall work quality, productivity and job skills of apprentices.

Source: Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Advanced Inspection and Manufacturing Mobile Training Unit (AIM-MTU)

Manufacturing Employment

Manufacturing Academy

Program designed by local employers to prepare workers for manufacturing and aerospace careers. Employers hire directly from the talent pool for positions in manufacturing production, machining, and assembly.

• 9 week, 360 hour, 30 credit program

• Approved by local manufacturers

• Classes taught by industry professionals

AJAC Program Locations

AJAC’s 160+ Participating Employers

Pierce County Employers

• 3V Precision Machining, Inc.

• American Structures & Design Inc.

• Atkins Rotary Specialist• Automated Systems of

Tacoma• Baker Manufacturing• Bennett Industries, Inc.• Bradken• Cablecraft• CFM Consolidated• Farwest Aircraft, Inc.

• Impact Engineering (a division of Flux Drive)

• Infinity Machine Works• JWD Machine• Machine Repair &

Design• McConkey• MetalTech• Northwest Precision• OmniFAB• P&J Machining• Pacific Integrated

Handling• Pacific Machine, Inc.

• Precision Machine Works, Inc. (Cadence Aerospace)

• Quality Stamping & Machining

• Roger's Rubber Manufacturing

• Tool Gauge & Machine Works

• Western Machine Works

• Woodward & White Machine and Manufacturing, Inc.