Apprenticeships offer the opportunity to earn and learn simultaneously, combining paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction to prepare apprentices for highly skilled careers in aerospace and advanced manufacturing. You earn a competitive wage from day one, gain knowledge on the job and in the classroom and earn credentials including a journey card.
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AJAC provides 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 and benefits.
The Machinists Institute provides accessible and affordable education and training for careers in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. This includes pre-employment, registered apprenticeship and professional development programs.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries administers registered apprenticeship in Washington State. Find resources to locate an apprenticeship program, start an employer apprenticeship program, and read rules and policies.
Learn about the unemployment benefits, financial support, and other resources available to apprentices through WorkSourceWA.
The Office of Apprenticeship oversees the National Registered Apprenticeship System, which involves employers, industry associations, labor, education providers, Apprenticeship Industry Intermediaries, State Apprenticeship Agencies, and other Registered Apprenticeship stakeholders and sponsors.