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EMPLOYER-DEMANDED OCCUPATIONS
AJAC’s programs are designed to meet the needs
of local employers in real time. Each occupation
is strategically developed to ensure on-the-job
competencies and classroom instruction to produce
a skilled worker that can produce in today’s robust
manufacturing industry.
Employers can have access to eight occupations
to jump-start their skill-shortage needs. Adults 18
years or older can enroll in machining, metal fabri-
cation, industrial maintenance, tool and die, plastic
injection molding, and manufacturing technician.
These programs range from 18 months to five years.
AJAC apprentices are employed full time and are
able to apply their classroom learning on the job
daily, increasing their skills and becoming incre-
mentally more productive for employers while in
the program. At the end of each program, employ-
ers are rewarded with a loyal, skilled worker while
the apprentice earns a journey-level certification
recognized across the country.
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