WELCOME THE GREAT RETENTION
Forget The Great Resignation:
WELCOME THE GREAT RETENTION
By Aaron Ferrell— Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships( AJAC)
By now, you’ ve probably heard the phrase“ Good help is hard to find.” In manufacturing, that phrase has evolved into something closer to“ Skilled help is nearly extinct.” In today’ s ultra-competitive labor market, Washington’ s advanced manufacturers aren’ t just struggling to find skilled workers— they’ re rethinking what it means to develop them. Faced with an aging workforce and a widening skills gap, many employers are discovering a powerful solution that’ s been hiding in plain sight: registered apprenticeship.
Aaron Ferrell Director of Marketing & Communications AJAC
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Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships( AJAC)
Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships( AJAC) is Washington State’ s largest nonprofit advanced manufacturing training organization. Our organization has spent the past 16 years proving that you don’ t need to chase unicorn candidates— you can grow them in-house. Since 2009, AJAC has trained over 2,000 registered apprentices across 17 occupations and equipped more than 1,700 job seekers through its Manufacturing Academy apprenticeship preparation program.
Today, AJAC trains nearly 80 % of all state-registered apprentices in advanced manufacturing.
The Problem with Perfect Candidates? They Don’ t Exist.
If you can’ t clone your best employee, the next best thing is training someone to be just like them. That’ s where AJAC comes in— with no-cost apprenticeship programs that are customized, accredited, and conveniently based within your actual workplace, using your equipment, and your real-life production processes.
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