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3 Strategic Reasons to Start an Apprenticeship Program at Your Company

Find out how an Apprenticeship Program can help close skill gaps, improve staff retention, and custom fit your business.

Do You Want To Be An Intern?

Internships provide practical, hands-on experience experience to explore career paths. An internship may lead to college credit; not all internships are paid. Find local internship opportunities with these tips.

Keep Your Business & Employees Competitive

These programs make employee skill upgrades available to businesses in order to avert layoffs, remain current in new technologies and business practices, or to provide job skills to new hires.

Growing a Career in Manufacturing with Industry-Recognized Credentials

Credentials are quickly becoming a central part to reaching career pathway goals in many industries. Credentials allow you to show completed education, learned skills and abilities, and your ability to complete specific tasks. Many credentials are now industry-recognized and allow potential employers to feel confident in your skills and experience based on which credentials you have. Learn more about credentials in manufacturing here.

Competency-Based Learning in Manufacturing

The term “competent” is defined as having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose. So, it would make sense that credentials teach students competencies, or how to be knowledgeable on a specific topic or skill. Learn what competencies you need for a future in manufacturing.

What Kind of Financial Aid is Right for You?

There are several different types of financial aid that can help you pay for school such as Grants, Scholarships, Student Loans, and Work Study programs.