Advanced manufacturing companies are increasingly turning to apprenticeship to develop, grow, and retain a skilled workforce. Manufacturers and their workforce and education partners are using Registered Apprenticeship programs to skill-up workers in hundreds of occupations, from CNC Operators to welders to mechatronics technicians.

This page offers tools, successful program examples, and other resources that can be used to help expand apprenticeship in the advanced manufacturing sector. 

General Information and Outreach Resources 

• Registered Apprenticeship in Manufacturing Fact Sheet (NIMS)
• Manufacturing Apprenticeship Webpage (NIMS)
• Apprenticeship in Manufacturing Flyer (Keystone Development Partnership)
• Manufacturing One-Pager (Jobs for the Future)
• ATE Central Resource Collection
• AFL-CIO Working for America Institute RA in Manufacturing Toolkit
• Advanced Manufacturing - Solutions for Industry (U.S. Department of Labor)
• MII Manufacturing Flyer (KDP-WAI)
• Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Flyer (New Hampshire)
• Competency-Based Apprenticeship System (NIMS)
• Advanced Manufacturing FAQs (Jobs for the Future)

Developing Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeships

• Employer's Playbook for Building an Apprenticeship Program (Advanced Manufacturing Partnership)
• Manufacturing Industry Career Pathway (AFL-CIO)
• Mentoring for Apprenticeship: Train the Trainer for OJT (Keystone Development Partnership)
• Community College Outreach Flyer (NIMS)
• Apprenticeships: Modernizing A Proven Workforce Development Strategy
• Sample Work Process Standards

Industrial Manufacturing Technician (IMT) Resources

• Work-Based Learning in Action: IMT Program Case Study (Jobs for the Future)
• Working for America Institute IMT Program (AFL-CIO)
• IMT Apprenticeship Handout (Jobs for the Future)
• IMT Brochure

Examples of Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Advanced Manufacturing

• The Greater Oh-Penn Manufacturing Apprenticeship Network
• Advanced Machine and Engineering Precision Machinist Program
• Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee
• Apprenticeship Works - The National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Partnership at the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RBCI)
• Advanced Manufacturing & Transportation Apprenticeships of California
• Northeast Advanced Manufacturing Consortium
• DOW Chemical
• Cox Manufacturing
• Siemens
• Nestlé and Ivy Tech Community College
• Alamo Academies

Organizations Working on Apprenticeship in the Industry

• National Association of Manufacturers / The Manufacturing Institute
• National Institute of Metalworking Skills
• Society of Mechanical Engineers / Tooling U
• Fabricators and Manufacturers Association
• AFL-CIO

Outreach Materials for Businesses

• Minding the Gap: Investing in a Skilled Manufacturing Workforce (Jobs for the Future)
• Manufacturing Jobs for the Future (Senate Joint Economic Committee)