Four additional West Virginia manufacturers have joined the ever-increasing number of U.S. companies leveraging the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center’s (MAMC) Apprenticeship Works initiative to tackle pressing workforce challenges.
Felman Production of Letart, Klockner Pentaplast of Beaver, Mull Group of Benwood and Steel of West Virginia of Huntington are the latest Mountain State companies to establish apprenticeships in such occupations as CNC machinist, quality control technician and electrician – maintenance through Apprenticeship Works.
The companies were recognized during a signing ceremony Nov. 19 in conjunction with an Apprenticeship Roundtable and National Manufacturing Open House at MAMC Huntington.
Funded entirely by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), MAMC’s Apprenticeship Works assists manufacturers in establishing and maintaining DOL-registered apprenticeships in high-demand industrial occupations – at no cost to employers.
Using industry vetted and DOL-approved occupational frameworks, MAMC’s team helps companies customize the apprenticeships to their particular operations while providing consulting and train-the-trainer services, related online instruction and the requisite DOL reporting.
Other West Virginia companies and organization participating in Apprenticeship Works include Blue Rock Manufacturing of Morgantown, Brinker Machine of Letart, Custom Fabrication & Machine of Beckley, Gat Creek Furniture of Berkeley Springs, Level One Fasteners of Huntington, the Green Bank Observatory of Green Bank, Hodge Foundry of Weston, Pathway Construction of Terra Alta, U.S. Bearing & Power Transmission of Scott Depot, Weyerhaeuser of Buckhannon, West Virginia Great Barrel Company of Caldwell, WV Manufacturing of Boomer and Wissmach Glass Company of Paden City.
To learn more about how Apprenticeship Works can help meet your manufacturing company’s workforce needs, visit www.mfg.marshall.edu/apprenticeships or contact MAMC’s Heather Cooper at 304-720-7741 or .
Nov. 26, 2024
