Southern Arizona Manufacturing Partners - One-Stop partners with manufacturers, PCC and high schools to meet employers' need for machinists

One-Stop partners with manufacturers, PCC and high schools to meet employers' need for machinists

19 May 2014 8:00 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Eighteen high school graduates who will work full time this summer with machinists at 10 local manufacturing companies in paid internships designed to lead to community college classes, certification and good-paying jobs by 2016.

This is the second cohort of youg people to enter the pilot program created by Pima County One-Stop Career Center and an unprecedented partnership of more than 20 local manufacturers who anticipated a critical shortage of precision machinists.

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eighteen high school graduates who will work full time this summer with machinists at 10 local manufacturing companies in paid internships designed to lead to community college classes, certification and good-paying jobs by 2016.

This is the second cohort of young people to enter the pilot program created by Pima County One-Stop Career Center and an unprecedented partnership of more than 20 local manufacturers who anticipated a critical shortage of precision machinists.

Southern Arizona Manufacturing Partners (SAMP) collaborates with educators and local manufacturers to prepare students for successful career paths — starting with paid internships.