Manufacturing Training Programs
The Academy for Manufacturing Careers (AMC), powered by the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association (JAMA), offers USDOL-certified manufacturing training programs. These include Registered Apprenticeships, short-term certificate courses, and custom workforce training designed to match employer needs and build job-ready skills.
Our goal is to provide access to whatever training is needed by our area manufacturers and their employees. Whether we do that ourselves, broker the training through a partner organization or bring in resources from outside our community, we can and will get it done!
Apprenticeship Training
Lead structured training pathways that combine hands-on experience with classroom learning in fields such as CNC machining, welding, maintenance, and more.
Explore the apprenticeship tracks and courses available through the Academy for Manufacturing Careers, and see how you or your company can get involved or enroll in the AMC Apprenticeship Program.
Certificate Training
Expedited skill certificates like CNC Machinist, Welding, Tool & Die and Quality help learners build targeted competencies quickly.
Discover how the Academy for Manufacturing Careers can support your training needs with Apprenticeship, Certificate, and Customized Training options tailored to manufacturers.
Professional Training
Tailored training and assessments help manufacturers upskill employees or prepare new workers for job success.
The AMC provides pre-employment assessments to help companies evaluate candidate skills, identify strengths, and make more informed hiring decisions with confidence.
Apprenticeship Training
Explore the full range of Apprenticeship Program tracks offered through the Academy for Manufacturing Careers. Each pathway is designed to build real, industry-driven skills that support long-term success in manufacturing. Whether you’re an employer looking to develop your workforce or an employee ready to advance your career, these tracks offer structured, hands-on training aligned with today’s manufacturing needs. For details on getting started or enrolling, contact Melissa Hull at 517-782-8268 or mhull@mijama.org.
Apprenticeship Tracks
- 3-D Printing Technician
- CNC Set-up Programmer-Milling and Turning (Competency Based CB)
- Cyber Security Support Technician (CB)
- Electrical Technician
- Electrician
- Electrician Maintenance
- Engineering Assistant (CB)
- HR, Accounting
- Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
- Inspector, Layout & Set-up
- Machine Builder
- Machine Repairer, Maintenance
- Machinist
- Manufacturing Production Technician
- Mechanical Engineering Technician
- Mechatronics Technician (Basic, fitter-focus) (CB)
- Metal Fabricator
- Moldmaker, Die-Cast & Plastic
- Operations Management (CB)
- Prototype Model Maker
- Tool & Die Maker
- Tool Maker
- Welder, Combination
- Welder, Combination (CB)
- Welder, Machine Operator, Arc
If you have questions about requirements, enrollment steps, or how an apprenticeship can support your long-term career goals, we’re here to guide you. Melissa Hull is available at 517-782-8268 or mhull@mijama.org to help you choose the right track, understand employer sponsorship, and navigate the full registration process. Investing in apprenticeship training is one of the most powerful ways to grow talent, strengthen your organization, and open doors to high-wage, high-skill careers in modern manufacturing—let us help you take the next step.
Certificate Training
Accelerated Certificate Programs
Customized Training
In addition to our standard list of courses, The Academy for Manufacturing Careers (AMC) can offer top-quality customized manufacturing-related assessment and/or training to suit your company’s specific needs. We can deliver assessments and training at our site, at your location using your equipment and materials, or practically anywhere that’s convenient for you and your employees. Need a four-hour Blueprint Reading refresher using your company’s prints? Want it on third-shift on a Saturday? No problem! We’re not kidding.
We can do everything from training to use simple standard tools to specialized CAD, Solidworks and other software training. If we don’t already have a customizable program on our books, we will reach out our vast partnership network to bring you the assessment and/or training solution you need at a price you can afford.
Mission
To contribute to the success of manufacturing by offering relevant and cost-effective training.
To provide employees and potential employees of manufacturing firms with the skills necessary to be productive, highly skilled workers and to earn certification in their chosen field.
Instructor-led, using a blended learning approach, with heavy emphasis on hands-on application theory through “labs” whenever possible and applicable.
Most course fees are based upon the number of contact hours per course. Course fees include books and course materials.
Courses can be offered on-site with flexible class times!
Companies have the ability to require additional offered courses for their apprenticeship trainees.
Additional training, either integrated directly into specific courses or as add-on special projects, labs, etc. Such training must be done within the context of the overall apprenticeship program.
Courses are offered over a shortened period of time. Training will be provided in a manner that covers the material thoroughly in a condensed a time period, if possible, for each course.
Associate degrees aligned with AMC courses are available—just ask us for details. For information about earning college credit for JAMA’s training and apprenticeship programs, contact Melissa Hull at (517) 782-8268 or mhull@mijama.org.
Direct, ongoing involvement by manufacturers in the program is critical to its success and continued relevance to industry’s changing needs. A Manufacturers Board of Review works with training providers on program changes/notifications/additions to keep the program relevant to the needs of the manufacturers.
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