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Alabama Community College Launches New Tool and Die Apprenticeship Program

Wallace State Community College has partnered with the Industrial Maintenance Pre-Apprenticeship Program to launch a new Tool and Die registered apprenticeship program. The program joins a handful of other apprenticeship programs offered at the school including the FAME and Mercedes Tech programs who have also adopted the on-the-job-training model.

Elizabeth Earin

As Head of Marketing at ApprentiScope, Elizabeth Earin helps bridge the gap between workforce innovation and communication, empowering organizations to better share the value and impact of apprenticeship programs. With more than 20 years in marketing strategy and a personal connection to the skilled trades through her husband’s career as an electrician, she’s passionate about expanding access to career pathways beyond the traditional four-year degree.

“We’re continuing to meet the needs of our industry partners, working to supply them with a pipeline of student candidates who are interested in earning a career in skilled labor. Students interested in this apprenticeship are eligible to have their tuition, books, and tools paid for, while also enrolled at Wallace State".

Christina Holmes, Wallace State’s Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Coordinator

The Tool and Die team preps tools to go out to the presses as well as corrects any mistakes before they reach the final stage. The program curriculum lasts around five traditional semesters in which participants will practice welding which will then help them to earn an AAS degree in machine and tool technology.

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