Apprenticeship Programs

The ACJVS Workforce Development Office offers four apprenticeship programs which are approved through the U.S. Department of Labor, including Tool & Die, Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Industrial Electrician, and Plastics Process Technician.

All apprenticeship programs are three to four years in length and require a minimum of 144 hours of study each year.

Students completing a minimum of 576 hours of related training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training from their sponsor employer will receive their state journeyman's card from the Ohio Department of Labor. Both men and women are encouraged to participate.

Programs include: Machinist/Tool & Die Maker, Industrial Maintenance Mechanic, Industrial Electrician, Welding & Fabrication Certification and Plastics Process Technician.

Contact: The ACJVS Diversified Industrial Training Coordinator at 440/576-6015, ext. 1012 for additional information.

Custom Apprenticeship Programs can be set up to meet individual company needs.

Plastics Process Technician Apprentice

- YEAR 1
- Plant Safety
- Arithmetic
- Blueprint Reading
- Algebra
- Intro to Plastics
- Molding Operations I

- YEAR 2
- Blueprint Reading II
- Schematics & Symbols
- Hydraulics
- SPC Concepts
- Geometery
- Molding Operations

- YEAR 3
- Mold Machine Troubleshooting I
- Tirgonometery
- Pneumatics
- SPC Concepts II
- Pneumatics
- Mold Machine Troubleshooting II

- YEAR 4
- Moldmaking I
- Mold Machine Repair I
- Moldmaking II
- Mold Machine Repair II
- Plastic Mfg. Processes
- Robotics Theory