Grow with Instrument
Life is a journey, filled with learning opportunities for those unwilling to settle. Education is a lifelong endeavor and one we encourage very much. Whether it be helping introduce manufacturing and engineering principles to high school, tech college and university students, or our own team members, we take the matter of education very seriously. In fact, in 2013, we brought on a full-time teacher as our Director of Education and Training to lead our internal and external education efforts. This position is charged with both our outreach campaign and internal training efforts from the most basic level to advanced CAD/CAM theory and engineering principles. We have averaged 14 paid summer internships and 5 paid youth apprentice (YA) opportunities during the school year. Keep in mind we are a small, privately held company of nearly 100 manufacturing professionals. One would be hard pressed to find another company so deeply committed to developing the next generation of manufacturing professionals.
For more information on educational and career paths in manufacturing, check out this publication from Project Lead the Way.