1. Considering Modern Apprenticeships
Andries Breedt
Breedt Production Tooling & Design, LLC
Tacoma - Pierce County Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturing-Industries-Maritime Meeting
April 29, 2014

3. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)

4. the future is now

5. What is Apprenticeship Today?

6. Tool Designer circa 1980

7. Leaving Familiar shores

8. Is now the right time to start?
What ARE THE Drawbacks?
What are the benefits?
Is now the right time to start?

9. Common Objections costs money no one to train them
not efficient, productivity suffers
apprentices seek work elsewhere after training

10. Collaboration vital for Success
Shared responsibility within the industry
-to create cultural value for manufacturing
-to create the future we collectively envision
Shared responsibility between industry and education
National Control Board for a systemic approach