Ahaus Tool & Engineering, Inc. has announced the offering of two apprentice scholarships for 2013. After four months of co-op work through the Richmond High School Career Center at Ahaus, Nate Coffey and Jeremy Taylor have been offered full-time positions with Ahaus and scholarships to attend Ivy Tech Community College or Purdue College of Technology in Richmond.
The Ahaus Apprentice Scholarship, at an approximate value of $8,000 per student, pays for classes and books related to achieving an associate degree in engineering technology or mechanical engineering technology from either institution.
The Ahaus Apprenticeship program is a nationally accredited education program for toolmakers and CNC machinists. The program includes 8,000 hours of on the job training in toolmaker training, manual and CNC machining and turning, design/CAD and assembly operations while attending college. Upon completion of the program, the candidates will receive an Associate Degree of Applied Science and certification as a Toolmaker or Machinist approved by the United States Department of Labor.
"We are excited to have Nate and Jeremy join our team," said Jeff Sheridan, Vice President of Ahaus Tool & Engineering. "They have both demonstrated that they are dedicated, ethical workers with considerable drive and passion, and we are glad that they will now be putting those talents to work full-time while pursuing a college education."
Ahaus has been offering the apprenticeship program for more than 30 years. More than 50 apprentice scholarships have been issued since the program's inception.
Ahaus Tool & Engineering offers a range of products and services, including automation equipment, workholding technology, workholding fixtures, machining services, machining fixtures, heat exchanger equipment and power generation equipment.
For more information contact:
Ahaus Tool & Engineering
200 Industrial Parkway
Richmond, IN 47374
765-962-3571
sales@ahaus.com
www.ahaus.com