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 Apprentice Overview 2008
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.
Cheraw, South Carolina
Program participants are hired as regular, full time employees and enjoy the same excellent benefits offered to other INA employees including wages, vacation, health care coverage, etc. The program is 3 ½ years in length (7,000 hours). Apprentices sign a formal Apprenticeship Agreement with INA wherein they agree to stay with the company for a minimum of two (2) years after completion of the program. This adds up to a total commitment of 5 ½ years.
Apprentices are enrolled as full-time students at Northeastern Technical College where they work to earn an Associate degree in Machine Tool Technology with all college expenses being paid by INA (books, tuition and supplies). Apprentices are required to maintain an overall “C” or better average in their course work. The on-job-training (OJT) segment of the program includes in-depth exposure to practically every facet of INA’s manufacturing and/or tooling support operations along with practical training in the skills required for metalworking trades.
Program Overview
1st Year
½ day academic and shop theory studies at NETC Cheraw
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½ day in NETC INA metalworking projects lab beginning with forming metals using hand tools, followed by learning to use metal forming equipment such as lathes, milling machines, grinders, etc.
2nd Year
3rd Year
The program is registered as part of the National Apprenticeship Program by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (registration number IV-SC-10344). Upon successful completion of the Program, apprentices receive a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Announcements for the Apprenticeship Program are planned in local area papers in May or June of each year, and applications taken in the month of July with a starting date in August. To apply, follow instructions in newspaper announcements. |
