RTMA Graduates 2nd Annual Monroe County Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Rochester – Seven participants graduated Thursday from the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association’s (RTMA) inaugural Monroe County Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The six-week program matched participants with employers in the city of Rochester and Monroe County while participating in classroom training at the Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center (FWD Center) at Monroe Community College.

The pre-apprenticeship program provides participants with six weeks of free classroom instruction of Industry 4.0 at the FWD Center. MCC provided the related instruction through its mechatronics program. Participants graduated from the program with 96 hours of state-of-the-art mechatronics training and on-the-job training at local advanced manufacturing companies.

“The RTMA is proud to partner with MCC and the FWD Center to expand the Monroe County Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program,” said RTMA Executive Director Bob Coyne. “This innovative program offers participants a clear path to a great careers in advanced manufacturing which offers great pay, competitive benefits and advancement opportunities.”

The Monroe County Pre-Apprenticeship Program includes hands-on simulation training for a variety of available careers; including electromechanical trades, machine building, automated maintenance and more. In addition to the classroom time, participants received paid, on-the-job training and a fast-track opportunity for a full-time career with local manufacturing companies.

The program was modeled after the Genesee Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program which began in 2021 in the GLOW Region. The Monroe County Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program was sponsored by the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association (RTMA), SUNY Pre-Apprenticeship and the ESL Charitable Foundation.

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Pictured (left to right): Program participants Ethan Yung, Cameron Maurer, Thomas Robinson, Kerron Miller and Kyle Gordon with RTMA Executive Director Bob Coyne.