We have a variety of great classes on campus to help you dive into a career after high school. Interested in aerospace or manufacturing industry jobs? Core Plus Aerospace class taught by Mr. Creed Tremaine Nelson, is for you. Being in the class in itself is already incredibly beneficial, but the opportunities presented to students in the class is even better.

Did you know, the average yearly income for manufacturing workers in WA is $96K? Washington has 6,500+ different manufacturing firms around and a high-demand for workers in the industry. The Core Plus Aerospace class is a two-year high school manufacturing curriculum that gets you ready for the aerospace industry. The class teaches foundational skills, like shop safety, precision measurement, and much more, as well as teach you about aerospace-specific skills and advanced manufacturing. Alongside hands-on skill work, universal skills like time-management, problem solving, adaptability, and team building will also be taught. When you graduate from the program, you will not only walk away with new skills and knowledge, but also a Certificate of Competency that is backed by industry leaders. The Certificate of Competency is a message that post-graduation from high school, you are prepared to enter the manufacturing workforce, apprenticeships, and certificate and degree programs at two- and four-year colleges.

While taking the course is already bursting with opportunity, being in the class gets you invitations to apply for their paid internship programs. These programs include:
-Manufacturing Fellowship
-Core Plus Aerospace Summer Internship 2022
-Facilities & Equipment Services Summer Internship 2022
-Tooling Summer Internship 2022
The Manufacturing Fellowship has discussions facilitated by Boeing leaders, assists with career exploration, coaching, and mentorship, and works on developing employability skills. This fellowship is unpaid and virtual, opened up to 11 participants, and starts around April-May for seven weeks.
The Core Plus Aerospace Summer Internship is a paid internship that has hands-on training, mock interviews, and career development tools with coaching. This internship aligns with the specific Boeing jobs, Mechanical Assembly; Electrical Assembly; Seal. In 2021, this program was offered virtually, however, it usually takes place onsite and in July-August for four weeks. They take 25 participants.
The Facilities & Equipment Services Summer Internship is a paid internship that allows for its participants to train hands-on, shadow an employee, and receive career development tools and coaching. This internship aligns with the specific Boeing jobs, Mechatronics; HVAC; Electrician; Machine Maintenance; Electronics Technician. This program runs between June-August for eight weeks. This program takes 17 participants and is at all Puget Sound locations.
The Tooling Summer Internship is a paid internship that has Toolmaker new hire training, hands-on projects, career development tools and coaching, and is aligned with the specific Tool Maker job at Boeing. This program is onsite at Everett and is active between July-August for five weeks.
These opportunities are open to all types of people and are all inclusive. Boeing’s priority is to create a diverse workforce that accepts all people. In 2021, 33% of participants identified as female or non-binary and 56% of participants were people of color. These programs really can be beneficial when it comes to careers after high school, as more than 1,000 graduates of Boeing-partnered high schools since 2015 have been hired into full-time production assembly roles at Boeing.

Contact Mr. Tremaine Nelson for more information about the Core Plus Aerospace class here at LHS! \
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Contact Boeing Workforce Development Team for more information on the internship programs!
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