Category Archives: Skills Stories

Congrats AIP Class of 2022

Ten students smile while holding their certificates. A banner above them reads "Congratulations Graduates".

Please join us in congratulating the Skills Inc. Aerospace Internship Class of 2022!

This year, fourteen high school students from six school districts graduated from the AIP with valuable work-readiness skills and hands-on experience working in the aerospace industry. Five members of the graduating class also earned the ACT National Career Readiness Certification.

Skills would like to express our gratitude to the interns for their hard work and dedication to the program. We would also like to thank everyone that had a hand in their success including family and friends, instructors, supervisors, mentors, school administrators, community partners and donors.

Congrats AIP Class of 2020!

Group photos of students w/Congratulations AIP Class of 2020

Please join us in congratulating the Aerospace Internship Class of 2020!

This year, 42 high school students graduated from the AIP with valuable work-readiness skills and hands-on experience working in the aerospace industry. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 school closures, their time was cut short in March, but interns were able to continue working towards their National Career Readiness Certificate from home.

Skills would like to express our gratitude to the interns for their hard work and dedication to the program. We would also like to thank everyone that had a hand in their success including family and friends, instructors, supervisors, mentors, school administrators, community partners and donors.

Congrats AJAC Class of 2015

Congrats to the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee‘s (AJAC) Class of 2015! Thirty-eight apprentices graduated across Washington State, including two of our very own.

Skills Inc. employees Keith Bernasconi and Chad Zempel successfully completed the two-year Precision Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship Program and will be awarded a nationally recognized journey-level certificate. Congratulations, we are so proud!

Keith Bernasconi accepts his AJAC certificate one stage at graduation