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Student Services
John Meaney is Student Services Director at WFDC. John has
completed the Central Washington University Competency Program
for vocational educators and subsequently been certified by
the State of Washington as a Career Technical Education teacher
and Work Based Learning Coordinator. Prior to starting this
position, he worked as an Instructor in several departments
at WFDC and is well versed in the operational functions here.
His aviation background includes twenty years in the military
and sixteen years in private industry prior to his employment
at WFDC.
The training syllabus has been expanded to include ethics,
etiquette, aerodynamics and additions to the life skills areas
include construction of yearly budgets as well as separate
monthly food budgets. Several of the existing modules have
been revised to reflect the use on a new data base for tracking
work progress and individual time expenditures on each work
order.
For more information about our Students and our Student Services
programs, please contact John
Meaney.
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Teaching Modules
Classrooms Up to 6 weeks of instruction geared to provide
a basic understanding and knowledge of different manufacturing
areas and functions. Also included is a strong emphasis
on the safety aspects within individual manufacturing
areas.
Hands-On Skills Training
Students spend approximately three weeks on the floor
in each of the following manufacturing areas: Material
Control, Assembly, Rivet, Seal, Finish, Quality Assurance
and Kitting. Training is provided by a qualified staff
of instructors representing more than a century of manufacturing
experience, much of it in the aerospace industry.
Career Preparation
This final instructional module, up to two weeks in length,
is held just prior to program graduation. This module
focuses on resume development, cover letter preparation
and job-interview role playing.
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Education
As part of the vocational training program, students,
when not attending the WFDC program, are in their
regular school classes. Students, dependent on the
particular school, earn between 2 to 4 credits toward
their high school diploma. Generally those credits
are assigned to math or science. With the addition
of a life skills module developed and implemented
last year, a number of schools have added an extra
credit for completion of that program component. When
students begin their work on the manufacturing floor,
they also earn an hourly stipend, (currently $7.35
per hour). The WFDC vocational training not only allows
the acquisition of skills but provides familiarity
with traditional work environments and integration
of solid work habits and ethics.
For more information call:
John Meaney
Student Services Manager
(425) 349-1800 ext150
johnmeaney@wfdcenter.org
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