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Accelerated 4-Month Courses
Our accelerated courses are hands-on and intensive to help you achieve success in jump-starting your career.
Advanced Manufacturing Training
Choose one of four programs: CNC Machining I, intermediate CNC Machining II, Welding I, or intermediate Welding II.
Portable, stackable credentials
Earn credentials you can take anywhere. Workshops for Warriors graduates are working in every state of our Nation.
DoD SkillBridge and GI Bill Eligible
Workshops for Warriors is a DoD SkillBridge Program, and eligible U.S. veterans can use their GI Bill to enroll. Scholarships are also available.
Your Career Starts Here
94% of Workshops for Warriors students get hired.
Workshops for Warriors (WFW) provides all students with professional and personal development planning alongside its CNC Machining and Welding training and credentialing programs. Near the end of each semester, students will be provided with an opportunity to meet one-on-one and interview with Workshops for Warriors’ corporate partners during the school’s Employer Career Fairs. Many students leave the event with job offers in-hand.
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Student Stories
Alicia, Navy Veteran, Welding Graduate
“I definitely made the right decision to come to Workshops for Warriors. I’m learning the proper way to do the job. It was a really great...
Joe, Marine Corps Veteran, Machining Graduate
“At Workshops for Warriors, I get a shot at getting a job right out of school. That was a key motivating factor in coming here, along with learning...
Ruffo, Army Veteran, Machining Graduate
“It doesn’t matter what your background is. We all connected. Workshops for Warriors is a community.” After graduating high school in his hometown...
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Our Programs
Workshops for Warriors offers four courses: CNC Machining I and Welding I, and intermediate CNC Machining II and Welding II. During each accelerated 16-week course, students are provided with immersive hands-on training on state-of-the-art equipment and software. Click on the sections below to learn about each program. Request more info here.
Machining for Warriors
Learn CAD/CAM programming, milling, lathe, and more.
Welding for Warriors
Beginning and intermediate courses available.
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Rebuilding American Manufacturing, One Veteran At A Time®
Since Workshops for Warriors (WFW) Founder & CEO Hernán Luis y Prado founded the nonprofit school in 2008, WFW has been delivering on its promise to provide veterans with training and credentials that lead to successful careers while addressing the skilled manufacturing workforce shortage in the U.S.
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Upcoming Events
Spring 2021 Career Fair
March 26 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDTSummer 2021 Application Deadline
April 1Spring 2021 Graduation
April 16 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PDTSummer 2021 Semester Start
May 3Summer 2021 Career Fair
July 16 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
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