Tuesday, February 19, 2013

PHOTOS/VIDEO: High-skills training in Yakima helping to fill a need

<p>After working 25 years as a machinist, Kevin Towner is finally on the path to become a journeyman.</p><p>Click to Watch Attached Video</p><p>"I would be able to work anywhere on the planet and have an income because there is always going to be someone making parts," he said. "Journeyman machinists are kind of a rare beast I've met very few in my lifetime."</p><p>Although the 49-year-old has been a machinist the past 25 years, he's never been trained to use modern computerized machinery or earned a journeyman certificate, the highest level of skill and best paid status in the trade.</p><p><a href="http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/814552-8/photosvideo-high-skills-training-in-yakima-helping-to-fill">Keep reading...</a></p>

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