The Path to Your New Career Starts Here
Available Career Paths
General Manufacturing
1 week classroom, 1-2 weeks hands on manufacturing work. Test drive a career in a factory environment and see if it’s right for you. No commitment. Weekly stipend offered for qualified applicants.
Industrial Sewing
No experience necessary. Get paid to train in this 5 week industrial sewing internship. Start with the basics and graduate to making real products. Job placement assistance is offered at completion.
Materials Handling
This 2-day intensive training gets you job training fast! Focus specifically on forklift, inventory management and shipping for a starting job with higher pay.
Program Details
At We Make RI, we offer multiple paths to a job to find the fit that best matches your skills and career goals. Programs run for 3-5 weeks, and start with the basics of working in a factory environment. Then we advance to skills like assembly, shipping, and working at productions speeds. While you’re here, you work on real projects in a real factory environment, adding skills and experience to your resume.
At the end of the session, career counselors work with you to place you in a full-time positions with our employer partners. By going through our program, you can earn more and secure a better position.
To be considered eligible, applicants need to be…
- A RI resident
- Have a High School diploma or equivalent
- 18 years of age or older
- Unemployed or underemployed
- Able to work full time at completion
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