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Modern Manufacturing Bootcamp

Hands-on training to start or expand your career in aerospace with a great local company.

Starts June 16, 2025

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COMING SOON

General Bootcamp Registration

Drone

Get Upskilled for a Rewarding New Career

Highlights

Build and fly a drone

Wire a remote control car

Learn 3D printing

Do you love to build things, craft things, and work with your hands?

Did you know there are great companies right here on the Central Coast looking to hire people like you? In just 7 weeks, you can qualify for a job in a growing field that can pay the bills and offer upward mobility. This part-time, hands-on training program will teach you the skills to work in the exciting field of cutting-edge manufacturing.

You’ll learn important skills through fun activities that may include building and flying a drone, 3D printing and wiring a remote control car.

SLO Partners will also help successful graduates gain the opportunity to work in the manufacturing industry on the Central Coast.

Women in Manufacturing Scholarship

$99 registration and $500 scholarship

upon completion of the bootcamp.

Listen to Mary share her experience of working at ESAero.
women in manufacturing

3 Steps to Your Next Career

1.
PAY

for the 7-week bootcamp

2.
SLAY

the bootcamp

3.
GET HIRED

What You’ll Learn

  • Circuitry and electronic schematics
  • Electronic programming
  • Soldering and heat shrink connections
  • Product Testing and problem solving
  • Industry-related print reading
  • And more

What You’ll Do

Build and Fly a Drone!

  • Build a drone
  • Explore and test aerodynamic principles
  • Practice basic soldering and electronics
  • Program a flight controller

Electronic Wiring

  • Wire a remote control car! Assemble, solder and heat shrink connections, and test the car.
  • Practice basic circuitry, electronic schematics, and electronic programming

Soldering and Wiring

  • Solder electronic components together, to a PCB, and heat shrink soldered connections

3D Printing

  • Assemble a 3D printer and create a printed project with multiple components

FAQs

Do I need prior experience?

Heck, no.

What does it cost?

$349 for the 7-week session

Where and when?

June 16 – July 31, 2025
Mon – Thurs 5:30 – 9:00 pm
San Luis Obispo Office of Education

Our grads loved our program.

Elizabeth

Modern Manufacturing Student

Riley

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Isaiah

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Royce

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Alvin

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Brennen

Modern Manufacturing Student

Raymond

Modern Manufacturing Student

Lisa

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Cody

Modern Manufacturing Graduate & Instructor

Marlena

Modern Manufacturing Graduate & Instructor

Liam

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

Jade

Modern Manufacturing Graduate

“I enjoyed the opportunity to learn about and work with the equipment I would otherwise not have access to. The support of the SLO Partners’ staff and the skills I learned gave me access to a rewarding career path.”

Carrie, Technician

About SLO Partners

Through modern bootcamp training programs specifically designed to fill the talent needs of local businesses, SLO Partners helps to bridge the gap between opportunities and reality for businesses and individuals on California’s Central Coast.

Learn more about Upskilling with SLO Partners.

 

Employer partners include:

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