A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains, certifies and helps place veterans, wounded warriors and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers.

2970 Main St. San Diego, CA
Joined January 2011
Building the future of manufacturing 💪 Welcome to our new welding cohort! From classroom to the welding booth, these future pros are gaining hands-on skills to rebuild American manufacturing. 💥 Watch them transform into workforce-ready welders by this fall!
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Celebrating freedom this July 4th! 🇺🇸 In honor of Independence Day, our campus will be closed Friday, July 3. We'll reopen on Monday, July 6. Wishing you a safe and joyful celebration! #IndependenceDay #July4th #CelebrateFreedom
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Congratulations to our spring B-start welding program graduates! You’ve worked hard, and today, we celebrate your achievements. 🚀 Welcome to the forefront of advanced manufacturing—your skills are the future! #WeldingGraduates #FutureManufacturers #AdvancedSkills
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Congratulations, B-start welding cohort! You conquered all the quals, welds, and bend tests! The advanced manufacturing world awaits your skills. Ready to start your journey? Join our next class at wfw.org.! #WeldingSuccess #ManufacturingCareers #SkillUp
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Strong partnerships build strong workforces. Thank you to Haas Automation for hosting our team and your continued partnership in preparing the next generation of skilled trades professionals. Together, we’re strengthening American manufacturing. 🇺🇸
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What's in the box? 📦 More opportunities for hands-on learning. Thanks to Kennametal for supporting the next generation of machinists! Ready to start your journey? Visit WFW.org #SkilledTrades #CareerTraining #AdvancedManufacturing
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Our students are building hands-on machining skills that lead to careers in advanced manufacturing. Ready to start your journey? Learn more about enrollment at WFW.org.
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Hoods down, hands steady 🛡️🕶️ Practice makes perfect! Our Welding 2 students are gearing up for their first qualifications this semester. 💥 Are you ready to gear up? Visit wfw.org
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🔧 Ready to dive into the toolbox? Last week, our Welding 1 and CNC Machining 1 students explored the world of precision measuring instruments (PMI) and discovered why accuracy is key to success. Let's keep honing those skills! Ready to learn more? See wfw.org
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Not every career path starts in a lecture hall. Some start with real tools, real machines, and hands-on experience. Our students are building skills that lead to high-demand careers. #TradeSchool #HandsOnLearning #SkilledTrades #Manufacturing #CareerTraining
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Your military experience built discipline, problem-solving skills, and techno confidence. Advance manufacturing can help turn those strengths into a hands-on civilian career path. Ready to take the next step? Visit WFW.org together in touch with our team. – at San Diego, CA
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Last Friday, we had our Spring 2026 Career Fair. Thank you to every employer who spent the day meeting our welding and machining students and veteran alumni. Your support helps create real career pathways in advanced manufacturing. Thank you to our employers in attendance.
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Wine and Weld is a live auction experience at our gala aboard the USS Midway. The winning bidders will build a custom horseshoe wine rack inside the WFW welding lab — guided by our veteran teaching staff. Get your gala tickets at wfw.org/gala
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Our CNC Machining 2 & 3 students are operating 5-axis @FANUCAmerica RoboDrill machines, the same technology used in top manufacturing facilities across the country. Applications are open at wfw.org. #WorkshopsForWarriors #CNCMachining #VeteranTraining
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Every ticket funds training like this. Join us on April 25 aboard the USS Midway for the #WorkshopsforWarriors annual #gala, an evening dedicated to funding hands-on training and careers for veterans. 🎟️ Reserve your seat at wfw.org/gala. #SupportVeterans
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Started as students. Now they're the teachers. This is what #WomensHistoryMonth looks like to us — women building skills, building confidence, and now passing it all down to the next generation. Ready to start your story? Apply at wfw.org.
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Women building the future of #advancedmanufacturing. This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re proud to see women building skills, confidence, and opportunities through #handsonlearning. Interested in learning these skills? Visit WFW.org to learn more about our programs.
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Phoenix area friends: Join us for Cade’s Day Cornhole Tourney at OHSO Arcadia on April 18, 2026. Enter to win a VIP NASCAR Experience for Two supporting suicide prevention & welding scholarships through Workshops for Warriors. 🎟 Enter here: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ca…
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Welding 2 students dialing in precision with Snap-on torque wrench certification training. Students run torque checks using click, dial, and electronic torque wrenches on the Snap-on Digital Torque Tester. Start your training! Apply today: wfw.org/apply/
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