LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - A new registered apprenticeship program in Vermont gets participants right on the manufacturing floor with hands-on work headed to the skies and beyond.

Our John McMahon went to Vermont Aerospace Industries in Lyndonville to see how this year’s cohort is building their futures.

It may look like other manufacturing shops we’ve featured in our series, “Build Your Future,” but this one sends precision-milled metal to some of the most important industries around the globe.

“Our main focus is space, aerospace and defense,” said Peggy Clay of Vermont Aerospace Industries.

That includes parts for commercial aircraft and those that go beyond the stratosphere.

“Space we do parts in rockets for Blue Origin. We do quite a bit of work for them,” Clay said.

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