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About Bendix

WE ARE DRIVING
stronger futures and careers for today’s youth.

WE ARE BUILDING
a place for generations to unite to explore, teach, and learn the mechanical world together.

WE ARE CREATING
Tomorrow’s Toolmen Today.

Bendix Academy

WE ARE DRIVING stronger futures and careers for today’s youth.

WE ARE BUILDING a place for generations to explore, teach, and learn the mechanical world together.

WE ARE CREATING Tomorrow’s Toolmen Today.

NEW!  TOOLMEN TIMES

Quarterly Newsletter – Vol 1 No 1 – Fall 2024

Inaugural Issue just released – Read it here!

TOOLMANSHIP
tuːlmə ship/ 
noun

The skill of using tools and being mechanically inclined.

Tomorrow's Toolmen Today

About Bendix

Bendix Academy is a place for generations to unite to explore, teach, and learn the mechanical world together.

Driven by mentors and a vision of a stronger future, we are preparing today’s youth to drive the skilled workforce of tomorrow.

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There's a massive skilled labor shortage in America.

Only 1 new skilled trades worker is entering the trades for every 5 who retire.

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jobs will go unfilled in the next decade due to the growing skills gap crisis

%

of voters say there should be more funding for skilled trades education

of all skilled trade workers are over 45 and expect to retire before 65

The Vision

We’ve got a dream.  And we want YOU to be a part of it.

The Blueprint

An exciting plan for a new and brighter future.

The Impact

We’re changing futures – young and old.

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Bendix Academy changed my life. I started to grow in ways I never expected!

-Sara, Student

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of all skilled trade workers are over 45 and expect to retire before 65

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hardest industry jobs to fill: carpentry, plumbing, electrical & advanced manufacturing

Mentoring allows me to convey my skills to young people. My payback? Seeing the smiles on the students’ faces as they grow!

-Mr. Beckwith, Mentor

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Become a Mentor

THIS STUFF MATTERS

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At Bendix, I know I am inspiring young people to pursue their passions.

-Mr. Lange, Mentor

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Bendix directed me down the path that I now travel in the field of mechanics.

-Alistair, Student

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Bendix has truly made my son a better person. 

-Beth, Parent of Nolan