"Try to imagine standing at the port watching thousands of ships sail, waving goodbye...and deeply wishing you were there. Then, one fine day...you get to go. Imagine! Metaphorically speaking, that's how elated I am about JATT."

"Since attending M.T.I. I feel more confident and efficient than ever… and I think I can do it better and cleaner than next man."

"… imagine five years of classroom and on the job training providing for a lifetime of knowledge in the major you concentrated on; that’s what you can actually receive attending the Mechanical Trade Institute."

"Not only [does] it offer the opportunity to learn a trade, this school allows you to stand up and be counted."
"I've come out way better for my family's benefit and myself. In all it meant a better life (money-benefits) and more opportunity to improve myself."

"The apprenticeship program... gave a 40 year old man like myself a shot at a real career when most other channels had been closed to me."

"….apprenticeship means opportunity for the future…my future."
"I'm proud to have participated in the program."