Tesla highlights benefits of its Manufacturing Development Program (MDP)

Tesla recently highlighted the advantages and benefits of its Manufacturing Development Program (MDP). The MDP is an initiative for high school students that could provide participants with a path to a career at Tesla.

The MDP program is designed to provide graduating high school students with the necessary resources to kickstart a career at Tesla. The MDP program is quite robust, as it provides students with financial resources, coursework, and experience needed to qualify for a job at the company. 

For now, Tesla has rolled out its MDP program for graduating high school students living in California, Nevada, New York, and Texas — the four states in the United States which host a major Tesla facility today. Tesla noted that the application process for the MDP program is easy, with students participating in a series of information sessions and interviews after they submit their application. 

Students who are selected for the Manufacturing Development Program would then receive an offer and be invited to a signing day celebration. After completing the program’s requirements, which include specific courses at local colleges, MDP participants would earn a Tesla Advanced Manufacturing Certification. They could then start work as a Production Associate at the Fremont Factory, Giga Nevada, Giga New York, or Giga Texas. 

Tesla notes that MDP participants would be offered positions that are full-time, with pay and benefits. They would be given ownership of TSLA stock as well. Comments from participants of the program, such as Justice Fevella-Potes, who was part of the MDP’s 2019 class and who now works as a Level 3 Process Engineering Tech, highlight some of the MDP’s advantages. 

“I’ve been able to advance to a Level 3 Process Engineering Tech, working hands-on with products and investigating ways to make them better and more efficient every day. MDP allowed me to grow, and my brother is now part of the program,” Fevella-Potes said. 

Those who wish to apply for Tesla’s Manufacturing Development Program can click here.