A well-built manufacturing industry is essential to a nation's economic affluence and improved economic conditions. The problem addressed in this study involves inadequate training preparedness programs which lead to several unfilled jobs in the manufacturing industry. By providing appropriate educational programs and industry-specific training, the skills-gap noted in Alabama's manufacturing industry may effectively decrease for future employees. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to determine the outcome of the working relationship that profit industries and states have formed in the development and readiness of qualified workers within the labor force in Alabama. The researcher used the mixed method design with Likert-Scale survey questions to scale the responses of the participants involved in the study. With the implementation of the questionnaire, the Cronbach Alpha was used by the researcher to measure the internal consistency between the variables within the research, specifically, satisfaction and training from the participants perspectives. The study participants included eight employees from "Lear Corporation" in Selma, Alabama. Based on the low participation levels, the researcher was unable to conclude a correlation between education/training programs that had a positive or negative correlation to training preparedness. The researcher was able to identify a positive correlation between employee's satisfaction with "Lear Corporation's" investment in the employee, the company's dedication to the employee's growth, and the training that "Lear Corporation" has provided the employee for continued growth. The implications of this study involve, but are not limited to, defining specific programs that organizations may suggest to leaders that will better foster preparing future employees. The researcher recommends that future research use the quantitative design to quantify and compare training programs and identify how effective each program is with qualifying Alabama's future manufacturing employee. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]