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GSSC
INITIATIVES
Career
Awareness Activity
Career
Day Event
Recruitment
Campaign
Marketing
Materials
Call
Center
Shipfitter
Job Analysis Project
Shipfitter
Boot Camp
Shipbuilding
and Career Resources Website
Career
Awareness Activity
In September 2007, GSSC partnered with Old Dominion University and
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, among others, to deliver a Shipbuilding
and Repair Career Awareness workshop for middle and high school
teachers and counselors along the Alabama and Mississippi coasts.
Approximately 50 teachers and counselors participated in the event.
GSSC is planning to replicate the event in Alabama, Mississippi,
and Louisiana, in the fall of 2008. Read
more…
Career
Day Event
In January 2008, GSSC partnered with Old Dominion University and
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, among others, to host a Shipbuilding
and Repair Career Day for 400 Alabama and Mississippi middle and
high school students. Due, in large part, to GSSC’s members,
the Shipbuilding and Repair Career Day offered three main activities
including visiting working shipyards, talking to industry professionals,
and participating in hands-on activities simulating shipyard work.
GSSC is planning to replicate the event in the fall of 2008. Read
more…
Industry
Awareness and Recruitment Campaign
In April 2008, GSSC initiated a six-month PR campaign. The campaign’s
purpose is to increase public awareness of the career opportunities
in the shipbuilding and repair industry along the Gulf Coast. Designed
to attract, develop, and retain a robust labor force in Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi, the campaign targets high school students,
under-employed/undervalued workers, community and technical college
students, transitioning military, Hispanics, and women. Read
more…
Marketing
Materials
GSSC has developed marketing materials that will be used to recruit
workers to the industry. Materials include a viewbook, posters,
and ads. View samples…
Videos interviewing shipyard workers at our participating member
yards were also created and will be used in marketing activities.
View videos…
GSSC members have access to all materials developed through GSSC.
Call
Center
GSSC is developing a process by which to recruit and pre-qualify
potential workers. As part of the PR campaign, a call center will
be used to accept phone calls from individuals interested in working
in the industry and to make referrals to appropriate partners.
Shipfitter
Job Analysis Project
GSSC is developing an industry-wide skills profile for Shipfitters,
an occupation identified as being in critical demand by member yards.
In an effort to develop an industry-wide cooperative model that
spans the Gulf Coast region, GSSC contracted with SkillsNet to develop
comprehensive job analysis and training information for the shipfitter
position. Data collected, which includes tasks, tools, unique knowledge,
resources, skills, and abilities, will serve as the foundation for
the development of a shipfitter curriculum and will ultimately lead
to the development of an industry recognized portable skills certificate.
Shipfitter
Boot Camp
GSSC is developing a Shipfitter boot camp to quickly training workers
for this critically needed occupation. Based on a model from North
Dakota’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the boot camp
will include soft skill and technical training. Prior to the training,
participants will meet with sponsoring shipyard representatives
to learn more about career opportunities in the industry and will
tour a shipyard. Read
more...
Shipbuilding
and Career Resources Website
GSSC is working with the Crosscut Panel of the National Shipbuilding
Research Program (NSRP) to develop a career resource website for
students, parents, career changers, educators, employers, and career
advisors. Goships.com
will provide visitors with information about careers in the shipbuilding
and repair industry including videos from workers in the industry.
Visit Goships.com
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