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GSSC has been or is currently involved in several initiatives designed to enhance the image and increase awareness of the shipbuilding and repair industry in the Gulf States. Read more about these activities below. |
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National Maritime Standardized Curriculum Initiative Dacum Workshops for Production Crafts Shipfitter
Job Analysis Project Shipbuilding
and Career Resources Website
National Maritime Standardized Curriculum Project GSSC is leading an effort to develop national standardized curriculum for the maritime industry. Partnering with NCCER, GSSC hosted a National Maritime Standardized Curriculum Summit on March 24, 2011, which led to the Lighthouse Campaign--a drive to fund the development of a national Maritime Workforce Development program for the maritime industry--and the formation of a national Maritime Council to oversee the initiative once funding is secured. The Maritime Council will hold its organizational meeting in March 2012 in conjunction with GSSC's annual meeting.
Worlds of Opportunity Career Day GSSC coordinates the Maritime World for SAWDC's hands-on Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo. In its third year, the annual event draws thousands of eighth-grade students from 66 schools in eight counties in Southwest Alabama and is designed to expose students to career opporutnities available to them. In the Maritime World, GSSC's member shipyards and other member organizations work together to plan, set-up, and staff hands-on booths representing different jobs found at a typical shipyard. Watch video...
DACUM Workshops for Production Crafts For three days, July 21 – 23, 2010, shipyard Subject Matter Experts from Alaska Drydock, Austal USA, BAE Systems, Bollinger Shipyards, Marinette Marine Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and VT Halter Marine participated in DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) workshops to facilitate development of standardized curriculum for the marine industry. NCCER facilitated the DACUM curriculum development process—one that it has used to develop several hundred standardized training curricula for construction trades and management. 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…
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… GSSC has developed marketing materials that will be used to recruit
workers to the industry. Materials include a viewbook, posters,
and ads. View samples… GSSC developed a process by which to recruit and pre-qualify
potential workers. As part of the PR campaign, the call center can
be used to accept phone calls from individuals interested in working
in the industry and to make referrals to appropriate partners.
GSSC developed 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, served as the foundation for the development of GSSC's shipfitter curriculum and will ultimately lead to the development of an industry recognized portable skills certificate.
GSSC is developing 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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