Are you involved in or do you support the shipbuilding and repair industry along the Gulf Coast? JOIN GSSC NOW	LIGHTHOUSE PARTNERS     Our Mission Our Vision The Issues The Solutions Investment Levels The ROI Core Leadership Team   Invest Today! To fund the development of and establish a foundation for a formal workforce development system for the maritime industry by developing standardized curriculum for three crafts—Welding, Pipefitting, and Electrical; and to establish a means to sustain and expand the system to include all shipbuilding and repair production crafts. To provide a comprehensive, standardized, nationally recognized, and universally available workforce development system that will lead to a pipeline of highly trained and productive workers while reducing costs for the maritime industry. Critical workforce issues facing the shipbuilding and repair industry: • Aging workforce • Lack of technically skilled workers • Lack of defined, standardized skill sets, curricula, and credentials for production crafts • Cost of recruiting, hiring, testing, and training workers • High turnover rate Leveraging the resources NCCER already has in place, develop a national Maritime Workforce Development program for the shipbuilding and repair industry that includes: • Modularized, industry-driven, task-based curricula • Portable skills credentials • A proven system to accredit instructors and facilities to ensure quality of instruction • A proven system to certify individuals who successfully complete training through validated knowledge and skills assessments • A national registry to record certifications and to provide individuals and employers with training transcripts and assessment results • A sustained career awareness, industry image, and recruitment initiative Shipbuilding, Ship Repair, Offshore Marine, and Skilled Trade Providers • Tier 1 (Employing over 2,000*) $60,000 • Tier 2 (Employing 1,000-2,000*) $40,000 • Tier 3 Companies (Employing 500-1000*) $20,000 • Tier 4 Companies (Employing 250-500*) $10,000 • Tier 5 Companies (Employing under 250*) $5,000 Affiliates - Regional and National Trade Associations, Equipment Manufacturers • Platinum $20,000 • Gold $10,000 • Silver $5,000 *Employee count based on the annual average number of full-time employees. • Lower hiring and recruitment costs • Increased productivity • Lower absenteeism rates • Fewer lost time accidents • Reduced rework and defects • Increased morale • Ability to remediate at task level Learn More   Byron Dunn Chair, Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium Jody Badeaux Quality Shipyard Audrey Bandy Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium Charles Broach BAE Systems Jerome Eymard Bollinger Shipyards Sandra Koblas Austal USA Wesley Lane Signal International Mike Leleux V.T. Halter Marine John Lotshaw Ingalls Shipbuilding Ron Pierce WESCO Gas and Welding Supply, Inc. Michelle Tomaszewski Virginia Ship Repair Association Mike Torrech American Maritime Holdings nccer.org Frequently Asked Questions View our brochure We’ve waited long enough. Light the way to the future… Invest Today! Top of Page