OSHS has the exciting opportunity to partner with Mississippi Gulf Coast community College, Gulf States Shipbuilding Consortium and Ingalls Shipbuilding to participate in the High School Maritime Academy!

The goal of the program is to establish and maintain a viable Shipbuilder Career Pathway in addition to the current CTE pathways available for high school students.  Ingalls hopes to recruit students who have both:  an interest in shipbuilding and a propensity for success.  The program will expose students to the following:

career opportunities in shipbuilding craft areas, high level technical skills, and workplace readiness.

The curriculum that will be used was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).  It will include the following:  NCCER Core Plus Introduction to Maritime Addendum, Marine Pipe fitting (NCCER level one), Overview of Marine Electrical, Introduction to Machining, Introduction to Sheet Metal, and Maritime Architecture (advanced students).