Canadian ship restore and building firm Heddle Shipyards has teamed up with Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario for the Try-A-Trade: Ship Repair and Fabrication Program.
The coaching program by means of Mohawk College covers technical expertise growth, well being and security coaching, literacy and fundamental expertise evaluation, in addition to employability expertise growth.
Students will then full an eight-week paid placement at Heddle Shipyards, rotating by means of departments like blasting and portray, metal/welding, and mechanical, gaining hands-on expertise below expert mentors.
Heddle has welcomed 12 Mohawk college students to this point, to discover careers in shipyard operation by means of the abilities growth program.
“Heddle is continually focused on doing our part to create highly sought after jobs in the skilled trades that are crucial to bringing shipbuilding back to Ontario,” the corporate mentioned.