{"id":26840,"date":"2014-08-22T12:26:48","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T22:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=26840"},"modified":"2021-10-27T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T02:14:03","slug":"honolulu-cc-develops-marine-welding-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/08\/22\/honolulu-cc-develops-marine-welding-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Honolulu CC<\/abbr> develops marine welding program"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Meeting an economic opportunity and industry need, 13 students have successfully completed a new workforce stabilization program in marine welding and will enter the workforce with skills needed to meet industry demands. These first-time program completers were recognized on Tuesday, August 19, in a special ceremony that also celebrated the first of its kind partnership with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations<\/a> (DLIR<\/abbr>), Honolulu Community College<\/a>, the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College’s Workforce Development Office and the Ship Repair Association of Hawaiʻi<\/span> (SRAH<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

“Through a successful collaboration to develop a workforce stabilization program with marine industry partners, the DLIR<\/abbr> and Honolulu Community College, we were able to create a program in marine welding. We are proud to announce that we have a 100 percent successful completion rate amongst the participants. Moving forward, we hope to continue our efforts to create similar programs to support other industries,” said Keala Chock<\/strong>, dean of transportation and trades at Honolulu Community College.<\/p>\n

The 13 students come from various backgrounds including veterans and long-term unemployed workers. Components of the program included a volunteer internship program organized by DLIR<\/abbr>, short-term workforce training by Honolulu CC<\/abbr> and on-the-job training supported by the DLIR<\/abbr> with BAE<\/abbr> Hawaiʻi<\/span> Shipyards, C and S Services, Marisco, Ltd. and Pacific Shipyards.<\/p>\n

Read the Honolulu CC<\/abbr> news release<\/a> for the full story.<\/p>\n

—By Billie Lueder<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thirteen students have successfully completed a new workforce stabilization program in marine welding at Honolulu CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[62,143],"class_list":["post-26840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-trades","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t