Maritime

Maritime Industry

In spring 2009, the WDC and enterpriseSeattle convened a Maritime Transportation Cluster Skills Panel to identify workforce challenges and solutions in this important industry.

The goal of the project is to lay the groundwork for a regional approach to efficient recruitment, training, and advancement of skilled mariners across the cluster, but particularly in marine engineering.

Key objectives include:

  1. Developing a career pathway map;
  2. Identifying maritime cluster curricula that can be used in K-12 settings to encourage more youth to pursue maritime careers; and
  3. Enhanced collaboration among maritime training programs and institutions.