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This collection, from the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, includes three documents that provide lists of maritime industry certifications and credentials. Lists are included for careers in port operations and logistics, ship building and repair, and vessel operations. Basic and...

This 15-page resource, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, outlines a maritime industry pathway exploration activity. During this activity, learners will complete a written education plan or career plan that will serve as a map to a maritime and transportation...

The Maritime Life Board Game is a 90-minute activity designed to engage high school students with career pathways in the maritime and transportation industries. This activity was created by Kelsey Warren, a 2016 SMART Maritime and Transportation Institute Alumni. During the activity, students...

This article from the GeoTech Center describes the growing sector of remote sensing in the geospatial industry. The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration formally recognized remote sensing as an occupation in 2013. Requirements, career options and pathways, and lists of possible...

This short video, created by National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM), explores careers in advanced manufacturing. The state of Connecticut is looking for community colleges to produce the next generation of skilled workers in this increasingly growing field. Some of the possible...

The Negional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM) addresses the need for highly skilled workers in the manufacturing workplace by building programs that provide resources to educators and students interested in learning new technologies in manufacturing. The NCNGM is directed by the...

The National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM) addresses the need for highly skilled workers in the manufacturing workplace by building programs that provide resources to educators and students interested in learning new technologies in manufacturing. The NCNGM is directed by the...

From the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM), this video presents day in the life of Curtis, a manufacturing engineer with Otis Elevator. These engineers need to be able to "design, develop, test and help manufacture machines, consumer products" and have the skills and training...

From the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM), this video presents a typical day for Dave, a laser technician supervisor at work for a pioneering laser technology company in Connecticut. From brainstorming new ideas, working with advanced machines to cut metal, communicating...

From the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM), this video presents day in the life of aerospace technician Elizabeth. Aerospace technicians spend their days at work "servicing or repairing mechanical and electronic equipment, using hand tools and test equipment to perform work"...