Hello, Job Corps Staff.
Recently, the Mississippi and Milwaukee Job Corps Centers hosted the first Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) shipbuilding career fairs. The events gave more than 210 Job Corps students from 13 Job Corps centers the opportunity to network and interact with 11 of the nation’s largest shipbuilding companies.
Both events were a huge success, and I am so proud and appreciative of all the individuals and students who helped make these events happen.
Job Corps’ evolving partnership with NAVSEA will help create career pathways by connecting our students with sought-after jobs with their shipbuilding partners. In the next 10 years, the Navy’s hiring needs for submarine industrial base will be between 80,000 and 100,000 new workers, and these career fairs partnership opportunities are one of the many ways that Job Corps continues to provide solutions for critical needs in the workforce.