Maritime Entry-to-Employment Training Program
High school-level online training in pipefitting, welding, and fiber optic installing, integrating hand-on training in partnership with six regional schools and QED Systems, Inc.
Additional InfoMaritime Skilled Trades Alignment Program
Pilot program to standardize skilled trades training and certification requirements to align public/private sector requirements, process, and certifications with the goal of creating efficiencies in training costs and performance.
Additional InfoCurriculum Development and STEM Outreach Program
Curriculum, activities, and events which provide K-12 students with opportunities to explore technologies and careers in the maritime industry.
Additional InfoMarine Trade Training (MTT) Expansion
Supporting the regional leader in marine skilled trades training through cutting-edge technology and innovative curriculum development.
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Machine-Learning Enabled Dependency Network Analysis for Quantifying Risks and Ripple Effects throughout the Supply Chain
A cybersecurity supply network AI framework that enables characterizing shipbuilding supply networks and determining ripple effects from disruptions caused by cyberattacks to the supply network.
Cybersecurity Barriers to Technology Adoption
Research project in partnership with Coastal Virginia Cybersecurity Center for Innovation identifying specific barriers to the adoption of technologies such as AI, 5G, and Cloud Computing across maritime industries.
GOTEC Maritime Talent Pipeline
GOTEC pilot program in select Newport News and Hampton middle schools providing early exposure to target skills in coding, robotics, computer-assisted machining and welding.
Maritime Trades Magnet Program
An innovative curriculum for Grades 10-11 plus community outreach aimed at youth attraction in underserved populations, providing hands-on practice with robotics and additive and subtractive manufacturing.
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Through immersive serious games and simulations, users explore computational thinking challenges and VDOE computer science standards as they navigate various careers and examples of maritime emergent technologies in their everyday lives.
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