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NEWPORT, R.I. (February 4, 2021) \u2013 A tumultuous year ended on a high note for Maritime RI<\/a> (OHPRI) thanks to an innovative workforce development partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).<\/p>\n

Headquartered in Newport, R.I., OHPRI operates Rhode Island\u2019s flagship, the Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry<\/em>. The not-for-profit organization recently partnered with CCRI in the launch of a 20-day training program designed to increase ocean literacy and help students find career opportunities \u2013 both afloat and ashore \u2013 in the maritime industry, marine trades and marine manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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John Flis (Middletown, R.I.) lays out a measurement as he builds a machinist\u2019s clamp during OHPRI\u2019s recent workforce development program conducted in partnership with CCRI. (Photo courtesy of OHPRI)
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Funded through a \u201cBack to Work RI\u201d grant, the unique course provided hands-on training in vessel operations, marine systems, basic electrical, diesel\/gasoline engines, plumbing, hydraulics, carpentry, and rigging. In addition, participants received STCW Basic Training at the United States Maritime Resource Center in Middletown and completed the OSHA 10 Maritime course. STCW is an international entry-level maritime certification required by vessel operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The month-long workforce development program provided those who were economically impacted by the pandemic an opportunity to learn about and train for careers of which they may otherwise have not been aware, or prepared to enter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be providing such a meaningful contribution to our community,\u201d said OHPRI CEO Captain Jonathan Kabak. \u201cUsing the State\u2019s Flagship to make an impact as part of Rhode Island\u2019s response to the COVID-19 reinforces our relevance at a time when we are all reevaluating what we deem critical and valuable resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Images from OHPRI\u2019s recent work development program conducted in partnership with CCRI. 
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\u201cCCRI is a proven leader in collaborating with industry partners to design and build compelling workforce training programs that ready individuals for careers in growth industries here in Rhode Island,\u201d said Tekla Moquin, Executive Director for CCRI\u2019s Workforce Partnerships. \u201cRhode Island is steeped in a strong maritime history, and this program provides a path to a fulfilling career in the state\u2019s growing maritime industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCRI and OHPRI are looking to place program graduates over the coming weeks. A second cohort is scheduled to begin on February 22nd<\/sup>. To learn more about the program, or to enroll in the next cohort starting in February, contact Mason Folcarelli via email at mcfolcarelli@ccri.edu<\/a>, or Cody Fino at cjfino@ccri.edu<\/a>. For additional information about the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry<\/em> and OHPRI programs visit www.ohpri.org<\/a> or email info@ohpri.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEWPORT, R.I. (February 4, 2021) \u2013 A tumultuous year ended on a high note for Maritime RI (OHPRI) thanks to an innovative workforce development partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). Headquartered in Newport, R.I., OHPRI operates Rhode Island\u2019s flagship, the Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry. The not-for-profit organization recently partnered with CCRI in the launch of a 20-day training program designed to increase ocean literacy and help students find career opportunities \u2013 both afloat and ashore \u2013 in the maritime industry, marine trades and marine manufacturing. John Flis (Middletown, R.I.) lays out a measurement as he builds a machinist\u2019s clamp during OHPRI\u2019s recent workforce development program conducted in partnership with CCRI. (Photo courtesy of OHPRI)Download image in high resolution Funded through a \u201cBack to Work RI\u201d grant, the unique course provided hands-on training in vessel operations, marine systems, basic electrical, diesel\/gasoline engines, plumbing, hydraulics, carpentry, and rigging. In addition, participants received STCW Basic Training at the United States Maritime Resource Center in Middletown and completed the OSHA 10 Maritime course. STCW is an international entry-level maritime certification required by vessel operators. The month-long workforce development program provided those who were economically impacted by the pandemic an opportunity to learn about and train for careers of which they may otherwise have not been aware, or prepared to enter.  \u201cWe are thrilled to be providing such a meaningful contribution to our community,\u201d said OHPRI CEO Captain Jonathan Kabak. \u201cUsing the State\u2019s Flagship to make an impact as part of Rhode Island\u2019s response to the COVID-19 reinforces our relevance at a time when we are all reevaluating what we deem critical and valuable resources.\u201d Images from OHPRI\u2019s recent work development program conducted in partnership with CCRI. (Photo courtesy of OHPRI)Download image in high resolution \u201cCCRI is a proven leader in collaborating with industry partners to design and build compelling workforce training programs that ready individuals for careers in growth industries here in Rhode Island,\u201d said Tekla Moquin, Executive Director for CCRI\u2019s Workforce Partnerships. \u201cRhode Island is steeped in a strong maritime history, and this program provides a path to a fulfilling career in the state\u2019s growing maritime industry.\u201d CCRI and OHPRI are looking to place program graduates over the coming weeks. A second cohort is scheduled to begin on February 22nd. To learn more about the program, or to enroll in the next cohort starting in February, contact Mason Folcarelli via email at mcfolcarelli@ccri.edu, or Cody Fino at cjfino@ccri.edu. For additional information about the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry and OHPRI programs visit www.ohpri.org or email info@ohpri.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12300"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12307,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12300\/revisions\/12307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maritimeri.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}