| NASSCO and CET Partner
April, 2003 – SAN DIEGO, CA. -- CET San Diego and CET El Centro
just successfully completed a customized Welding Skills training
course for NASSCO (National Steel and Shipbuilding Company) employees;
the first customized training delivered by CET to NASSCO. The CET
instructional staff worked closely with NASSCO to develop a 360-hour
course specifically focused on NASSCO's competencies, required for
their ship building-welding jobs. CET then delivered the classes
to over 25 new NASSCO employees. NASSCO paid CET to deliver the
training, and also paid the employees to attend the class. Dora
Mandeville, Director of the San Diego CET Center is pleased with
the partnership with NASSCO and praised their continued support.
Valerie Houlihan, Manger of Training at NASSCO explained that they
have such a tremendous demand for employees, that they have begun
hiring unskilled people and then training them on the skills required
for each job. Valerie was very pleased with the CET training results:
"The CET-trained employees are doing quite well. As trainees,
they are motivated, have a good work ethic and have demonstrated
capabilities for continuous learning, which is critical for their
progression to the journeymen level." NASSCO has 3 major contracts,
mandating work through 2007. For further information on training
needs at NASSCO, go to www.nassco.com
According to Judy Siquieros, Director of CET El Centro, this project
has the attention of DOL and Assistant Secretary of Labor, Ms. Emily
DeRocco. "This welding project with NASSCO has a direct relationship
to the Homeland Security issue wherein CET applied to DOL, at the
urging of Ms. DeRocco for DOL for to reimburse NASSCO for the training
funds provided on this project." Further training is pending
the DOL authorization.
CET San Diego and El Centro are divisions of the National Center
for Employment Training, headquartered in San Jose, CA.
About NASSCO
Located on scenic San Diego Bay, NASSCO is the largest new construction
shipyard on the West Coast. NASSCO has been building large ships
for commercial customers and the U.S. Navy since 1960.
Over the last four decades, NASSCO has delivered over 100 ships
to the world's fleets -- 53 ships to commercial customers, becoming
America's leading commercial shipbuilder during this period; and
53 auxiliary and support ships for the U.S. Navy. These have included
oil tankers, ferries, containerships, and oceanographic research
ships for commercial customers; and hospital ships, fast combat
support ships, tank landing ships, and roll-on/roll-off ships for
the United States Navy.
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