Pacific Maritime Institute News

US Awards Grant for Maritime Apprenticeships

Maritime announced today a partnership to establish the curriculum for a new marine engineering apprenticeship program, and to sponsor several applicants each year.    Seattle Central College, Seattle Maritime Academy, the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies-Pacific Maritime Institute and the Workboat Academy have received a $5 million American Apprenticeship Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help build a new apprenticeship program.    Through the grant, more 150 engineers will be trained over the next five years, both in Seattle and Baltimore