Your Opportunity is Waiting for You
Long Island Sound drives over 70,000 jobs and $7 billion in economic output every year. These jobs are stable, well-paying and…unfilled because employers cannot find qualified candidates. Harbor Corps will train you for these jobs and help you land a job in this important and well-paying industry.
Boat yards, marinas, tug boats and passenger ferries, commercial fishing operations, dredgers, sailmakers; These are just a few areas where employers are looking for candidates. Harbor Corps graduates will be prepared to work in all these industries.
What do I look for in a new employee? Someone who can work with their hands and who wants to work.
– Jack Brewer, Founder, Brewer Yacht Yards
Harbor Corps will train you with the technical skills and workplace habits that marine employers need.
• Carpentry
• Fiberglass installation and repair
• Small engine and diesel engine maintenance
• Welding and metalwork
• Waterfront and shipboard safety protocols
• Vessel maintenance
• Seasonal vessel launch and winterization
• Electrical and plumbing systems
- Receive personal attention working in a small-group (8-10 members)
- Gain the skills and techniques that marine employers need
- Learn from successful industry veterans and potential employers
- Have access to valuable industry internships
- Graduate Harbor Corps with the endorsement of SoundWaters, a highly respected 30-year veteran of the Long Island Sound community
- Receive compensation as you go through Harbor Corps
- Receive job-search coaching and support
- Be ready to start your career in just four months.
• January 2024
• May 2024
• September 2024
Hours
• Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center, located on Stamford Harbor (Map)
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Want to Apply? Have Questions?
Contact us: harborcorps@soundwaters.org
Harbor Corps is made available to qualified applicants at no cost through the generous support of State Street Global Partners, Bank of America, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts.