Train for the Future You Want
SoundWaters Harbor Corps
Are you:
• 18-26 years old and a high school graduate or on-track to receive your diploma?
• Searching for a career that offers financial security, great growth opportunities and adventure?
• Ready to invest in yourself?
Explore Harbor Corps, your pathway to a fulfilling career in the marine industry.
Want to apply or learn more about Harbor Corps? Email harborcorps@soundwaters.org.
The Marine Industry:
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.
What You Will Learn
• 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
What is Harbor Corps?
Harbor Corps is a four-month skills training program to train members for entry level jobs in the marine trades. Members learn technical skills required by employers for entry level positions from experienced industry professionals. Members will have access to internships and externships with marine industry employers as well as job search support and coaching. If you are accepted into Harbor Corps and successfully complete the program, you will graduate with a certificate of achievement, endorsing your work and personal qualifications from SoundWaters, a 30-year old highly respected name in the Long Island Sound community.
2023 Sessions:
• February 21 – June 9
• July 10 – October 27
Hours
• Monday-Friday, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center, located on Stamford Harbor (Map)
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Why is Harbor Corps Right for You?
- 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.
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.