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2018 ATE Principal Investigators Conference

Summer Camps to Career Pathways

Jennifer PalestrantDirector & Co-PISMART Center

Tidewater Community College

Sallie Kay JanesAssociate Vice Chancellor

Continuing and Professional Development

San Jacinto CollegeCo-PI, SMART Center

Tobey AllenEducation and Outreach Manager

SMART CenterTidewater Community College

Sarah SchererDirector

Seattle Maritime AcademySeattle Central College

Summer Maritime Camps

Maritime Venture Summer Camp

• 30 campers• Campers 14 – 17 years old• 2 one week camps• Budget $ 10,000 • Additional funding provided by Port of

Houston Foundation Grants

San Jacinto Community College


• Concerns • Registration numbers • Registered campers that were a no show• Charging a basic $25 registration fee has

helped ensure that there are less no shows • Budget

• T Shirts for campers• Meals• Craft supplies• Tours• Staff




• Supplies (basic list) • Registration numbers • Registered campers that were a no show• Charging a basic $25 registration fee has helped ensure

that there are less no shows

SMART Summer Maritime Camp

• 3 campers• Campers rising 6 - 9th graders• one week long camp• Budget $ 3,000 • Part of the Tidewater Community College

Summer Camp Program

SMART Center

SMART Center

• Incorporated basic math and science• Activities between tours to expand on

maritime knowledge


SMART Center


• MARAD ships• Shipyards

• Towing and barge companies• Mechatronics lab• Port of Virginia

• American Rover tall ship

SMART Center


• Concerns• Registration numbers • Registered campers that were a no show• First camp• Boredom• Heat

• Budget (examples)• Boat building supplies• Camp t-shirts for students and staff• Lunch• Trophies and awards• Tour expenses

SMART Center

SMART Center

Cardboard Boat Regatta


Seattle Maritime Academy

Experience Maritime Camp

• 16-20 campers week, 120-130 per summer• Campers Grades 9 - 12• 8 one week sessions• Budget $ 46,000, $6,000 per week• Additional funding provided by a Washington

Sea Grant



• Concerns• Registration numbers • Registered campers that were a no show• Charged a basic $25 registration fee has

helped ensure that there are less no shows • Budget (examples)

• Knot tying books• Lanyards with whistles• Hula hoops for tides exercise• Navigational tools• Survival kit supplies• Immersion suits



• Expand Awareness of Afloat Maritime Career Pathways

• Facilitate Entry to Maritime Training and Education Programs

• Original-Build Cooperation Between Maritime Training

Providers and it evolved into-Get Industry Involved

• Integrate Ocean Literacy into Maritime Workforce Training

• Original-Instill a Passion for a Career at Sea and it expanded

to-Career on Land in the Maritime Industry



• Suggestions• Plan well before you start• Brainstorm• Document progress• Collect Data• Write lesson plans• Shareable materials

Discussion & Questions

Jennifer PalestrantDirector & Co-PISMART Center

Tidewater Community College

Sallie Kay JanesAssociate Vice Chancellor

Continuing and Professional Development

San Jacinto CollegeCo-PI, SMART Center

Tobey AllenEducation and Outreach Manager

SMART CenterTidewater Community College

Sarah SchererDirector

Seattle Maritime AcademySeattle Central College

TCC TodayTCC partners with Virginia Ship Repair Association in marine welding

JANUARY 30, 2017 | TCC NEWS, [email protected]

A new partnership between Tidewater Community College and the Virginia Ship Repair

Association (VSRA) offers marine welding training for students seeking employment in

one of the hottest fields around.

TCC will graduate its first class as part of the VSRA Pre-Hire Marine Skills Training

Program on Feb. 1. The VSRA program is designed to help meet the workforce needs of

regional shipbuilding and ship repair companies by providing training in marine

electrical, marine coating and marine welding.

After successful completion of the three-week welding course, all students will be

offered immediate employment by Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington

Ingalls Industries. All VSRA member companies can participate in this new program as

their workforce needs arise.

A second group of students will begin on Feb. 6, with tuition assistance from the

General Assembly-funded Workforce Credential Grant program.

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Classes are held at the facility TCC leases from NSC Technologies on Mount Vernon

Avenue in the Port Norfolk section of Portsmouth.

The aging workforce in this lucrative field and the employment opportunities in

Hampton Roads, which relies heavily on shipbuilding, ship repair and manufacturing to

fuel its economy, make welding an attractive career option.

“The VSRA Pre-Hire Marine Skills Training Program represents a true collaboration

between one of our region’s preeminent trade associations and our outstanding local

community colleges,” said Todd Estes, TCC’s interim associate vice president for

business and corporate solutions at the Center for Workforce Solutions.

“TCC is thrilled to support VSRA’s member companies and these students by preparing

them for incredible careers,” Estes said. “We are also excited to work with our partners

at Thomas Nelson Community College and Paul D. Camp Community College as the

program grows to meet the needs of this vital industry sector.”

Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED. They must

have a valid driver’s license, be United States citizens and qualify for security access.

Initially, applicants must complete the Virginia Career Readiness Certificate.

“The Virginia Ship Repair Association and our local community colleges take enormous

pride in our invaluable partnership,” said Bill Crow, president of VSRA.

“This program will provide an entry-level on-ramp for those seeking a career in ship

repair. The ship repair industry represents a proud, patriotic, passionate, well-paid

workforce, which welcomes the eight young men and women from this pre-hire welding

class as they join the ranks of the ‘strength behind the fleet.’ ”

The program is offered based on VSRA-member employer needs. For information,

contact Estes at 757-822-1784 or [email protected].

Applications can be completed at www.shiprepairtraining.com.

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“This has the potential to be life changing for these young people,” said Sheli Porter, director of high school curriculum and instruction for Chesapeake Public Schools. “We’re trying to expand the knowledge in our community that there are opportunities. You can make a good living and we have employers who are right here eager to talk to these young people."

Pre-apprentices and employers meet face to face at TCC career preparation seminar

APRIL 2, 2018 | VICKI L. FRIEDMAN, [email protected]

Pre-apprentice students

Shane Phelps (Grassfield High)

and Seth Messinger (Great

Bridge High) with Thomas

Stout, dean of science,

technology, engineering and

math on the Chesapeake

Campus.

Juniors and seniors from the four major school systems, representatives from regional

ship repair companies and administrators invested in Tidewater Community College’s

Apprenticeship Institute created a buzz in the Chesapeake Campus Student Center.

Mock interviews, resume advice and real talk from a panel of apprentices were all part

of TCC’s first-ever Shipbuilding Pre-Apprenticeship Career Preparation Seminar.

“This is collaboration — employers, high school students and the college all connecting,”

said Todd Estes, director of TCC’s Apprenticeship Institute. The 132 pre-apprentices,

each wearing navy, collared polo shirts, sponsored by The SMART Center, sat across the

table from employers, all members of Virginia Ship Repair Association, for a sampling of

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Pre-apprentices Aaron Farnham (Grassfield), Alyssa Shepherd (Wilson), Felicia Cossavella (First Colonial) and Warren Burrus (Norview)

some real-world questions they might be asked should they continue the

apprenticeship route.

Representatives from Newport News Shipbuilding, Oceaneering, BAE Systems, Lyon

Shipyard, Tecnico and Colonna’s were among those in attendance.

Interviews were conducted in the same

manner as speed dating.

“An ad slogan to describe yourself?”

“What do you do when you’re part of a

team and one member isn’t carrying his

weight?”

“What’s your strength?”

Good attendance isn’t the best answer

for that last question, advised Cal

Scheidt, director of military contract

programs at TCC. “That’s an

expectation.”

When the pre-apprentices would

stammer, freeze and even “pass” on a question, they were encouraged to dig deeper.

“You’ve got to learn to think on your feet,” urged Will Early from Tecnico.

As pre-apprentices, the students already have a leg up on achieving a Registered

Apprenticeship opportunity that would allow them to “earn while they learn.” Three

hours of real-world career preparation only enhances their chances of being part of a

program that combines on-the-job training with a theoretical approach and a paycheck

in career areas that have been identified as high demand.

Demetrius Lee, a senior at Norcom High who was accepted into the Apprentice School

just two days prior, enjoyed the practical tips he learned over three hours.

From his first day learning welding at

TCC’s Portsmouth Campus, Lee

realized he had found something

special. For starters, he loves to weld.

“I knew it was for me; the learning

process is actually fun,” he said. “I like

everything about it – the environment

and the teachers – they push you.”



Demetrius Lee with Will Prescott, training

manager at The Apprentice School.

Lee, aspiring to be a supervisor at

Newport News Shipbuilding, noted, “It’s

overwhelming and unreal to be 18 and

have a promising career.”

Seth Messinger, a Great Bridge High

junior, also found the day helpful.

“Getting to know the companies and

what they expect is great, so when I

come back next year as a senior, I

already have that relationship,” he said.

Administrators from the school

systems in Chesapeake, Norfolk,

Portsmouth and Virginia Beach agreed that pre-apprenticeships are becoming an

easier sell in an era of student loan debt coupled with the frustration of finding a good

job even with a bachelor’s degree in hand.

“This has the potential to be life changing for these young people,” said Sheli Porter,

director of high school curriculum and instruction for Chesapeake Public Schools.

“We’re trying to expand the knowledge in our community that there are opportunities.

You can make a good living and we have employers who are right here eager to talk to

these young people.

“TCC helped us facilitate these conversations between businesses and our kids and our

families so that they understand apprenticeship is a valid option. Our school division is

the vessel to give kids that library of choice. This is not settling. This is a good living, a

career.”

For information about the Apprenticeship Institute, contact Estes at [email protected].



Connecting Summer Camps to Career Pathways

757.822.7485 | www.marit ime-technology.org

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According to The Georgetown University Center on

Education and the Workforce over the past 70 years the

number of occupations that students can choose from for

future work has grown by more than 200%. At the same

time the number of colleges and universities has more than

doubled and the number of postsecondary programs of

study has more than quintupled. Now more than ever

educators, administrators, faculty and counselors have to

creatively engage students at a younger age to help guide

them into career pathways that will equip them with the

skills, education and credentials they need to meet local

employers' critical workforce needs.

Summer camps represent a unique career awareness and

pathway preparation vehicle that community colleges can

utilize, leveraging their internal resources and external

partnerships to build a student and workforce pipeline.

This paper examines one community college's approach to

connecting students to their maritime and transportation

pathway through an integrative summer camp, using local

resources and hands-on activities to drive career and

college awareness. This type of innovative industry and

educator partnership-driven career awareness outreach

work will increasingly be required to meet the widening

workforce gap in the maritime and transportation industry.

The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center is one of only 39 National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) centers in the U.S. It is the only center focused solely on increasing the number of technicians in the maritime and transportation industry. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-1003068. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

H I D I N G I N P L A I N S I G H T

One of the biggest barriers to students entering a

maritime and transportation industry-based career pathway

is simple unawareness. “In our experience the majority of students in any

town or city with a concentrated number of maritime and

transportation employers simply aren’t aware of the jobs available after

high school or college," noted SMART Center PI Thomas Stout. “Even

though students drive past these shipyards, marinas, ports or industrial

parks with maritime employers - and may even see ships or vessels on a

regular basis - they have no idea what types of jobs there are at these

sites and even less of an idea how to prepare for those types of jobs.”

The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center is the only

National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF

ATE) Center solely focused on expanding the pipeline of skilled,

educated technicians entering the maritime and transportation

industry. One of the SMART Center’s primary goals is undertaking career

awareness and outreach efforts to reach students earlier in the

educational pathway so they will choose to pursue post-secondary

education and training in critical industry occupations. "Over the past 10

years the SMART Center has worked closely with industry employers

across the southeast and nationwide to understand critical workforce

needs and translate those occupations' competencies into relevant

curriculum, programs of study, and outreach campaigns," said SMART

Center Program Director Jennifer Palestrant.

One of the SMART Center’s partners in this effort is San Jacinto College

(San Jac) in Houston, Texas. San Jac has built effective bridges with local

public schools and industry employers to increase the number of area

students entering the workforce and/or entering post-secondary

maritime education programs of study after high school. In 2009 San

Jac was a founding member of the Port of Houston Partners in Maritime

Education (PHPME) initiative which created maritime academy

programs in area high schools. Six area high schools now have active

maritime programs; the first class of 117 seniors receiving their degree

from a local maritime high school graduated in 2013. Today there are

more than 1,200 students enrolled in the academies.

Two of PHPME’s primary goals are (1) to introduce an increasing number of

youth to maritime career opportunities in port-related industries and (2)

encourage higher education in the maritime field.

San Jac recognized an opportunity to create a new early engagement

program that would align with the PHPME’s goals; in 2010 the school

launched an annual week-long Maritime Venture Camp for area high school

students age 14-17.

In addition to increasing general maritime and transportation industry

awareness among Houston-area high school students, San Jac sees the

camps as a long-term recruiting tool for its A.A.S. Maritime Technologies

program.

“We know that it’s never too early to talk with

students about college,” says Dr. Sarah

(Sallie Kay) Janes, Associate Vice Chancellor

of Continuing & Professional Development

for the college. “These camps provide us with

a fun and direct student-engaged vehicle to

help local students connect their future

college and career pathway options to

this critical local industry.”

To date more than 200 students have

participated in the SJC Maritime Venture

Camp. It is open to all Houston-area high

school age students. The week-long camp

provides students with entertaining and

educational maritime adventures both at the

college’s brand new Maritime Campus as well as through field trips to

explore the Houston Ship Channel and local employer worksites.

Port of Houston Partners in Maritime Education (PHPME) is a collaborative effort by the Port, local community colleges including San Jacinto College, universities, and industry employers that now has more than 1,200 high

school students enrolled in PHPME-seeded maritime academy programs at six local high schools

Dr. Sarah Kay Janes SMART Center Co-PI,

San Jacinto College Associate Vice Chancellor

Captain Amy Arrowood,

Director of San Jac’s Maritime

Credit program runs the

Maritime Venture camps.

She created the Maritime

Venture camps to run in two

separate week-long sessions.

The camp runs from

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday

through Friday with a wrap-up

half-day on Friday from

9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Spots are

held for 25 campers each week.

Initially the college offered the camps for free, however Amy changed the

policy and began charging $25 per camper. “Parents were signing their

students up when registration opened to make sure they had activities

planned for their child during the summer but since there was no fee

there was no ‘pain point’ and it was easy for parents to switch plans if

something else came up,” Amy explains. “Then we would be left with

empty spaces in camp and people on our waiting list had made other

plans in the meantime.”

The $25 fee primarily goes toward offsetting transportation and entry

costs for the field trips, however it also ensures that each camper gets a

camp t-shirt, snacks, and daily lunches.

C A M P F O R M A T A N D A C T I V I T I E S

Captain Amy Arrowood (center) runs the San Jac Maritime Venture Camps

Local Houston employers including G&H Towing are actively engaged in the PHPME program, bringing local maritime academy high school students on their worksites, providing internship opportunities for San Jac maritime students, and supporting the Maritime Venture Camp to make students aware of great local vessel operations career opportunities as early as possible in their academic career.

As interest and needs have grown Amy’s team has increased the size of

camps. “Often times we need to meet minimum requirements in order to

have a free docent-assisted tour at museums,” she explains. "It’s helpful to

know what ‘freebies’ you can get if you bring specific number of people

so you can use that as a benchmark for setting the camp size."

The camps start every day at San Jac’s new Maritime Technology and

Training Center. Located at 3700 Old State Highway 146 in La Porte, Texas,

the 45,000-square-foot center (above) showcases a training dock with

lifeboats, davits, and fast rescue craft, and separate industry dock for crew

changes. “From the moment students enter the facility they’re immersed

in the industry,” Amy explains. Students learn about the courses offered at

the school’s Center and get to see the engineering simulator, and the

three ships’ bridge simulators, donated by the Houston Pilots. In this

exciting, hands-on environment students are introduced to maritime

basics from instructions before heading out to fun, hands-on tours at a

wide variety of sites encompassing various sectors of the industry.

Through previous camp field trips students have toured:

- Port of Houston

- Battleship TEXAS

- Oil Maritime Museum

- Kirby Corporation

- Gulf Winds International

- U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection facilities

- Scout Sea Base

- Houston TranStar facility

- Houston Shipping Channel onboard the M/V Sam Houston

Amy’s team typically arranges field trips and onsite tours through the

college’s industry partners. Approximately 5-10 industry partners support

the camp each summer.

In 2016 the staff incorporated a

hands-on project component.

Students were given basic

materials (provided by Home

Depot) to build a cardboard boat

with a goal to build a boat that

could float and move in water.

The San Jac team found that the

students were eager to bring their

friends and family to the last day

of camp to see their creation and

boat sailing contest. “It helped parents begin to connect over maritime-

related work because students worked outside of the camp on their

projects together. It fostered interaction outside the structured day

sessions among students and parents.”

To maintain interest in the program Amy’s team tries to introduce new

elements to the camp each year. “Approximately 50% of the camp – the

core portion- remains the same year to year and then each year we look

to introduce a new 50% including new industry partners, new touring

sites for the students, etc.”

The San Jac team begins publicizing the summer camps approximately

5-6 months out as parents are making summer plans for their students.

The team recruits camp participants with a robust, but not expensive,

publicity campaign by disseminating information through:

- the San Jacinto College summer activity circular circulated through The

Houston Chronicle (the area’s major daily newspaper)

- PHPME program members

- the annual San Jac Youth Maritime Expo

- advisory committees of San Jac’s industry and workforce partners

- social media

- Maritime Venture camp alumni

In addition the camp is

publicized at the 6 Houston-area

maritime high school academies

that PHPME helped launch.

P U B L I C I T Y

The Maritime Venture-linked PHPME program at Stephen F. Austin High School is increasing the number of female students choosing a maritime career pathway.

The camp is run by two San Jacinto College staff members; it is one

portion of their full-time jobs. Amy approximates that she and her

administrative support spend approximately two hours daily each month

on camp preparations starting three months prior to each camp session.

Time is spent primarily on administrative set-up tasks such as securing

location sites for campers to visit, assembling materials, ordering t-shirts,

etc. At least two adult counselors run the daily program each week.

In addition to the in-kind time investment that San Jac provides with the

two staff people who plan, organize and run the camps the only

significant outside investment has traditionally been a $10,000 grant from

the Port of Houston to defray camp program costs. The largest camp

program expense is transportation. “Transporting students to local

maritime-related sites takes up approximately one-third of our budget,”

notes Amy. Industry partners make significant in-kind contributions to the

program, most notably through hosting students for field trips.

Raising students’ awareness of the local maritime industry career

opportunities and college pathways is a key goal of the camp. To achieve

that Amy’s team does a short survey at the beginning of the week to

determine campers’ awareness. “We were shocked to consistently

measure that 90% of our campers don’t know about local industry and

employment opportunities at the beginning of the week,” she noted.

The team is working on long-term impact assessments to determine

specifically if campers are choosing maritime-related career and

academic pathways. “We know of one student who enrolled in the San

Jac A.A.S. Maritime Technologies program as a result of our camp and we

are working closely with local PHPME academy programs to determine

how the camps are spurring enrollment.”

As part of a continual improvement process Amy’s team does a critique at

the end of each camp season, identifying the best elements to build on

and replicate for the following year and deciding which elements were

not either of interest to students or too difficult/produced the least

amount of impact for the time invested to drop from future calendars.

They wrap up by reviewing annual camp budget compared to actual

expenses, recruitment projects compared to actual sign-ups and

identifying the biggest challenges to address the next year.

S T A F F I N G

F U N D I N G

A S S E S M E N T

Before committing to a camp, Amy suggests that an interested school or

organization take the following steps:

Gauge Interest/Need

Are there existing programs or summer camps that address the need for

increased career awareness of the maritime and transportation industry

in your area? Could your school or organization help expand an existing

camp to include maritime information and opportunities or should a new

one be undertaken?

Set Goals

In order determine ROI you’ll want to set goals for the camp. These can

be quantitative and/or qualitative.

Creating a Budget

By laying out a basic budget you’ll be able to approach partners for in-

kind and financial donations to defray costs, price your camp, and identify

potential internal resources or budgets to tap into.

Identifying Partners

Successful maritime camps rely heavily

on engaged partners. Who in your area

directly engages with your target

audience (i.e. high school students) that

could help publicize the camp? Staff

the camp? Assist you in producing the

camp and/or hosting various elements?

Determine Liability

Check with your school and industry

partners to make sure you have all

potential liability issues addressed

when planning not only the camp

format but all off-site trips and

activities.

T I P S F O R S T A R T I N G A S U M M E R C A M P P R O G R A M

Port Houston is a year-long partner to San Jacinto College, frequently visiting local

schools to talk with students about port careers and college-based pathways. These visits give

port employees the chance to publicize the Maritime Venture Camp.

Consider Timing

When does school let out for the summer and when does it resume? Are

there specific weeks that might be particularly bad for employers to host

field trips because of industry events? Will you make it a full day camp or

half day? Given the demographics that you’ll be pulling students from will

you need to start early or run late to accommodate parents’ pick-up and

drop-off schedules?

Meeting Space

You will need a set place for your camp to begin each morning where

students can be dropped off and picked up daily – where would be

convenient for your target audience? Do you need access to open space

or water for hands-on projects? Do you have a budget for renting space?

“Summer camps offer a unique opportunity for colleges to reach students.

Being outside the classroom environment, engaging in fun, hands-on

activities, and seeing people in the industry at work gives students a

much more realistic and exciting perspective on future opportunities the

industry could hold for them.”

Houston Maritime Venture camp participants may just become the next generation of Port Houston college summer interns and future maritime industry leaders in the Gulf Coast!

The SMART Center can provide interested educators and other potential

summer camp sponsors with free resources and career awareness

materials for their participating students including:

- the SMART Center Maritime Resource and Career Guide Handbook

including an 80+ page guide to in-demand occupations, career pathways,

and information on post-secondary maritime schools and training

programs

- pre- and post-assessments

- visual career pathway tools

- “Make the SMART Choice” DVDs featuring more than 20,2-minute

industry career videos featuring real-life students, recent graduates, and

current industry employees

- posters

In addition the SMART Center can provide

educator-created and validated

educational modules that can be used

during the camps including games,

quizlets, labs and projects. To request

materials for your summer camp please

visit the SMART center website at

http://www.maritime-technology.org/order-toolkit/ and download SMART

summer Institute educational modules for camp or year-round use at

http://www.maritime-technology.org/curriculum/.

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