HII - HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Celebrates Apprentice Graduates | Benzinga
PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII's (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted their apprentice graduation today, celebrating 99 graduates during a ceremony at the shipyard. Each of these apprentice graduates have invested time in the classroom and shipyard to prepare them for a shipbuilding career with the company.
Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, addressed the graduates providing words of encouragement for these new first-class shipbuilders.
"Each of our graduates has a role to play and an important job to get done on behalf of millions of Americans," Wilkinson said. "Together they form an elite and special team to do the work of the nation."
Enrollment for the apprentice program is competitive, and students work full-time while learning a craft through classes and on-the-job training. The prestigious workforce development program has produced more than 4,000 graduates since its inception in 1952 and currently has 700 students enrolled in the program, the highest enrollment since prior to the pandemic.
Russel Sand Jr. received the ...