Medomak Valley middle and high school students explore BIW’s ‘Shipbuilder 1’ training lab
The "Shipbuilder 1" training lab at the MVHS campus, April 8 and 9. (Photo courtesy Skylar Hills)
Bryent Harvey (Photo courtesy Jenna Blakey)
(Photo courtesy Skylar Hills)
Mo Ngido (Photo courtesy Jenna Blakey)
The "Shipbuilder 1" training lab at the MVHS campus, April 8 and 9. (Photo courtesy Skylar Hills)
Bryent Harvey (Photo courtesy Jenna Blakey)
(Photo courtesy Skylar Hills)
Mo Ngido (Photo courtesy Jenna Blakey)
WALDOBORO — Students at the Medomak Valley Middle and High schools were presented with a special interactive industry experience when Bath Iron Works visited Waldoboro April 8 and 9, bringing the training trailer "Shipbuilder 1" to the MVHS campus.
BIW uses its interactive mobile classroom trailer to support training and hiring efforts, and is a tool for students to learn about the many trade opportunities offered at Bath Iron Works.
The trailer is equipped with virtual reality training tools for an interactive experience including virtual welders, virtual spray painting, and more.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, in Bath, specializes in the design, construction, and support of complex surface ships, from destroyers to cruisers, providing the U.S. Navy’s surface combatants for more than a century. BIW has delivered more than 425 ships to the world’s fleets since 1884, including more surface combatants than any other U.S. shipyard. BIW supports 6,500 direct jobs in Maine representing 12% of the state’s manufacturing workforce.
