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Who We Are
An Industry Trade Association with a Vision.
A National Voice
NMEC was established in 2012 to provide a centralized, national voice for maritime workforce development and to address the workforce challenges facing our member yards and the industry as a whole, including
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An aging labor pool
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A lack of technically skilled workers
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A lack of defined, standardized skill-sets, curricula, credentials, and career paths for production crafts
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High turnover due to the cyclical nature of the industry
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Increasing competition from industry sectors scrambling to recruit the same workers with similar skill sets from a dwindling labor pool
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The lack of a national, cohesive brand and platform to expand the industry's marketing reach
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