HII apprentice school graduates 110

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula hosted a graduation ceremony Aug. 18 to graduate 110 from the company’s apprentice program. The Ingalls’ Apprentice School has produced more than 5,000 graduates since 1952. The program offers a comprehensive two- to four-year curriculum, in partnership with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, for students interested in shipbuilding careers. More than 60 faculty and staff deliver 15 programs and more than 120 course offerings to provide and educational foundation needed to meet the challenges of a shipbuilding career. Today, more than 1,700 apprentice alumni fill some 50 different types of jobs at Ingalls and 850 have goin on to management and professional roles throughout the shipyard. Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company. (Source: HII 08/20/18)