ROOM TO GROW: Marine trades offer jobs, training for all ages

CUTTING EDGE: Garrett McKinnon landed a job as a composites technician at Moore ­Brothers Co. in Bristol after graduating from the IYRS School of Technology & Trades, which 
he enrolled in after deciding he wanted more than working long hours at a boatyard.
COURTESY JAKE RAPOZA
CUTTING EDGE: Garrett McKinnon landed a job as a composites technician at Moore ­Brothers Co. in Bristol after graduating from the IYRS School of Technology & Trades, which 
he enrolled in after deciding he wanted more than working long hours at a boatyard.
COURTESY JAKE RAPOZA

Garrett McKinnon wanted to advance his career. He was working long hours at a boatyard and enjoyed it but wanted more. As he researched educational opportunities, McKinnon, of Providence, remembered IYRS School of Technology & Trades in Newport, where he went on a field trip with his “marine tech” elective class at Marblehead High School

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