DARTMOUTH – A cohort of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students have completed offshore wind training offered under a publicly funded workforce training initiative, the university announced this month.
UMass Dartmouth announced the training program, “Closing the Experience Gap,” in June 2022 alongside a $373,048 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and a $375,000 match from BankFive, BayCoast Bank and Bristol County Savings Bank. Under this funding, the program could reach more than 120 students, the university said in that announcement.
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The initiative is held through a partnership between UMass Dartmouth, Bristol Community College and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
Students who completed the program have already landed jobs in a variety of regional offshore wind companies, the university says, such as Avangrid, JAIA Robotics and the New Bedford Ocean Cluster, among others.
Launched in spring 2023, the 10-week, 200-hour program includes students across a variety of majors but focuses on engineering, business, law, biology, marine science and marketing. Interns typically earn $25 per hour.
Jacquelyn Voghel is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Voghel@PBN.com.
