ingalls apprentice school

building the next
generation

Since 1952, the Apprentice School has produced more than 4,000 graduates in support of Ingalls’ operational needs. The program involves comprehensive three- to four-year curriculum for students interested in shipbuilding careers. Our graduates have held many types of positions from pipe welders to senior executives. Our faculty and staff deliver instructions for our programs and course offerings that enable apprentices to gain not only the skills, knowledge and pride of workmanship, but also the educational foundation and personal qualities needed to fully meet the challenges of a shipbuilding career.

Focus on Values: Citizenship, Scholarship, Leadership, Craftsmanship

Why apprentice?

Ingalls Shipbuilding Apprentices earn competitive wages and receive comprehensive benefits packages from the time they begin the Apprentice Program.

Advancement in the apprenticeship wage schedule is based on the length of participation in the program. All overtime hours go towards the apprentice’s hours worked. Apprentices attend class 1 day per week for 4.5 hours.

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Academics

The Ingalls Apprentice School programs are recognized as the backbone of a well-trained workforce. Therefore, every effort is made to provide each apprentice with opportunities to learn all the phases of a selected craft. This is done by job-rotation, a system that allows the apprentice to perform in the various job assignments within the particular craft.

Training at the Ingalls Apprentice School is designed to provide an opportunity for men and women to master one of the crafts of shipbuilding. The regular indentured apprentice programs consist of well-balanced curriculum of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction. Following successful completion of the program, the apprentice is promoted to the status of journeyman.

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learn about OUR apprenticeships

boilermaker

Boilermakers learn to use multiple tools, machines, and blueprints when they become members of the boilermaker team. Their job tasks involve layout, fitting, tack welding, service burning, and metal grinding. A boilermaker fits the plates and shapes that make up the ship.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Shipfitters

Hours: 40

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to blueprint reading techniques and principles. This course covers in detail all the major areas of blueprint reading required by the specified craft.

Semester: 4

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 5

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 6

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must understand on how major marine systems operate and function along with the shipboard equipment.

Semester: 7

Course: Journeyman Essentials for Shipfitters

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce various cutting and burning processes, plasma arc cutting, advanced structural print reading, fitting, reference control lines and basic level surveying. The apprentice will be able to successfully and safely demonstrate proper Ingalls Shipbuilding practices and procedures to NAVAL requirements.

carpenter

Carpenters in the shipbuilding environment are responsible for scaffold erection and removal; providing temporary flooring of ship’s compartments and suspended platforms; installing permanent and temporary ladders and handrails; laying out ship’s names, numbers, and draft marks; measuring and cutting blocks and building cradles for ship shoring; installing sound dampening and ballasting material; building crates for shipping equipment back to the vendors and various detailed carpentry shop work.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Carpenters

Hours: 40

This course is a comprehensive guide to interpreting drawings commonly found in the shipbuilding industry. This course covers in detail all the major areas of blueprint reading required by the specified craft.

Semester: 4

Course: Carpentry Shop I

Hours: 72

Emphasis is placed on carpentry orientation and study of hand tools, materials, ethics and history of the trade and operations.

Semester: 5

Course: Carpentry Shop II

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 6

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must understand on how major marine systems operate and function along with the shipboard equipment.

Semester: 7

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 8

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

This course is designed to prepare the graduating apprentice to be a leader in the company. The course covers the “day to day” operations of a foremen as well as training scenarios designed to prepare the apprentice for situations he/she will face in a manager’s role.

Semester: 9

Course: Production Control and Planning

Hours: 72

This course provides managerial information regarding material requirements, capacity planning and control techniques, master production scheduling, and techniques in cost analysis.

electrician

Electricians master the techniques involved in the layout, installation, hookup and testing of every electrical system aboard ship. As today’s modern warship becomes more dependent upon its technological infrastructure, the skill and expertise of the electricians tasked with its construction is of vital importance.

Semester: 1

Course: DC Circuits

Hours: 72

This course is designed for students to know the principles and theories associated with DC circuits. This course includes the study of electrical circuits, laws and formulae, and the use of test equipment to analyze DC circuits.

Semester: 2

Course: AC Circuits

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide students with the principles and theories associated with AC circuits. This course includes the study of electrical circuits, lays and formulae, and the use of test equipment to analyze AC circuits.

Semester: 3

Course: Digital Electronics

Hours: 72

A course designed to introduce the student to number systems, logic circuits, counters, registers, memory devices, combination logic circuits, Boolean algebra, and a basic computer system.

Semester: 4

Course: Solid State Devices and Circuits

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the student to active devices, which include PN junction diodes, bipolar transistors, bipolar transistor circuits, and unipolar devices with emphasis on low frequency application and troubleshooting.

Semester: 5

Course: Solid State Motor Controls

Hours: 72

This course covers the principles and operation of solid state motor control as well as the design, installation, and maintenance of different solid state devices for motor control.

Semester: 6

Course: Programmable Logic Controllers

Hours: 72

This course covers use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in modern industrial settings as well as the operating principles of PLCs and practice in the programming, installation, and maintenance of PLCs.

Semester: 7

Course: Electronic Communications

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the student with concepts and skills related to analog and digital communications.

Semester: 8

Course: Fiber Optics with Marine Capstone

Hours: 72

This course will serve as a capstone to the formal electrical apprenticeship educational experience. Students will review subject matter from all previous coursework and OJT experiences. The course will provide for an extensive demonstration of competencies learned throughout this period of time in the apprenticeship encompassing both training and education.

inside machinist

Inside Machinists are skilled in operating the different machines and tools used in a typical machine shop. They learn to read precision instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and indicators. The inside machine shop equipment includes: lathes, drill presses, shapers, milling machines, grinding machines, boring mills, and portable tools used on a bench or floor area. The inside machinist is taught the basic principles of each machine and masters the techniques for cutting tools, adjustments, measurements, speeds, feeds and how to apply them in each process. In addition, the inside machinist will learn how to operate a computer numerical control machine known as the CNC machine.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Machinists

Hours: 40

Semester: 4

Course: Precision Layout

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must acquire in order to use precision tools such as micrometers in today’s machinist trade.

Semester: 5

Course: Power Machinery

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must acquire in order to use the standard hand and machine tools found in today’s machinist trade.

Semester: 6

Course: Mechanical Maintenance

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction of the basic principles of mechanical systems.

Semester: 7

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 8

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must understand on how major marine systems operate and function along with the shipboard equipment.

Semester: 9

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

insulator

Insulators begin their careers with the Ingalls family in the pipe insulator apprentice program mastering proper insulating techniques for different types of pipe and ventilation systems aboard ships.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Pipe Insulator

Hours: 40

Semester: 4

Course: Metal Lagging

Hours: 36

This course is designed to instruct the apprentice on how to layout sheet metal for the lagging process on insulated piping or ducting systems.

Semester: 5

Course: Safety, Health & Environment

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills to reinforce attitudes and behaviors required for safe and environmentally sound work habits.

Semester: 6

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 7

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 8

Course: Project Management

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the apprentice with the foundation skills needed to understand roles and responsibilities of construction, supervision and managing projects.

joiner

Joiners are skilled craftsmen who working with their hands. Joiner apprentices master the techniques required to install furniture, join bulkheads, and finish the living quarters on the naval vessels.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to blueprint reading techniques and principles. This course covers in detail all the major areas of the design of the ships structure. This course also covers the basic blueprint reading required by the craft.nstruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Joiners

Hours: 40

Semester: 4

Course: Metal Lagging

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice on how to use hand and shop machine tools safely. Also teaching the apprentice how to layout basic design within the sheetmetal craft using blue print, written instruction, or verbal instruction.

Semester: 5

Course: Layout II

Hours: 72

This course is designed to extend the apprentices education on layout, enabling the apprentice to be challenged with more complex blue prints, verbal instruction, written instruction to be able to designs with sheetmetal.

Semester: 6

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 7

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 8

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

Semester: 9

Course: Production Planning and Control

Hours: 72

This course provides managerial information regarding material requirements, capacity planning and control techniques, master production scheduling, and techniques in cost analysis.

outside machinist

Outside Machinists are skilled in the installation of propulsion machinery, sea valves, steering gear, anchor handling equipment, elevators, pumps, ventilation fans, cooling coils, refrigeration units, compressors, weapons systems, remote operators, radars and antennas. In the process of installing this equipment, experience is gained in the use of math, blueprints, precision tooling, and portable machine tools. Outside machinists also become familiar with the procedures for precision line boring, precision alignment of machinery, bearing fitting, machinery assembly, surface machining, precision reaming, and machinery and weapons testing.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for Machinists

Hours: 40

Semester: 4

Course: Precision Layout

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must acquire in order to use precision tools such as micrometers in today’s machinist trade.

Semester: 5

Course: Power Machinery

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must acquire in order to use the standard hand and machine tools found in today’s machinist trade.

Semester: 6

Course: Mechanical Maintenance

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must acquire in order to repair shipboard equipment in today’s machinist trade.

Semester: 7

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 8

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the basic information that an apprentice must understand on how major marine systems operate and function along with the shipboard equipment.

Semester: 9

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

painter

Painters are trained as experts in the painting processes, from proper preparation techniques to the ever-changing weather conditions such as dew points and relative humidity.

Semester: 1

Course: Surface Preparation

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to abrasive blasting techniques, machine cleaning and other means of surface preparation as well as the pretreatment of the different types of surfaces used marine applications. Upon completion of this course the apprentice will receive their SSPC-QP1 certification card.

Semester: 2

Course: Spray Painting

Hours: 72

An introduction of the use of coating systems for the protection of steel surfaces, describes powder coating, materials, application methods, substrates and curing techniques.

Semester: 3

Course: Environmental Health and Safety

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the apprentice with the basic information needed to understand safety problems within the painting trade. The apprentice will also gain a better understanding of environmental issues and how they are responsible for safety and reducing environmental issues.

Semester: 4

Course: Inspection Fundamentals

Hours: 72

This course is designed to instruct the apprentices on proper job inspection techniques. The apprentices will also be taught what constitutes as marine coating quality defects and how to recognize defects. Apprentice will be instructed on proper procedures when using test equipment and instruments needed to verify compliance with inspection standards.

Semester: 5

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 6

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

pipe welder

Pipe Welders in the marine industry are widely considered “masters of the craft.” Pipe welders in shipbuilding are required to weld more types of metal in more types of positions than any other pipe welders. Pipe welders work in all phases of ship construction. Pipe welder apprentices are trained in the fundamental skills of blueprint reading, burning and welding. Pipe welders become certified with the U.S. Navy to use the SMAW (stick welding) and GTAW (tig welding) processes for various types of material. Ingalls pipe welders are required to become expert “mirror welders.”

Semester: 1

Course: Welding Theory and Techniques

Hours: 72

This course is designed to give the apprentice the basic knowledge of the shielded Metal Arc (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc (GTAQ) and Gas Metal Arc (GMAQ) welding processes.

Semester: 2

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 3

Course: Pipe Welding Shop

Hours: 72

This course is designed to teach the apprentice the safe and proper techniques for: Burning, Plasma Arc Cutting, Carbon Arc Gouging and Mirror Welding.

Semester: 4

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to give the Apprentice the basic knowledge of the welding procedures used at Ingalls Shipbuilding.

Semester: 5

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 6

Course: Blueprint Reading for Pipe

Hours: 72

Semester: 7

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

pipefitter

Pipefitters perform some of the most precise work in the shipbuilding industry due to the large amount of piping required to be installed in a limited amount of space aboard naval vessels. Pipefitters work in all phases of ship construction and must install many complex piping systems. Pipefitters are trained in the fundamental skills and techniques of piping fabrication, installation, inspection and testing. Pipefitters also become expert blueprint readers. Piping is to the ship as veins are to the body and without pipe the ship cannot function.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 3

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 4

Course: Blueprint Reading for Pipe

Hours: 40

Semester: 5

Course: Marine Pipefitting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to teach the Marine Pipefitter the basic fundamentals of the pipe trade. Subjects will include pipe tools and their uses, pipe and pipe material, valves, and pipe fabrication techniques.

Semester: 6

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 7

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to teach the basics of the steam power plan, major piping systems, gas turbine plant, nuclear power plant and the central operations system.

Semester: 8

Course: Production Planning and Control

Hours: 72

This course provides managerial information regarding material requirements, capacity planning and control techniques, master production scheduling, and techniques in cost analysis.

Semester: 9

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

qa inspector

Quality Inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications. Their job tasks involve reading blueprints and specifications, monitoring operations to ensure that they meet production standards, recommending adjustments to the production process, accepting or rejecting finished items and discussing inspection results with those responsible for products.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 4

Course: Marine System Integration

Hours: 72

This course is designed to teach the basics of the steam power plan, major piping systems, gas turbine plant, nuclear power plant and the central operations system.

Semester: 5

Course: Production Planning and Control

Hours: 72

This course provides managerial information regarding material requirements, capacity planning and control techniques, master production scheduling, and techniques in cost analysis.

Semester: 6

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

Semester: 7

Course: Trade Specific Certification

Hours: 72

TBD

Semester: 8

Course: Quality Training & Certification

Hours: 72

TBD

rigger

Riggers in the shipbuilding environment are responsible for the lifting and moving of heavy and bulky objects, whether aboard ships or around the shipyard. They must develop a working knowledge of selecting and using the various rigging hardware, such as ropes, slings, shackles, clamps, chain falls, and come-a-longs. The rigger apprentice is trained on the proper hand signals involved in heavy lifts. Riggers must also be able to calculate the weight factors and angles used in the proper lifting and transferring of those heavy loads. They are responsible for installing the safety nets, anchor chains, elevator cables, and mooring ropes onboard the ships and for line handling of the cables and ropes when docking or undocking the ships.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Rigger Shop 1

Hours: 72

Emphasis is placed on carpentry orientation and study of hand tools, materials, ethics and history of the trade and operations.

Semester: 4

Course: Rigger Shop 2

Hours: 72

This course is designed to make the Carpenter apprentice well-rounded with studies in interior finish, cabinet making, and blueprint reading and estimating.

Semester: 5

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 6

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 7

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

Semester: 8

Course: Production Planning and Control

Hours: 72

This course provides managerial information regarding material requirements, capacity planning and control techniques, master production scheduling, and techniques in cost analysis.

sheetmetal

Sheetmetal workers are essential to the shipbuilding team. The sheetmetal apprentice explores the trade of ventilation and air conditioner systems consisting of fabricating air ducts, and using various gauges of steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

Semester: 1

Course: Technical Math

Hours: 72

Covers major aspects of practical math including basic arithmetic, trigonometry, and geometry.

Semester: 2

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 3

Course: Blueprint Reading for SM

Hours: 40

Semester: 4

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 5

Course: Fundamentals of Drafting

Hours: 72

This course is designed to introduce the apprentice to graphic language from the basics of free-hand sketches to multi-view and working drawings using the most common tools of the drafting trade.

Semester: 6

Course: Layout I

Hours: 72

This course is designed to instruct the apprentices on safety in relation to hand tools and shop machines. The apprentice will also study basic trade theory in hand processing, machine process and basic layout.

Semester: 7

Course: Layout II

Hours: 72

This course is designed to cover basic principles of parallel and radial line development as related to intermediate Sheetmetal layout work. The apprentice will have to demonstrate layout skill of basic components within the Sheetmetal craft and the Sheetmetal shop.

Semester: 8

Course: Layout III

Hours: 72

This is an advance Sheetmetal layout course that is designed to cover triangulation method, approaches and solutions to special problems.

Semester: 9

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

This course is designed to provide the apprentice with the foundation skills needed to understand roles and responsibilities of construction, supervision and managing projects.

welder

Welders learn proper welding procedures, processes and how to prepare various types of AC and DC electric arc welding equipment.

Semester: 1

Course: Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprints

Hours: 72

This course provides instruction in basic shipbuilding, blueprint reading and the process of ship design and planning.

Semester: 2

Course: Naval Architecture and Ship Structure

Hours: 72

Principles of ship construction and terminology.

Semester: 3

Course: Welding Procedures 1

Hours: 36

This course is designed to introduce to welder apprentices the basic machine types and set up with a Focus on the SMAW / TIG welding processes.

Semester: 4

Course: Welding Procedures 2

Hours: 36

This course is designed to introduce welder apprentices to advanced welding principles with a focus on the FCAW/GMAW welding processes.

Semester: 5

Course: SMAW and FCAW Processes

Hours: 72

This course is designed to teach a basic knowledge of the accessory equipment used in semi-automatic welding processes.

Semester: 6

Course: Journeyman Essentials for Weld

Hours: 36

This course will familiarize the Apprentice with information and knowledge about weld cost, definitions and terms, welding joint design, filler metal selection, welding symbols, visual inspections, and weld defects. In addition, this course will provide the student with the understanding of “Work Orders” and “Physical Progression”.

Semester: 7

Course: Principles of Management

Hours: 72

learn about OUR apprenticeships

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Shipfitter
Carpenter
Electrician
Inside Machinist
Insulator
Joiner
Maintenance Electrician
Outside Machinist
Painter
Pipe Welder
Pipefitter
Quality Inspector
Rigger
Sheetmetal
Welder

Sheetmetal apprentices complete a 6000-hr. program. Sheetmetal apprentices are responsible for fabrication and installation of ventilation and air conditioning ducts made from thin gauges of steel, aluminum, or stainless material. They also fabricate and install bins, racks, lockers, tabletops, sinks, shelves, furring, sheathing, along with intake and exhaust stacks with a high degree of craftmanship. Construction consists of riveted, bolted or welded joints. Sheetmetal apprentices are responsible for interpreting marine blueprints and using a variety of machine tools including shears, brakes presses, rollers, drills, and saws.

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Welder

Welders

Welder apprentices complete a 6000-hr. program. Welder apprentices are exposed to many different welding processes used to weld hull systems aboard naval system(s). Welder apprentices receive special training including a pre-training and certification course during the first several weeks in order to attain basic competency skills to perform the job. During the program, apprentices learn how to weld structure in various positions using the SMAW and FCAW processes as well as other methods. Apprentices receive on-the-job training through a series of rotations in weld shop(s), build area, integrate area and waterfront area.

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admissions process

Ingalls Shipbuilding is an equal opportunity employer and offers equal opportunities in employment to all applicants and employees without regard to an individual's protected status, including ethnicity, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Apprentices are selected and hired to the program as vacancies occur. On-the-job training and courses begin immediately after hire. Academic course work begins within the first six months of apprenticeship.

For questions call Ingalls Apprentice School Admissions
Sherri Kovar (228) 935-0917, Shelley McElroy (228) 935-7330 or LaKres Conner (228) 935-5898

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requirements

1. Be at least 18 years of age
2. Submit High School Transcript or GED Transcript with test scores
3. State issued Driver’s License or ID
4. Military Discharge Papers (DD214) if you have ever served active duty in the Armed Services
5. Be physically able to perform the essential duties of the shipbuilding discipline requested or assigned
6. Be able to obtain the proper security clearance and be a United States person

how to apply

1. Go to hii.com/careers
2. Navigate to the search bar, type Apprentice, select Ingalls Shipbuilding Division and search jobs
4. Click on the job vacancy to complete the application process

screening process

All applicants will be screened by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Employment Office for security and employability. Employment will contact applicants if they are denied employment. Online applications are then sent to the Ingalls Apprentice School Admissions Office for further screening and educational verification. If an applicant meets the requirements, they are then called for an intake interview, where original documents must be submitted. Applicants must submit an online application.

requirements

how to apply

1. Go to hii.com/careers
2. Navigate to the search bar, type Apprentice, select Ingalls Shipbuilding Division and search jobs
4. Click on the job vacancy to complete the application process

screening process

requirements

how to apply

1. Go to hii.com/careers
2. Navigate to the search bar, type Apprentice, select Ingalls Shipbuilding Division and search jobs
4. Click on the job vacancy to complete the application process

screening process

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

ingalls Shipbuilding is an equal opportunity employer and offers equal opportunities in employment to all applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s protected status, including ethnicity, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Apprentices are selected and hired to the program as vacancies occur. On-the-job training and courses begin immediately after hire. Academic course work begins within the first six months of apprenticeship.

For questions call Ingalls Apprentice School Admissions Sherri Kovar (228) 935-0917 or Shelley McElroy (228) 935-7330

REQUIREMENTS

Be at least 18 years of age
Submit High School Transcript or GED Transcript with test scores
State issued Driver’s License or ID
Military Discharge Papers (DD214) if you have ever served active duty in the Armed Services
Be physically able to perform the essential duties of the shipbuilding discipline requested or assigned
Be able to obtain the proper security clearance and be a United States person

HOW TO APPLY

Go to buildyourcareer.com
Click on Apprentices
Click on Start Your Search
Look for the “APPRENTICE” opening with Ingalls Shipbuilding
If available click on “Apply to job” to complete the application process

SCREENING PROCESS

our partnerships

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, in partnership with Ingalls Apprentice School, works to meet the training needs of apprentices as outlined by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training of the U.S. Department of Labor. A person who has completed an approved apprenticeship program may receive credit towards the Associate of Applied Science in Maritime Technology. Other requirements for the AASOE degree are outlined under “Graduation information” on the MGCCC website.

In addition to the educational partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the Ingalls Apprentice School is jointly sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 733 the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council.

location and facilities

The Ingalls Apprentice School is conveniently housed in the Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy on Jerry St. Pe’ Highway off of Highway 90 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Training Academy is located across from Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Human Resources building. Named for Haley Reeves Barbour, Mississippi’s 62nd Governor, the newly opened Maritime Training Academy serves as the training epicenter for Ingalls’ Apprentice School. The 70,000 square-foot facility features 24 classrooms, three computer labs, a library, 26 offices/conference rooms and several state-of-the-art craft labs for students to practice the various shipyard trades. Download a map of the Apprentice School
here.

Contact Information:

Sherri Kovar (228) 935-0917

Shelley McElroy (228) 935-7330

LaKres Conner (228) 935-5898