The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) has unveiled the Marine Trades School Directory, a pioneering online resource tailored for aspiring marine technicians, their families and industry professionals.
This user-friendly platform allows individuals to explore over 30 educational institutions, filtering options by program offerings, tuition costs, certifications, prerequisites and ABYC Marine Trades Accreditation status. Developed in collaboration with BoatUS, the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association and Yamaha, the directory aims to streamline the search for quality marine training programs.
“We regularly receive calls from individuals looking for training programs, and now we have a centralized resource to guide them to the experience they want, whether that be a full college program or targeted industry training,” says Sarah Devlin, ABYC accreditation director.
ABYC encourages all marine associations to promote this tool and invites unlisted schools to participate by completing a free survey at teachboats.org.
This initiative underscores ABYC’s commitment to workforce development and ensuring a robust pipeline of skilled marine technicians for the industry’s future.
Learn more at abycinc.org/schooldirectory.
