Governor Hochul announced SUNY Maritime’s new offshore wind basic safety training program on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.
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A Bronx college is planning to debut a new training program geared toward future environmental efficiency which also aims grow industry and employment opportunities across the state.
SUNY Maritime will begin offering a new offshore wind basic safety training program for its students, on Monday, Feb. 5. Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement of the new training program on Thursday, Feb. 1.
The SUNY Maritime training program, which is a partnership between the college and RelyOn Nutec, a Louisiana-based global business, is also certified by nonprofit Global Wind Organisation. According to the company’s Linkedin, RelyOn Nutec is the only global provider of safety, skills, drilling, emergency response and crisis management training for the offshore, maritime and wind industry.
“SUNY Maritime training program will ensure anyone interested in a career to grow our green economy can gain the knowledge and skills,” Hochul said.
Hochul added that New York state is leading the nation in the transition to clean energy, which includes training the workforce of the future to work on offshore wind, for decades to come.
According to Hochul’s office, SUNY Maritime is only one of two Maritime academies in the country to offer this training.
“I’m proud that New York is leading the nation when it comes to projects that are good for workers, as well as the planet and the economy,” said U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “The federal funding my office secured for this program will help our workforce for offshore wind jobs and help New York and the country meet our renewable energy goals.”
Ocasio-Cortez added that in less than 15 years, New York state is expected to have nearly 5,000 new jobs in the offshore wind industry, with SUNY Maritime currently training those future workers.
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