It’s no secret that our industry needs to attract a more diverse pool of consumers, as well as younger workers to replace our graying workforce. The average age of new-boat buyers is early 50s, and according to Info-Link, a company that tracks sales data for...
On November 2 at the RIMTA Annual Meeting & Celebration, a large crowd of industry members gathered to recognize Michael Keyworth with the first Rising Tide Award. This new award, which will now be called the J. Michael Keyworth Rising Tide Award, is presented by RIMTA...
When Michael Keyworth is awarded with RIMTA’s first Rising Tide Award at the Annual Meeting & Celebration on November 2, he will be recognized for making a lifetime of positive contributions to the Rhode Island marine trades. His list of accomplishments is long: from being...
Attendees at RIMTA’s Annual Industry Partnership Breakfast recognized recent graduates of the Marine Trades & Composites Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program. This summer the program ran for its fifth session, and ten individuals got their start on a career in the marine trades. Graduates included: Peter Barlow...
Sail Newport and Discover Newport were honored at RIMTA’s Annual Industry Partnership Breakfast on September 19 as recipients of the annual Anchor Award. This accolade is given to those who have had a significant impact on the state's marine trades. Both organizations were selected for attracting...
Rhode Island’s Governor's Workforce Board has announced the availability of $1.7 million in "rolling" Incumbent Worker Training Grants to provide businesses with matching funds of up to $45,000 in a 12-month period to increase the skills of their current employees and increase the competitiveness and...
Our focus at RIMTA is to establish Rhode Island as a worldwide leader in the marine trades. That sounds like a big job, but it boils down to a simple premise. The building blocks of this Ocean State business sector are our member companies—and if...
Explore a career working on a luxury yacht at the first Luxury Yacht Career Day, held in Newport on June 21 during the Newport Charter Yacht Show. Luxury-yacht crews work in a range of capacities on large vessels that cruise in exotic locales around the...
Free Training Program Gives Entry-Level Workers Entrée to Careers in Growing Industry June 9, 2015 — The Marine Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program—a free, seven-week program coordinated by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) where individuals gain the entry-level skills needed to work in local industry—has been...