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Port-sponsored HELM program showcases maritime career pipeline to commissioners
Summary
Port Canaveral staff and Rockledge High School students described the HELM maritime education program, its field trips, student outcomes and community partners at the April 23 Port Canaveral Authority commission meeting.
Raquel Mooney, a member of Port Canaveral Authority’s human resources department, introduced the HELM (Helping Educate Leaders in Maritime) program and asked commissioners to welcome students and staff from Rockledge High School.
The presentation outlined how the port and local partners support the program and the kinds of experiences it gives students.
The session matters to the port and the community because HELM is an industry pipeline: it exposes high school students to maritime careers, connects them with port employers and public safety agencies, and has produced students who are pursuing maritime internships and postsecondary study.
Mooney told commissioners that HELM “is supported by the port and the propeller club and many local community…
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