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MTC Career Path

The Maritime Career Path

The Maritime Training Center Career Path is designed to guide you through the various courses we offer to obtain the credentials necessary to begin a new career in structural fitting or welding.

Step 1

Maritime Foundations

Improve math skills you’ll need to be successful in our structural fitting and welding classes.

step 2

NCCER Core Curriculum

Earn an NCCER Level completion and wallet card that you can present to potential employers.

step 3

NCCER Structural Fitting or Structural Welding

Learn how to fabricate and assemble structural pieces using SMAW & FCAW processes.

step 4

GTAW Plate/Pipe, SMAW Plate/Pipe

Advance your skills with pipe welding. 

The videos below feature two of our former students.  Listen to their stories and learn how following the MTC Career Path changed their lives.  After you’ve watched the videos, read through the steps and the course descriptions below.  

What is a shipfitter?

Joshua Gates Testimony

videos

Explore the Maritime Industry

Still trying to make up your mind about starting your career in the Maritime Industry? Check out a few of these videos of people explaining their experiences in the industry and a quick view of some of the work involved.

videos

Explore the Maritime Industry

Still trying to make up your mind about starting your career in the Maritime Industry? Check out a few of these videos of people explaining their experiences in the industry and a quick view of some of the work involved.