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Village When it comes to workforce development,
the Great Lakes Boat Building School brings the power of relationships to life.
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he Great Lakes is home to many treasures, but when most recreational boaters think about the gems in the region’s crown, they understandably envision cruising destinations like the North Channel, Door County and Put-in-Bay. They might not realize that one of those gems is a cornerstone of maritime workforce development. The Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) sits in the small community of Cedarville, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula’s Les Cheneaux Islands. It’s the only fully accredited marine industry school in the Great Lakes, and since its 2005 inception, it has been dedicated to providing students with the hands-on instruction they need to build thriving careers. But GLBBS is not doing it alone; it’s building relationships across the region, and across the marine industry, to successfully cultivate the next generation of craftspeople and technicians. 38
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