Learn skills that lead to a living-wage, local career
Recompete partners offer short-term training programs in our region's most in-demand fields like Natural Resources, Welding, Marine Trades, and Transportation.
Training that comes to you
Peninsula College's mobile programs bring hands-on skilled trades training directly to where you live and work across the Olympic Peninsula.
Mobile Welding
The Mobile Welding Classroom is outfitted with eight welding bays, ready to offer you high-quality instruction in your community. Learn more here.
Mobile Flex Skilled Trades
The Mobile Flex classroom is anticipated to be ready for instruction in Winter 2027. The Flex classroom can teach a variety of in-demand skilled trades including marine technology, construction, and other customized training to meet industry and employer demand. Preview Marine Technology classes here.
Skilled Trades & Natural Resources Programs
Peninsula College offers Skilled Trades degrees and certificates that provide industry-specific skills with pathways to high wage careers. Among many education opportunities, Peninsula College offers programs in Welding, Construction Technology, and Natural Resources.
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
If you can build a boat, you can build anything. The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding's programs emphasize hands-on training and real-world problem-solving to prepare the next generation of craftspeople and tradespeople. From shaping planks and lofting designs to wiring marine electrical systems and maintaining engines, students gain practical, tangible skills that open doors to meaningful work in the marine trades and beyond.
NWSWB offers a 12-Month Boatbuilding Associate of Occupational Studies Degree (AOS) Program, a 9-month Marine Systems Diploma Program, and multi-day Marine Systems Intensives.
Scholarships, federal financial aid, and veterans benefits are available for those who qualify. As a Recompete partner, NWSWB is able to expand capacity by supporting students with additional equipment, staff, and student support.
Support to help you succeed
You may be eligible for financial aid or other assistance programs through Peninsula College or the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. In addition, our partners can help bridge the gap for you around books & course materials, childcare, transportation, or other needs while you're receiving your education.
Olympic Connect is a community care hub that works with your individual circumstances to connect you to the support you need. They also offer an Employment Support Program, which includes financial assistance that could help with course fees, materials, and more for short-term training programs.