Shipbuilding and Repair Career Day Event (SBRCD 2009)

Shipbuilding and Repair Career Day 2009 (SBRCD 09) was held in the Ted Constant Convocation Center on March 24 on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. 660 students and 60 teachers from different schools in Hampton Roads area participated in this daylong event. The event offered an educational and fun-filled environment for middle and high school students to learn about various career opportunities in shipbuilding and repair. It also provided school counselors and teachers an opportunity to interact with professionals from shipbuilding and repair industry.

SBRCD 2009 was sponsored by the shipbuilding and repair industries in the Hampton Roads area with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding as the major sponsor. Lean Institute at Old Dominion University organized this event to address the need of qualified workforce for the industry. Other key sponsors included Earl Industries, BAE Systems, Colonna's Shipyard, NAVY Supship N.N., VSE Corporation and Tecnico Corp.