U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) Hosts Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day with First Cohort to Join Navy at NSWC Philadelphia Division

By Gary Ell | 06.11.2024 

The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program hosted a Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day event at Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on May 23, 2024.

The ceremony recognized the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and first cohort to enter the U.S. Navy as civilian employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).

The event marked the culmination of the SIB multiyear effort to develop a robust talent pipeline across the region. Working with partners in industry, academia, and local government, the SIB program has launched training and recruitment initiatives to cultivate the next generation of welders, pipefitters, electricians, and other critical tradespeople.
These programs represent enterprise collaboration and include more than 290 defense industry and 140 academic partners.

The May Signing Day celebrated more than 2,100 individuals who are now embarking on careers at small and medium-sized defense industrial base suppliers - the vital network of companies that provide components, materials, and services critical to new construction and sustainment of our maritime forces. Local shipbuilding companies, elected officials, and community leaders were on hand to celebrate the graduates and welcome them into this critical defense industry.

Training Modernization Group (TMG), Inc., in support of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Shipbuilding Industrial Base Task, has the overall lead for…Read More