1. Baltimore Port Alliance Education and Outreach
Maritime Partnership Program for Workforce Development
Welcome to the Port of Baltimore. This presentation is brought to you on behalf of the Baltimore Port Alliance (BPA) which has an active Port education and outreach initiative that connects Port businesses to local communities, and public and private schools in the region.

2. Overview Our Humble beginnings Growing up years
Making friends in the industry
Getting to know our partners
Learning to share

3. Launching the Port of Baltimore’s Next 300 Years
2006 Marked the 300th anniversary for the Port of Baltimore
A Forum was held to connect stakeholders, explore partnerships and discuss business trends and challenges.
Small group sessions
discussed maritime land
use, air and water quality
issues, educational
opportunities, and
community programs.
In 2006, the Port of Baltimore celebrated its 300th anniversary. It was during the celebratory year, that the was renamed the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. A forum was held at MITAGS to look at business trends and challenges. The audience included public agencies such as the Corps of Engineers, Departments of the Environment, Natural Resources and the Port Administraiton, private organizations in the industry such as terminal operators and shipping lines, and community and environmental organizations.
The audience was broken into five small group sessions to discuss maritime land use, air quality, water quality, educational opportunities and community programs.

4. Identifying Workforce Challenges
Acknowledged the Port’s aging workforce
Lack of awareness of the maritime industry as a career choice
New challenges with new security requirements
It was acknowledged that the Port had a aging workforce, because unlike in previous years, sons, daughters and relatives were not following the foot steps of their elders because they were going to college or seeking jobs that were not so labor intensive.
It was also noted that also the Port of Baltimore is a major economic engine for the State of Maryland, Port awareness was not widespread. Or people knew we live in Port city but had no idea what that meant to their daily lives or the economy.
Also, new security measures implemented since 9/11 meant more scrutiny.

5. Creation of the BPA Education and Outreach Committee
Purpose: To encourage and support educational partnerships between the maritime community and the population of the Chesapeake region through programs that positively promote and advance the economic and environmental impact of the Port of Baltimore.

6. Port of Baltimore Educational Opportunities
Tours of public and private terminal facilities
Guest speakers for community and educational programs
Career day and classroom presentations
Meaningful Environmental Field Experiences
Education and Job Resources
Because we now make an effort to track the outreach to do to schools and communities, we’ve seen our documented impact grow from approx. 2,000 annually, to over 10,000. This includes all the opportunities listed here, and other special events such as displaying at community or civic events.

7. Establishing and Building Partnerships
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
Navy JROTC Cadets from Maritime Industries Academy
The Baltimore Port Alliance education team is partnering with middle and high schools and community colleges in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County to provide instructors and students with career development information in the maritime industry.
Some example of partnerships:
Anne Arundel Community College – Transportation, Logistics and Cargo Security Program
North County High School – Anne Arundel County High School
Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove– Baltimore City
Maritime Industries Academy – Baltimore City High School
Sollers Point Technical High School – Baltimore County High School
Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy – Baltimore City Middle School
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program
Living Classroom Foundation
National Aquarium

8. Maritime Awareness through Student Engagement
Terrapin in the classroom at
St. Ignatius Loyola Academy
Technology students at Anne Arundel County Community College
The partnering institutions help familiarize students with the history of the Port of Baltimore, its economic and environmental impact to the State of Maryland, and educate them about today’s maritime industry which offers trade skills, employment opportunities, and a very positive work environment both on land and at sea.
For facility tours, we target grades 5 through college. For the environmental sites, program activities can be designed for grades K through gray!
Learning is focused on integrating different modes of transportation, logistics, problem solving, logic and teamwork in order to build skills needed in communications, science, technology, engineering and math.

9. Teaching the Teacher Teacher Externship program began 2012
Merged with the SMART Program 2014
Program expanded to include maritime professionals and teachers from Texas to Virginia to New York.
The program started as the BPA Teacher’s Externship in 2011 and merged with SMART program through our connection with the AACC. The program is designed to introduce educators to how the industry works, and network with industry professionals. They see and learn about everything from Maritime law and finance, to security and facility operations. They visit public and private terminals to see the logistics involved in moving cargo through the port.

10. BPA Education Outreach Job & Career Resources
Work with adult job training organizations – Maryland New Direction
Mock interviews with high school students and adults

11. BPA Education Outreach Professional Careers
Engineering
Administration
Law
Finance
The Port of Baltimore supports a variety of professional careers related to the commerce of the port, such as bankers, accountants, and insurance brokers.
And just as important are those positions that offer support for the continued growth of the port, including engineers who design our infrastructure and office personnel who are often the face of the Port.
Other Alliances:
There is also a huge amount of work involved that to some may seem invisible:  All import and export shipments must be paid for.  Banks with International Business Departments play a major role.   And, just as you would have insurance on your car or your home, you should also have insurance on any cargo that you import or export.  There are some insurance agencies that specialize in this area.

12. Baltimore: Port of Opportunity
2014 Port wide Production
Highlighted different aspects of the industry
YouTube clips of all segments
Over 16,000 viewers

13. Baltimore Port Alliance Education Outreach Committee
Thank You for Coming !
We hope this information about jobs and careers in the Port of Baltimore has been helpful. Please feel free to contact us for more information about the Baltimore Port Alliance’s education and outreach program. Thank you.

14. Questions? For more information, contact:
Katrina Jones, MD Port Administration
Andy Nixon, Rukert Terminals