ABS Joins Korea-U.S. Initiative to Build Next-Generation Shipbuilding Workforce

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ABS signed the MOU with the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO), the Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA) and the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) at the opening of the KUSPC, establishing a framework to develop jointly recognized qualification and certification programs and workforce exchanges with a primary focus on capability for U.S. naval maintenance, repair and overhaul.

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The MOU provides the institutional framework for the workforce-training component of South Korean shipbuilders' recently announced U.S. partnerships .