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Electric Boat and the MDA-UAW (Marine Draftsmen's Association-United Auto Workers) have reached an
agreement ___ Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) to offer design apprentices an Associates Degree program
___ Ship Systems Design Technology.
"This is a win-win-win situation ___ the company, the union and the employees who participate ___ the
program," said Bob Nardone, VP-HR & Administration. "It results ___ our strong relationship ___ the MDAUAW
and will enable us to invest today ___ the leadership Electric Boat will require ___ the future."
The program is being offered ____ current EB design apprentices who have successfully completed the
apprentice curriculum. MMA is reviewing this curriculum and will award academic credit ___ courses and
work assignments. Additionally, MMA will conduct eight courses to fulfill the remaining academic
requirements ___ an AS degree.
MMA will present the courses ____ its Castine, Maine, campus using its video teleconferencing (VTC)
capabilities. EB program participants will attend these courses on company time, ___ EB picking ___ the
costs ___ tuition administrative fees, classrooms with VTC capabilities and Internet access.
"The opportunity ___ our apprentices to earn an Associates Degree further strengthens the capabilities ___
our design force," said former MDA-UAW President Mel Olsson. "This couldn't have been accomplished ___
the close working relationship ___ the company, the union, and MMA."
President Olsson continued to comment that the response has been overwhelmingly positive. "I would say
90 percent ___ the eligible candidates, or more, were interested ___ signing ___ ___ the program. Hopes
are that the college will offer two, possibly three classes next semester, and I would like to see it expanded
even beyond that."
EB spokesman Neil D. Ruenzel said the company does not offer any similar program ___ its trades workers,
___ part because it has been ___ a decade since it was hiring anyone into a shipyard apprentice program,
but also because the program for designers is modeled ___ a similar degree program offered ___ Bath Iron
Works, which like EB is a subsidiary ___ General Dynamics.
Exercise 5. Complete the texts with active vocabulary
Text 1
A) win-win-win situation
B) campus
C) reached an agreement
D) academic requirements
E) to earn an Associates Degree
F) participate
G) successfully completed
H) academic credit
I) a subsidiary
J) the costs for tuition
K) signing up
Electric Boat and the MDA-UAW have 1. _________________ with Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) to offer
design apprentices an Associates Degree program in Ship Systems Design Technology.
"This is a 2.___________________ for the company, the union and the employees who 3.
__________________ in the program," said Bob Nardone, VP-HR & Administration. "It results from our
strong relationship with the MDA-UAW and will enable us to invest today in the leadership Electric Boat will
require in the future."
The program is being offered to current EB design apprentices who have 4.__________________ the
apprentice curriculum. MMA is reviewing this curriculum and will award 5.__________________ for courses
and work assignments. Additionally, MMA will conduct eight courses to fulfill the remaining
6._________________ for an AS degree.
MMA will present the courses from its Castine, Maine, 7.______________ using its video teleconferencing
(VTC) capabilities. EB program participants will attend these courses on company time, with EB picking up
8.____________________ administrative fees, classrooms with VTC capabilities and Internet access.
"The opportunity for our apprentices 9._____________________ further strengthens the capabilities of our
design force," said former MDA-UAW President Mel Olsson. "This couldn't have been accomplished without
the close working relationship between the company, the union, and MMA."
President Olsson continued to comment that the response has been overwhelmingly positive. "I would say
90 percent of the eligible candidates, or more, were interested in 10.________________ for the program.
Hopes are that the college will offer two, possibly three classes next semester, and I would like to see it
expanded even beyond that."
EB spokesman Neil D. Ruenzel said the company does not offer any similar program for its trades workers,
in part because it has been about a decade since it was hiring anyone into a shipyard apprentice program,
but also because the program for designers is modeled after a similar degree program offered at Bath Iron
Works, which like EB is 11. ______________ of General Dynamics.
Text 2
A) economy
B) Higher education
C) accounted for
D) post-secondary education
E) earned a degree
F) needs
G) workforce
H) to complete a degree
I) where the people are
J) employment
K) traditional campuses
L) fuel costs
M) continuing education
N) facilities
O) in the job marketplace
P) cost savings
