Software, services, and expertise for the business of shipbuilding.

        • Achieve a Quick ROI
        • Sliced implementations and our expertise means a benefit from day one, without a lengthy setup.

        • Integrate, Collaborate, Re-use
        • SSI’s Open Shipbuilding Platform gives you a future-proof source of truth for your shipbuilding projects.

        • Change Management
        • Get visibility into changes, understand the impacts, and have the right information at the right time to execute the change.

        • Adapt and Innovate
        • Create a local or virtualized shipbuilding environment for your global distributed workforce.

        • Changing from Another Solution
        • SSI makes it easy to switch from other platforms and keep your existing data.

        • Design
        • The most significant opportunities to impact the cost of building and operating a ship are found in the design and engineering phase.

          Initial Design  |  Basic Design  |  Detailed Design

        • Build
        • Even a smaller shipbuilding project is immense in scope and scale. Manage the challenges that are unique to ship construction.

          Prepare  |  Fabricate  |  Assemble

        • Maintain
        • With the majority of a ship’s life taking place after it’s been built, it’s crucial to ensure that the organization has a clear picture of the vessel at all times.

          Digital Twin  |  Repair / Refit  |  Operations

        • Nexus
        • SSI Nexus is a community for users, creators, & implementers of SSI software.

        • SSI Certified Training
        • SSI Certified Training allows SSI users to access detailed training exercises, materials, courses, and certifications.

        • SSI Blogs
        • The SSI blogs are your place to get insights from our CEO into the intersection of shipbuilding and technology, see how shipbuilding is moving forward, and keep up with SSI news.

          Lighthouse Waveform  |  Shipbuilding Solutions

        • ShipConstructor
        • A complete line of solutions for the design, engineering, and construction of ships and offshore projects.

        • EnterprisePlatform
        • Tools to connect and share data across every system in the shipyard and make information available.

        • ShipbuildingPLM
        • The only truly shipbuilding-specific product lifecycle management (PLM) platform.

        • Company
        • Learn more about SSI and our leadership.

        • Locations & Contact
        • You need a partner with a global presence.

        • News
        • The latest on SSI and shipbuilding.

        • Events
        • Join us at our next event, conference, or trade show.

        • Partners
        • Learn more about our Platform and Development Partners.

        • Clients
        • See the industry leaders who trust SSI.

        • Careers
        • Help us make the business of shipbuilding possible.

SSI Certified Training is a comprehensive training program designed by SSI for its ShipConstructor and EnterprisePlatform software. For consistency, the training has been standardized for use around the world by our Certified Instructors. All training is hands-on in SSI’s Training Project and consists of completing realistic activities and exercises directly related to ship design and engineering.

Certifications may be earned for various levels of proficiency and then used as evidence of competency. By completing a combination of Core and Elective classes, you can become an SSI Certified User or an SSI Certified Professional. You will also receive a registered certificate for every class you complete.

Courses are pre-selected bundles of Core classes with several Elective classes and offer three levels of Professional Certification:

  • SSI Certified User: Successfully completed any single Class
  • SSI Certified Professional: Successfully completed ALL Core Classes + 2 Elective classes in Hull & Structure or Outfitting
  • SSI Certified Specialist: Successfully completed ALL Core Classes + ALL Elective classes in Hull & Structure or Outfitting

Why take Certified Training?


Course Details


Training for Individuals

Advance your Career with a Credential of Expertise

SSI will be heavily promoting this program to employers in the shipbuilding industry. If you are a job seeker or desire a raise or promotion, you need something to distinguish yourself. A certification of your proficiency in ShipConstructor software will help you stand out. In order to advance your career, it is recommended that you become certified in ShipConstructor usage by SSI.

Flexible Options via SSI Learning

SSI Certified Training is available via MyLearning. You can use this material to work at your own pace and/or with assistance from SSI.


Training for Companies

Boost Productivity and Aid Hiring

You want your staff to be as productive as possible. Certifications from SSI allow you to quickly find out who is qualified for a job and determine the best people to promote. Certifications make evaluation easier. This is because certification is powerful evidence that a user is knowledgeable enough to deliver high quality and efficiency. Seeing a software certification from SSI allows you to have higher confidence in your staff and subcontractors.

Flexible Options via SSI Learning

SSI Certified Training is available via MYLearning. You can use this material to work at your own pace and/or with assistance from SSI.


Training for Academic Institutions

Help your Graduates Succeed

Experts in shipbuilding, software and education have developed the SSI Certified Training Curriculum. This content is the best available tool for giving students real-world training in software used around the world for ship design and engineering.

SSI is heavily promoting these certifications to the shipbuilding industry and encouraging employers to list this certification as a credential necessary for employment.

You could help your graduates find employment in this industry (and differentiate yourself from other academic institutions) by offering classes preparing students to achieve these certifications. This material is a good fit for naval architecture and marine engineering programs.

Prepackaged Curriculum

The course work and activities have already been done for you!

We’ve created the lessons and exercises, developed a tool to quickly and thoroughly check students’ Training projects and will create and issue the certificates for you. Once your Instructors have become Certified themselves, your institution will have access to the complete Certified Training program for your students.

Materials Available for Academic Institutions:

SSI will provide PDF workbooks with step-by-step instructions and screenshots, free software licenses and a realistic Training project in which to complete the activities and exercises.

Flexible Options via SSI Learning

SSI Certified Training is available via MyLearning. You can use this material to work at your own pace and/or with assistance from SSI.