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G3 Boats Leads Workforce Development Through GOCAPS Support
Posted 5/15/2025
LEBANON, Mo.—May 15, 2025 — G3 Boats continues to set the standard for workforce readiness by expanding support for the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GOCAPS) Lake Region, offering high school students direct exposure to careers in manufacturing through job shadowing, facility tours and skill-building experiences.
GOCAPS is a yearlong professional learning experience for high school juniors and seniors. Students are embedded in partner businesses and complete capstone projects to explore future careers.
Now in its third year of collaboration, G3 Boats provides hands-on learning opportunities for high school juniors and seniors, including job shadowing, facility tours and skills-based training across multiple departments. This year alone, G3 facilitated seven student job shadow experiences.
“Students are exposed to a variety of different employment opportunities at G3. As a result, interest in shadowing employees has increased, and more students are eager to get involved,” said Daniel Peregoy, GOCAPS Business and Engineering Facilitator. “G3 Boats continues to be a valuable partner in our community, providing students with real insight into career paths available right here in Lebanon.”
G3 also hosted several large-scale tours during the 2024/2025 school year. On October 21, two groups of students from Lebanon High School toured the company’s manufacturing facilities. On Manufacturing Day, students from Conway School and Cross Christian School participated in an in-depth guided tour led by Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Mike Phelps.
Students in GOCAPS choose from four focus areas: engineering and manufacturing, business and entrepreneurship, medicine and health care, and teaching professions. They attend morning or afternoon sessions five days a week during the school year. The program serves students from Lebanon, Conway, Richland and Laquey school districts. Lebanon Regional Economic Development, Inc. administers the program, and Lebanon Public Schools serves as fiscal agent.
Yamaha Marine products are marketed throughout the United States and around the world. Yamaha Marine Engine Systems, based in Kennesaw, Ga., supports its 2,000 U.S. dealers and boat builders with marketing, training and parts for Yamaha’s full line of products and strives to be the industry leader in reliability, technology and customer service. Yamaha Marine is the only outboard brand to have earned NMMA®’s C.S.I. Customer Satisfaction Index award every year since its inception. Visit www.yamahaoutboards.com.
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This document contains many of Yamaha's valuable trademarks. It may also contain trademarks belonging to other companies. Any references to other companies or their products are for identification purposes only and are not intended to be an endorsement.
REMEMBER to always observe all applicable boating laws. Never drink and drive. Dress properly with a USCG-approved personal floatation device and protective gear.
© 2025 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
GOCAPS is a yearlong professional learning experience for high school juniors and seniors. Students are embedded in partner businesses and complete capstone projects to explore future careers.
Now in its third year of collaboration, G3 Boats provides hands-on learning opportunities for high school juniors and seniors, including job shadowing, facility tours and skills-based training across multiple departments. This year alone, G3 facilitated seven student job shadow experiences.
“Students are exposed to a variety of different employment opportunities at G3. As a result, interest in shadowing employees has increased, and more students are eager to get involved,” said Daniel Peregoy, GOCAPS Business and Engineering Facilitator. “G3 Boats continues to be a valuable partner in our community, providing students with real insight into career paths available right here in Lebanon.”
G3 also hosted several large-scale tours during the 2024/2025 school year. On October 21, two groups of students from Lebanon High School toured the company’s manufacturing facilities. On Manufacturing Day, students from Conway School and Cross Christian School participated in an in-depth guided tour led by Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Mike Phelps.
Students in GOCAPS choose from four focus areas: engineering and manufacturing, business and entrepreneurship, medicine and health care, and teaching professions. They attend morning or afternoon sessions five days a week during the school year. The program serves students from Lebanon, Conway, Richland and Laquey school districts. Lebanon Regional Economic Development, Inc. administers the program, and Lebanon Public Schools serves as fiscal agent.
Yamaha Marine products are marketed throughout the United States and around the world. Yamaha Marine Engine Systems, based in Kennesaw, Ga., supports its 2,000 U.S. dealers and boat builders with marketing, training and parts for Yamaha’s full line of products and strives to be the industry leader in reliability, technology and customer service. Yamaha Marine is the only outboard brand to have earned NMMA®’s C.S.I. Customer Satisfaction Index award every year since its inception. Visit www.yamahaoutboards.com.
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This document contains many of Yamaha's valuable trademarks. It may also contain trademarks belonging to other companies. Any references to other companies or their products are for identification purposes only and are not intended to be an endorsement.
REMEMBER to always observe all applicable boating laws. Never drink and drive. Dress properly with a USCG-approved personal floatation device and protective gear.
© 2025 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. All rights reserved.