{"id":4949,"date":"2023-12-07T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:29:33","slug":"ppa-application-period-opens-boost-your-port-professional-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/07\/ppa-application-period-opens-boost-your-port-professional-education\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA Application Period Opens \u2013 Boost Your Port Professional Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aapw01.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/PPAlogo_web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/aapw01.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/01\/PPAlogo_web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4950\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application portal for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapa-ports.org\/port-professional-associate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAPA\u2019s Port Professional Associate<\/a>&nbsp;(PPA<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>), a foundational program for entry-level port professionals, is open. This customizable program is designed for port professionals with less than five years in the port industry who seek to build their port and maritime knowledge leading to the potential for advancement professionally. PPAs earn an annual credential by completing 36 hours of learning via mentorship, webinars, local or online training and\/or approved industry events focused on port and supply chain topics. PPA candidates accepted into the program are afforded unique mentorship opportunities with Port Professional Executives (PPX\u00ae).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application period is open&nbsp;until&nbsp;January 12, 2024.&nbsp;Be sure to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.aapa-ports.org\/Public\/Events\/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=23PPAFEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submit your application<\/a>&nbsp;before the deadline to secure your spot. Applications will be reviewed by AAPA\u2019s Professional Development Board Members and notifications of acceptance to the program will be issued in February 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions about the application process,\u00a0contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jbarelas@aapa-ports.org\">Julie Barelas<\/a>.\u00a0For program questions, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:smcleod@aapa-ports.org\">Shannon McLeod<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naylornetwork.com\/aap-nwl\/articles\/index-v2.asp?aid=810127&amp;issueID=94127\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application portal for\u00a0AAPA\u2019s Port Professional Associate\u00a0(PPA\u00ae), a foundational program for entry-level port professionals, is open. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":4950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[1280,1170],"class_list":["post-4949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-insights-blog","tag-port-professional-associate","tag-professional-port-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}