Building the Mayflower ship is the beginning of revitalizing traditional skills. The hope and ambition is to re-establish a working shipyard in Harwich.

The Mayflower site is already a focus for practical learning and work opportunities. It includes a training centre offering a range of courses to equip people with the skills necessary to make Harwich a thriving maritime hub.

The ship-building activities support the local economy by providing access to further education and training in a range of roles, particularly in the industrial , craft and engineering sector, which have diminished in recent years.