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allows her to focus on bringing in new
contracts. Too many businesses fail to
fully train their employees in all steps of
the trade, she says, partly because training is so time consuming, and partly because owners are afraid that employees
will leave to start their own businesses.
"I simply do not believe in that theory. I think that it's just so wrong," Maisto says. "When an employee comes in,
they are trained from beginning to end.
I want an employee to be able to go out
on a boat and pattern, I want them to
be able to fabricate, and I want them to
be able to install. That is what makes my
business run so smoothly."
And if an employee sets out to start
his or her own business? Maisto's job is
complete, she says. "So I say, kudos to
me and kudos to them. I never want to
hold somebody back."
Traditional art
A big turning point for the business came
in becoming proficient in what Maisto calls
a "flawless one-step patterning technique."
Fairwinds doesn't use automated
technology or equipment-Maisto almost
took that step a few years ago, but pulled

Fairwinds Training Center students learn the "One-Step
Patterning System" in the Elite Power Boat Enclosure class.

ADVICE FOR WORKING
WITH INTERNS

M

aisto says that bringing on interns requires
a formalized program that allows them to

learn with objective goals in mind. "It's not about
bringing in free work or offsetting an overload of
work for the employer. These internship programs
are strictly for [the intern]. We should not as an
employer be benefitting from this at all."

Her top suggestions:
* Have programs generally run
from one-to-three months.
* Provide adequate mentoring and
the proper tools for learning.
"Don't bring them in and say, 'Sit down, I
need this done because we are backed up.'
Donna Duffie, from Belleville, Canada,
recently purchased a marine canvas
shop and came to Fairwinds Training
Center for a private seven-day course
to enhance her skills.

That doesn't benefit the intern," says Maisto.
"Keep in mind they are not free help."

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