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Providing opportunities for early career researchers to gain leadership experiences in seagoing oceanographic science is critical to maintaining an inclusive and robust research community. While various opportunities exist to attract early career scientists to oceanography through undergraduate research experiences or first-time access to seagoing science, there are notable gaps in helping junior researchers who are already in the oceanographic workforce (junior faculty, research scientists, postdoctoral scholars) step into and embrace leadership roles. This training gap is particularly acute for leadership in field science, especially for remote regions with complicated logistics and unfamiliar platforms and support structures, notably the Arctic and Antarctic. In light of rapid environmental changes occurring at the poles and the importance of these regions in global connectivity, polar-specific training is needed to ensure incoming generations can effectively plan and execute research on icebreakers and ice-capable vessels. Here, we describe two training efforts conducted in 2023 and 2024 specifically tailored to train future leaders in polar seagoing science.