Tag: career at sea

Seafarers UK has launched this year’s Seafarers Awareness Week campaign, announcing the themes ‘Maritime Jobs at Sea and Ashore’ and ‘Sea Ports for Prosperity. The campaign will focus on promoting maritime career opportunities, both at sea and ashore, including in the UK’s thriving port industry.

Crowley Maritime Corp. assisted the Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC) to win a three-year grant that will help students develop skills to successfully establish careers in the maritime industry.

The MPA Singapore has issued circular to provide updates on initiatives promoting seafaring careers. The Tripartite Maritime Manpower Taskforce for Seafarers (TF-Sea) has launched the SkillsFuture Earn and Learn Programme (ELP) for Maritime (Seafaring Deck Officer) and (Seafaring Marine Engineer) and the Employment Enhancement Programme (EEP) on 1 April 2016.

Announcing the theme Maritime Jobs for Future Generations, Seafarers UK has launched its Seafarers Awareness Week 2016 campaign, with the focus on promoting maritime career opportunities, both at sea and ashore.Seafarers Awareness Week 2016 takes place from June 20 to 26 throughout the UK

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) is pleased to announce new initiatives created to support Singaporeans career in seafaring.

Establishing key Initiatives to promote and profile maritime careers MPA Singapore Sectoral Tripartite Committee for Transport (Sea) rolls out key initiatives to promote and profile maritime careers. Funding to be drawn from S$115 million maritime cluster fund ; Manpower Development (MCF-MD) and National SkillsFuture Budget.Fresh measures to attract and help Singaporeans deepen skills and advance their careers in seafaring and shore-based sectors will soon be rolled out. These include bringing various SkillsFuture programmes to the maritime sector and introducing new measures to support Singaporeans' careers in seafaring. In addition, a new national-level initiative - the Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) - will give Singaporeans easier access to maritime job openings, and information on maritime education and training options.Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, announced these initiatives at the Singapore Shipping Association's (SSA) 30th anniversary gala dinner held last week.These initiatives were drawn up by the Sectoral Tripartite Committee for Transport (Sea) led by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Comprising two taskforces, the committee aims to address current gaps and recommend new initiatives to strengthen manpower development efforts for both seafaring and shore-based sectors.In the next five years, ...

IRClass Academy organised an expert panel discussion to discuss maritime professional development in India

ASA has urged the Abbott Government to be careful in its consideration of the Productivity Commission Report into Tasmanian shipping and freight

The Transport Select Committee has published its findings following an inquiry into the government's shipping strategy, focusing on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and UK seafarer jobs