MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING
There are a variety of different organisations involved in aspects related to education and training in the maritime sector: specialised nautical colleges and training establishments; universities offering maritime related courses; professional institutions and societies; and industry recognised policy-setting bodies.
You can find out about a range of such organisations and what they have to offer in the profiles here. For instance, if you’re interested in gaining relevant skills for a career in maritime business, then the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers runs internationally recognised qualifications for shipbrokers, charterers, agents and managers.
Many colleges and universities offer courses in marine biology and zoology, small craft technology, marine engineering, oceanology, ship and port operations, navigation, transport and logistics, and naval architecture, to name but a few.
General sources of reference for those interested in a sea-going career are the Merchant Navy Training Board and the Marine Society. If jobs in ports interest you then contact Port Skills and Safety Ltd.
 Case Study
Distance Learning Manager
SANDRA HEMMING, ‘TutorShip’ Distance Learning Manager, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
“I manage the tutors who are assigned to students for each of the 14 subjects that make up the ICS syllabus – currently there are 500 courses being studied by students worldwide. We need to monitor the quality control of the process and check a percentage of the marked assignments being returned to the students by the tutors.
We also have PREP revision weekends for the 60 students who attend the course at Warwick University. I organise the timetable and social and travel arrangements, including negotiating the contract with the University.
I liaise with the other providers of education and accredit colleges that teach the ICS syllabus in preparation for the annual examinations – it’s a role that gets me out and about meeting a variety of interesting people.
Then there’s the managerial side to it – I collate and present TutorShip statistics for Board meetings and prepare the education cost centre input into the overall ICS budget. I attend managerial progress meetings to argue the income and expenditure figures for my account.
One of the best elements
of working in the maritime sector is the travel! I’ve travelled extensively to countries where there’s an Institute Distance Learning Centre, including South Africa, Australia and Copenhagen. There’s a visit to Bulgaria in the pipeline!”
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