| A major problem is facing the European shipping industry. As well as facing fierce competition from the Far East, it is predicted that there will be a shortage of 27,000 seafaring officers by 2015 (BIMCO/ISF 2005, 2010, Urkmez, 2005). MaritimeTraining is a platform which has been formed to promote the results of five highly successful completed EU funded maritime education and training (MET) projects. These projects directly address particular problems and deficiencies in MET. The intention is to include further products that are relevant to maritime training. Cork Harbour is well placed to capitalize on this opportunity through the world-class facilities at the NMCI in Ringaskiddy which can provide seafarers with information and computer technology (ICT) based products to improve the quality of their education. The project consortium believes that by raising standards in the field of European MET, and providing institutions with tools to improve the quality of their education, the employability and mobility of European seafarers will be increased. The partners involved in the MaritimeTraining platform have a clear vision for enhancing MET in their countries and throughout Europe, including Ireland. TUDEV and C4FF together support the platform with their network, namely MariFuture (www.marifuture.org) and MarEdu (www.maredu.co.uk). For more information about the MaritimeTraining Platform, please follow the link below. Related links for this article Maritime Training Platform |
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