Information:
www.mpa.gov.sg
www.maritimecareers.com.sg
www.sma.sp.edu.sg
www.maritimeinstitute.sg
Sep 6, 2013 ChannelNewsAsia
Efforts are underway to make sure there is a ready pool of
Singaporeans to fill these jobs.
The Singapore Maritime Officers Union has a programme that aims
to train 500 cadets every year.
The Tripartite Nautical Training Award started in 2009 and has
trained 108 Singaporeans so far.
The programme has a mix of government and union funding, as well
as support from the Singapore Shipping Association.
More than S$6 million has been invested into the programme.
Another S$4 million will be pumped into training
infrastructure.
The maritime sector today contributes more than 7 per cent of
the country's GDP, and hires about 170,000 people.
But it remains a challenge to attract Singaporeans to take on a
seafaring career.
Speaking at a maritime conference, Acting Manpower Minister Tan
Chuan-Jin said he wants to see more well-paying jobs in the sector
going to Singaporeans.
He said: "We expect companies to put in the effort to develop the
Singaporean core, to develop that pipeline, so that Singaporeans at
all levels can be trained, developed, so that when the opportunity
arises, it makes sense to also look at Singaporeans to take up some
of these positions."