Maritime
DOLE-NMP hits 10-K mark of
trained seafarers
T
acloban City – The National Maritime Polytechnic
(NMP), the only maritime training and research
agency in the country, trained 10,231 seafarers in
2017 to meet the continuing domestic and global
demands of the industry.
In his report to Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, NMP
Executive Director Romulo Bernales said the trainees
are either aspirants to become seafarers, active
seafarers, maritime instructors and assessors and/or other allied
personnel in the maritime industry. NMP is an attached agency of
DOLE.
Additionally, NMP’s Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping (STCW) courses are now in the process for MARINA
accreditation and will soon be offered in the 2nd quarter of 2018.
The NMP, which also integrates in its training programs values to
social transformation for both merchant marine officers and ratings,
also gained a 32 percent increase in the number of trainees taking
Professional Development Courses.
“NMP continues to upgrade its facilities maritime training
services pursuant to the Standards of Training, Certification,
and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention, as amended
in 2010, including value-adding courses towards improving
the qualifications of Filipino seafarers for their employment
acceptability and enhanced competitiveness,” Bernales said.
Apart from training, Bernales added, NMP also regularly
conducts maritime studies to come up with policies for the
improvement of the manpower sector of the industry.
Individuals aspiring to engage in teaching in maritime
education and training institution (METIs) and those private
individuals who plan to pursue a maritime career can also enroll for
training at the NMP.
NMP sits on a sprawling 15-hectare complex in Barangay
Cabalawan, right at the foot of the San Juanico Bridge, in Tacloban
City. Its Manila Office is located at the 2nd Floor of the Employees
Compensation Commission (ECC) Bldg. in Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati
City. dole.gov.ph
Those who are interested to take NMP training programs may
visit the NMP website at www.nmp.gov.ph and its Facebook page
(www.facebook.com/nmptrainingcenter).
“NMP continues to upgrade its facilities maritime training services pursuant to the Standards
of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers Convention, as amended in 2010,
including value-adding courses towards improving the qualifications of Filipino seafarers for
their employment acceptability and enhanced competitiveness,” Bernales said.
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