Source: Global Nation
A partnership between foreigners and a local university is expected to enhance Cebu's maritime education program.
The University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) and the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) SeaSkill Program signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure that the university's maritime education program follows the rules and standards set by the international maritime industry.
According to its website, Det Norske Veritas is a knowledge-based organization that “helps the maritime industry manage risk in all phases of a ship’s life through ship classification, statutory certification, fuel testing and a range of technical, business risk and competency-related services.”
Its primarily roles are to set standards, verify compliance with set standards and document.
Candice Gotianuy, chancellor of the University of Cebu, said “DNV is the largest classification board in the maritime industry.”
The DNV SeaSkill Program is set to improve UC's maritime program by “benchmarking it against the best training practices in the field” and by identifying what the program needs and incorporate that into the program.
For the Norwegian Training Center Manila and NSA (Norwegian Shipowners Association) Philippines Cadet project, UC’s move to partner with DNV to enhance its maritime program shows its commitment to ensuring the “competence and quality” of maritime education and training.
Another highlight of the event yesterday was the inauguration of the UCLM-NSA Marine Engineering Machine Shop and Global Maritime Distress Signal System.
The Norwegian Maritime Organization Foundation of the Philippines under its NSA Philippines Cadet Project has been in an active partnership with the University of Cebu since 1993.
According to a statement from the University of Cebu, the project is meant to enhance the quality of maritime education in the Philippines and to create a pool of future seafarers under the NSA Training Program. It will promote competence among Filipino cadets as future maritime officers for NSA or Norwegian controlled fleets and to prove that Filipinos can become highly competitive seafarers in the international maritime market.
The Norwegian donation paves the way for new computer-operated facilities that are estimated to cost not less than P25 million.
Gotianuy said she believes the equipment will guarantee a better life for cadets and their families.
The equipment allocated will “exceed the requirements of maritime education and shall provide training that can translate fundamental knowledge to practical application, skills development and comeptence.”
Dr. Tore Forsmo, chairman of NSA, said that Filipinos play a vital role in the maritime industry.
Because of the organization's trust in Filipino' skills, they will not stop in delivering quality training. The NSA is set to sponsor 250 scholars in UCLM by next year.
A scholar would enjoy free tuition and textbooks, school supplies, free board and lodging, computer-based training, shipboard trips, and 10 to 12 months shipboard training aboard “international-plying”
The NSA vessels while receiving a monthly allowance of $450.
A partnership between foreigners and a local university is expected to enhance Cebu's maritime education program.
The University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) and the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) SeaSkill Program signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure that the university's maritime education program follows the rules and standards set by the international maritime industry.
According to its website, Det Norske Veritas is a knowledge-based organization that “helps the maritime industry manage risk in all phases of a ship’s life through ship classification, statutory certification, fuel testing and a range of technical, business risk and competency-related services.”
Its primarily roles are to set standards, verify compliance with set standards and document.
Candice Gotianuy, chancellor of the University of Cebu, said “DNV is the largest classification board in the maritime industry.”
The DNV SeaSkill Program is set to improve UC's maritime program by “benchmarking it against the best training practices in the field” and by identifying what the program needs and incorporate that into the program.
For the Norwegian Training Center Manila and NSA (Norwegian Shipowners Association) Philippines Cadet project, UC’s move to partner with DNV to enhance its maritime program shows its commitment to ensuring the “competence and quality” of maritime education and training.
Another highlight of the event yesterday was the inauguration of the UCLM-NSA Marine Engineering Machine Shop and Global Maritime Distress Signal System.
The Norwegian Maritime Organization Foundation of the Philippines under its NSA Philippines Cadet Project has been in an active partnership with the University of Cebu since 1993.
According to a statement from the University of Cebu, the project is meant to enhance the quality of maritime education in the Philippines and to create a pool of future seafarers under the NSA Training Program. It will promote competence among Filipino cadets as future maritime officers for NSA or Norwegian controlled fleets and to prove that Filipinos can become highly competitive seafarers in the international maritime market.
The Norwegian donation paves the way for new computer-operated facilities that are estimated to cost not less than P25 million.
Gotianuy said she believes the equipment will guarantee a better life for cadets and their families.
The equipment allocated will “exceed the requirements of maritime education and shall provide training that can translate fundamental knowledge to practical application, skills development and comeptence.”
Dr. Tore Forsmo, chairman of NSA, said that Filipinos play a vital role in the maritime industry.
Because of the organization's trust in Filipino' skills, they will not stop in delivering quality training. The NSA is set to sponsor 250 scholars in UCLM by next year.
A scholar would enjoy free tuition and textbooks, school supplies, free board and lodging, computer-based training, shipboard trips, and 10 to 12 months shipboard training aboard “international-plying”
The NSA vessels while receiving a monthly allowance of $450.
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