MPA Announces Skills Future – Earn And Learn Programme For Singapore

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UPDATE ON INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE SEAFARING CAREERS: STRUCTURED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) SEA SERVICE PROGRAMMES

MPA

1. The Tripartite Maritime Manpower Taskforce for Seafarers (TF-Sea)1, chaired by  Maritime  and  Port  Authority  of  Singapore  (MPA), has  launched  the  SkillsFuture Earn  and  Learn  Programme  (ELP)  for  Maritime  (Seafaring  Deck  Officer)  and (Seafaring  Marine Engineer) and the Employment Enhancement Programme (EEP) on 1 April 2016.  The ELP and EEP support structured on-the-job training (OJT) sea service targeted at diploma graduates from the Singapore Polytechnic and graduates from  other  training  institutes respectively.  Employers  and  interested  trainees  can start  applying  from  1  April  2016 onwards.  This  circular  provides  information  on  the ELP  and  EEP  programmes,  which supplements  the  set  of  seafaring  manpower initiatives  that  were  launched  on 25  Sep 2015.  It  should  be  read  together  with Shipping Circular No. 26 of 2015 (“New Initiatives to Promote Seafaring Careers”).

2. The  ELP  and  EEP  are  intended  to  give  Singaporeans  a  head  start  in  their seafaring careers through a structured OJT and mentorship at sea.  The programmes will  assist  local junior  officers  with  either  a  foreign-going  Certificate  of  Competency Class 3 for deck officers (CoC Class 3) or Class 5 for marine engineers (CoC Class 5) to deepen his/her skills through a sea attachment (in accordance with the STCW code).  This will allow the junior officer to be better prepared to attain their CoC Class 2 and CoC Class 1 qualifications, with a view to take up senior shipboard positions.

3. Each junior officer who embarks on either of the programmes will benefit from a structured OJT and mentorship at sea, as well as an incentive of up to $5,000 for the successful completion of the programme.  Employers will be eligible for a grant of up  to $15,000  per  trainee.  The  eligibility  criteria  and  more  information  on  the programmes can be found at the annex of this circular.

Certification

4. Upon completion of the programme, the trainee will be awarded a Certificate of Performance by the programme manager.

5. The  trainee  will  also  be  awarded  a  Letter  of  Eligibility  from  MPA  to  enrol  for the  Combined  CoC  Class  1  and  2  courses  for  Deck  Officer  or  Marine  Engineer Officer.

Programme Managers

6. For  further  details  on  the  ELP  and  EEP,  contact the  following  programme managers:

  1. SkillsFuture  Earn  and  Learn  Programme  (ELP)  for  Maritime:  Singapore Polytechnic – for fresh graduates from Diploma in Nautical Studies with CoC Class 3 certification or from Diploma in Marine Engineering with CoC Class 5 certification  (within  12  months  from graduation  or ORD  date,  whichever  is later)
  2. Employment    Enhancement    Programme    (EEP):    Wavelink    Maritime Institute –   forHolders   of   CoC   Class   3   certification   or   CoC   Class   5certification who are not graduates from the Singapore Polytechnic
    • Ms Hasila Binte Ghazali and Mr Anthony Loh (Email: courses@wavelink.com.sg)

7. Any  queries  regarding  this  circular  should  be  directed  to  the  Seafarers Management Department  (Email: TF_Sea@mpa.gov.sg;  Tel:  +65  6375  6224).  The contact details  of the  rest  of the  officers  in  the Seafarers  Management  Department are as follows:

  • Mr Wong Kai Cheong (Email: WONG_Kai_Cheong@mpa.gov.sg; Tel: +65 6375 6216)
  • Mr Ang Shao Jie (Email: ANG_Shao_Jie@mpa.gov.sg; Tel: +65 6375 6402)
  • Mr Mun Wei-Jun (Email: MUN_Wei-Jun@mpa.gov.sg; Tel: +65 6375 6214)

TAN SUAN JOW
DIRECTOR OF MARINE
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Source: MPA