CHECK out this video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Veronica Uy. Captain Cedric D’Souza, training manager for the Manila office of the International Maritime Employers Committee (IMEC), details the benefits of the 50 scholarships the global shipowners’ group is offering graduating Filipino high school students next school year. David Dearsley, IMEC secretary general, adds that those who finish the course will have guaranteed work with any one of their member-companies.
And here’s an excerpt from the Cebu Daily News story.
CEBU CITY, Philippines–More than P60 million will be spent by a group of shipping companies for 50 marine transportation and engineering scholars next school year.
The 50 scholars, who will be enrolled at the University of Cebu (UC), are beneficiaries of the cadetship program of the International Maritime Employers Committee (IMEC), a group of 120 European ship owners and ship management companies that operates 6,500 ships.
Captain Cedric D’Souza, training consultant of IMEC, said the association trust fund will be used to finance the students’ scholarship, which include tuition, board and lodging, uniform and books that is equivalent to more than P130,000 per student in one school year.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Is there any allowance in the said scholarship? because i was planning to apply in that scholarship. thanks godbless us all
January 30th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
how to avail the program?requirements? thanks. God bless.
January 26th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Scholarship for future seafarers is great for the industry and we need more, especially from domestic shipping sector. The shortage of marine engine officers has reached a nightmare scenario. Only a few wants to dirty their hands nowadays.
The other culprit for the shortage is the shortsightedness in not having a PRC exams for deck & engine officers in Visayas & Mindanao. 80% of examinees cannot afford to go to Manila. This is killing the domestic shipping and also artificially jacking up the salaries for overseas seafarers thus pricing ourselves out of the international market.