Crew Recruitment ⇒ Pre-Training ⇒ Employment ... 'One-Stop Crew Training' Popularity

Preliminary Seafarer Training on the 24th ... 2020 Seafarer Recruitment Fair on the 30th

Busan Jungang-dong Korea Seafarers Welfare and Employment Center exterior view.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The "National Seafarer Training Project," which selects hopefuls aiming to become seafarers and connects them to employment through one-stop education, is gaining popularity.

Busan Port Authority's Korea Seafarer Welfare and Employment Center announced on the 21st that since last year, it has been recruiting new seafarer job applicants, providing education support, and linking them to employment through a one-stop process.

This project fully covers all preparation costs required to become a seafarer, including mandatory legal training fees for boarding, medical examination fees, and seafarer’s book issuance fees. Additionally, it provides employment preparation funds and long-term boarding incentives, playing a significant role in matching job seekers seeking stable employment with shipping companies in need of young and competent new seafarers through one-on-one matching for seafarer workforce supply.

However, this year, due to COVID-19, the biggest gateway to employment?the job fairs?have been canceled, postponed, or downsized one after another, creating a major obstacle for new seafarer employment.

The Seafarer Welfare and Employment Center, responsible for seafarer recruitment and welfare, decided to hold a "Preliminary Seafarer Pre-Education" session on the 24th at the large auditorium on the 28th floor of the Gwanjeong Building located in Jungang-dong, Busan, despite difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The preliminary seafarer pre-education consists of practical training on actual life onboard, information on seafarers' rights during boarding, and education to prepare for the most important recruitment interviews. A talk concert to address questions about the seafarer profession is also arranged.

An official from the Employment Center said, "Despite the unprecedented employment downturn, we considered the most efficient way to create seafarer jobs and decided to conduct pre-education."

They added, "By strictly adhering to the infectious disease management manual, we will ensure that many preliminary seafarers can enjoy the joy of passing at the 2020 Seafarer Job Fair to be held on the 30th."

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