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WAVES OF
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The Waves of Change (WOC) programme assisted youth with minimum
education levels from at-risk backgrounds. Its stated objective was ‘to
empower unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 28 years from
Cape Town and surrounding areas by preparing them to find work at sea’.
WOC partnered with two of the biggest companies in the sector, I&J and
STCSA-Southern Africa (Maritime Training), to train some 200 young men and
women each year, which then gave those young people the opportunity to work
at sea.
In addition to job-specific training in the Pre-Sea Course, participants attended
a unique life skills course to learn about workplace behaviour, self-esteem and
household skills. At the end of the course, participants not only had the hard
skills employers wanted but also the social skills needed to be successful and
sought-after mariners.
This process was a collaborative effort which connected us with partners who
provided the maritime training and skills across the following elements in the
programme:
1. I&J – Pre-Sea Safety and Familiarisation Course
2. STCSA – Pre-Sea Maritime Training
3. SA Maritime and Safety Authority (SAMSA) – Seaman’s Record Books
4. SA Coast Guard Training Institute – Marine Medical First Aid
5. Premier Fishing – Risk Reduction
6. North Link College – Pulse Training and Marine Fire Fighting
7. Dr. B. Kehoe – Medical Examination and Seafarer Medical Certificate.
Waves of Change, through strategic partnerships, prepared the youth for work
at sea by facilitating key requirements such as Medical Examinations, Safety
Familiarisation, Marine First Aid, Marine Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention,
Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Personal Safety and Social Responsibility,
as well as obtaining a very crucial item, their Seaman’s Record Books.
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