SA training programme gets global recognition

A South African educational
programme that is helping
to address the skills shortage
in the maritime industry by
creating opportunities for
young people, particularly
those from disadvantaged
backgrounds, has gained
global recognition.
The Simon’s Town-based
Lawhill Maritime Studies
programme, which equips
teenagers with maritime skills
while they are still at school,
has been shortlisted for the
2012 Seatrade ‘Investment in
People’ award.
The Centre is entirely
funded by the shipping
industry and demonstrates
the value and potential
of partnerships between
the private sector and an
educational institution in
addressing South Africa’s
youth unemployment and
poverty, says Brian Ingpen,
head of the Lawhill Maritime
Centre.
The winners will be
announced at a gala function
in London on May 14.