Amanda Simpson, training manager for British Marine, said: “There is a variety of truly fantastic career opportunities within the marine industry that we want to ensure are highlighted to young students starting out their working life. We want to appeal to the marine engineers, designers, marine carpenters, berthing masters and on-water instructors of tomorrow to consider a rewarding career in our industry.”
To tie in with the launch of the campaign, British Marine has run a poll amongst 2000 adults already in employment. Results show that the opportunity to work outdoors (17%), do something unusual (31%) and make a physical product (22%) are the qualities that make for the happiest workers.
Simpson continued: “Research shows many are unhappy in their choice of career, with 9.1million saying they’re in the wrong career and 2.7m saying they aren’t happy in their job. Only one in ten surveyed said they had all the things which make for a satisfying career. There is a real opportunity to highlight the range of highly fulfilling and valuable careers that are on offer within our thriving industry.”
The careers toolkit to be rolled out over the coming year includes: Two films, one called ‘Where do your skills fit in?’ is aimed at 16 to 21 year olds, and ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ is aimed at 10 to15 year olds. There is also a pack of ‘Top Trumps’ style cards illustrating the variety of jobs available in the marine industry and a new careers section on the British Marine website offers information to young adults considering apprenticeships and their career options.