Videos: Endeavour, Spar Yard Marine & BIOS
Endeavour is working with other local organizations to offer training and career development opportunities that prepare young people for working in the maritime sector, and the two videos below highlight their work with Spar Yard Marine Solutions and BIOS.
A spokesperson said, “”Endeavour, a registered charity and non-profit that engages diverse youth across Bermuda in experiential learning that builds their confidence and life skills, partners with the Bermuda College Professional and Career Education [PACE] Division to provide young Bermudians with training and career development opportunities that prepare them for working in the maritime sector.
“The Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme is a seven-week career development initiative that equips Bermudian youth ages 16 and older who are seeking employment and interested in a maritime career with training opportunities and maritime career connections.
“One of the goals of the programme is to connect young Bermudians to the many different maritime career pathways through interactive career site visits that build their network, increase their awareness of education and career opportunities and prepare them to be successful in their job search.
“Endeavour’s marine partners support the programme by sharing invaluable knowledge and their own unique experiences with youth participants to expand awareness of the wide range of maritime career opportunities.
“It is incredible to see young Bermudians who have completed the programme and now working in the maritime industry support the newest group of young Bermudians as the 2022 cohort participate in hands-on career site visits with Spar Yard Marine Solutions Ltd. and BIOS to learn more about the vast range of maritime career pathways and training opportunities.
“Kris Cameron successfully achieved a three year apprenticeship with Spar Yard after completing the Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme in 2019, and has facilitated site visits over the last three years for Springboard participants.”
Working in a boatyard sure is a crash course in boating. Non boaters look in envy at people out on their boats on a lovely summer day. They have no clue of the hours of maintenance or the knowledge involved to make that day happen.
Can’t beat being out in the boatyard or in the storeroom to learn all about it.
Hopefully boatyard workers can afford a boat too. Many boat owners don’t have a clue the level of maintenance and work needed or the time that takes to keep the boat running, other than the cost and can’t do the actual work themselves, many don’t know basic boat handling either.
Some of the best entertainment around is watching boating fail videos. There are plenty of credit card boaters around who can neither run or take care of a boat.
Nothing as addictive as watching the Haulover and Jupiter Cut channels on you-tube.. wowsa !