Solships - Solstad Offshore ASA 04/2012 - Christmas edition | Page 60

Solships DECEMBER 2012 Global training Solstad-lærlinger 2012 Solstad-apprentices 2012 AB VESSEL Moe, Per Kristian Theis Normand Titan Nilsen, Cato Ellingsen Normand Titan Karlsen, Tommy Andre Normand Mjolne Ellingsen, Magnus Normand Mjolne Bjørkedal, Lillian Normand Skipper Kristensen, Eirik Kramer Normand Skipper Myge, Rune Normand Arctic Kjellevand, Charlotte Normand Arctic Nesvåg, Kjetil Normand Corona Nybøe, Remy Kristoffer Storum Normand Corona Sunde, Håkon Fjordheim Normand Neptun MOTORMAN VESSEL Fjelltveit, Lars Aarvik Normand Titan Ørsland, Martin Østebrød Normand Titan Espedal, Sveinung Matland Normand Mjolne Romsloe, Jan Normand Mjolne Berg, Kristian Korsbakke Normand Skipper Endestad, Kristoffer Normand Skipper Lokna, Rune Normand Jarl Bødder, Martin Normand Jarl Midtbøe, Bjørn Eirik Lothe Normand Corona Fosshagen, Håkon Normand Skarven Mjånes, Mats Byrkje Normand Skarven ELECTRICIAN VESSEL Mortensen, Steffen Fyhn Normand Ferking Ottosson, Rune Morgan Normand Ferking Edvardsen, Kristoffer Normand Prosper Stonghaugen, Robert Normand Prosper - Solstad has a global program for training seafarers. We have cadets in Norway, Brazil, The Philippines and the UK. In Norway, we train around 30 apprentices each year, says Per Stange, HR Director of Solstad Offshore. He emphasizes that in conjunction with Solstad’s commitment to training seafarers across the globe, the training of Norwegian seafarers continues uninterrupted. - Offering training has many advantages. By having cadets and apprentices onboard we are training the mariners of the future, and familiarising them with Solstad’s ways of operating as well as our standards, says Stange. First Brazilian cadets This year Solstad took on their first group of Brazilian cadets. - We have had five deck cadets onboard our ships this year, and three of them have already indicated they would like to continue with Solstad, says Alan Lameira, Solstad’s HR Manager in Brazil. He says that after being at sea the cadets report that they learnt a lot and that they felt welcomed by the company. The Liv Bente Mevik crew onboard have a positive attitude in assisting in their training and expressed that they are satisfied with the cadets’ performance and willingness to work. The cadets stay onboard for one year and in January/February 2013, a new group will be ready to join the company. - Next year we will receive seven decks cadets and three engineering cadets. We have already received a number of inquiries from students who would like to have their apprentice period onboard one of our ships. We have placed considerable effort in promoting Solstad at maritime colleges and our efforts have obviously had an effect, says Lameira. He says that under Solstad’s training program deck cadets divide their time equally between the bridge and the deck. - This has been very well received. By gaining insight into the work both on deck and on the bridge, cadets get a better understanding of the total operation, says Lameira. Long tradition in Norway - We have had cadets as far back as I can remember, with around 20 Norwegian cadets every year, divided between deck and engine, reports Liv Bente Mevik, who is responsible for training in Solstad. In addition, Solstad has also taken in apprentices since the start of the apprentice scheme in 1996. Solstad apprentices of 2012 gathered at the head office in Skudeneshavn. 60 Solships – December 2012 - Apprentices and cadets assist the crew well onboard, and the crew are positive about training our future seafarers, says Mevik. Many of the personnel employed with Solstad today started their careers as apprentices or cadets with the company.