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Training target for 2016 achieved by NMP

A s demand for competent , high-quality seafarers continue to rise , so does the need for increased training targets per year . More so for 1996 , which proved to be another very good year .

This was the assessment made by the staterun National Maritime Polytechnic ( NMP ), which reported that it trained at total of 10,557 seafarers , 5.57 percent up from its 2016 target of 10,000 . 29 training courses intended for last year were attended by the said participants .
The trainees were composed of seafarers-to-be , practicing seafarers , maritime instructors and other staff and personnel in the seafaring sector . Standards of standards for competency covered training , certification and watch keeping .
Added NMP Executive Director Manuel Roldan , 2,082 of these earned their certificate of proficiency from the Maritime Industry Authority . He also pointed out how these trainees garnered their certifications within a record two-weeks ’ time after successfully completing all course requirements .
For the incoming year , new courses in NMP are up in line , namely Cargo Winch Operation , Oily Water Separator , Crude Oil Washing and Inert Gas System .
“ NMP ’ s untiring quest for ensuring quality training has truly been reflected by these figures ,” Roldan proudly said . “ At the same time , we are pushing for the development and enhancement of course tailored for domestic seafarers , more so in response to ASE- AN integration , and the need to further improve aspects of training and competency . By doing so , let us enhance their qualifications through better training programs in a bid to make Filipinos the preferred sea farers in the South East Asian route .”
Founded in May 1 , 1978 , the NMP was established to meet the need for a maritime training centre in the country . Initial operations were under the helm of National Seamen Board employees , with the earliest courses consisting of those for Basic Messman and , for the Manila-based maritime institutions , radar-related courses . Operations of NMP were expanded with the acquisition of a 17-hectare lot in Cabalawan Village , Tacloban , Leyte .

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