Maritime
PH, Japan renew
commitment on Maritime
Education, TRAINING
T
he Philippines, through the Maritime
Industry Authority (MARINA), and Japan,
through Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) and
the Seamen’s Employment Center of Japan
(SECOJ), have renewed their commitment on
improving maritime education and training by signing
the memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on the “2019
Maritime Instructors’ Training Scheme” on 19 February
2019.
Through this agreement, Japan will continue to host
a number of qualified Filipino maritime instructors to
improve their teaching skills and technical information
related to their specialty through a two-month advanced
training course program this year. Specifically, the
delegates will learn about organizing practical training
programs and constructing evaluation criteria on group
training.
The delegates will be chosen based on the following
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