Kenyan seafarers have a new maritime curriculum. The Kenya Maritime Authority and Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development launched the curriculum at Bandari College on Saturday. The college and other local universities will adopt the curriculum to save Kenyans the expense of travelling to Dar es Salaam for maritime training.
Kenyan seafarers have a new maritime curriculum. The Kenya Maritime Authority and Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development launched the curriculum at Bandari College on Saturday. The college and other local universities will adopt the curriculum to save Kenyans the expense of travelling to Dar es Salaam for maritime training.
The circular is standardised and in line with the International Maritime Organisation to help Kenyan seamen find employment anywhere in the world. Most Kenyan seamen are said to be lacking skills in maritime making it difficult for them to find employment outside the country. Speaking at the launch, Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau said the curriculum will help fill the gap in Kenya.
"We have more than 3,000 seafarers in the country but they are still not registered and lack basic capacity building skills," he said. He said 90 per cent of world trade is conducted through shipping, which makes the sector indispensable to world economies. More than 1.5 million seafarers work in the industry – in ships, port, oil and gas exploration facilities and shore based businesses. "As a country we are determined that our youth get involved in maritime activities," said Kamau.
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