Trinity House is pleased to announce that it secured a contract with the UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) earlier this year for the fully-funded provision of Officer Cadet management services, to recruit and manage Ukrainian nationals holding UK residency visas as Officer Cadets within the maritime industry.
This DfT initiative will help Ukraine rebuild its maritime skills base and transport system. After benefiting from the UK’s maritime training expertise and successfully completing their three-year cadetships, those qualifying will then become officers on large vessels, such as container ships.
Managed under Trinity House’s Merchant Navy Scholarship Scheme (MNSS), these cadets will be following Navigation (Deck), Marine Engineering or Marine Electro-Technical (ETO) disciplines. Four Ukrainian nationals have already commenced their cadetships at UK nautical colleges, and Trinity House is now actively recruiting others for the September 2024 cadet intakes.
Captain Nigel Hope, Director of Maritime Training for Trinity House, said
“We have worked closely with the Department of Transport team over recent months to develop this training programme in support of Ukraine. Our team will make every effort to support the Ukrainian cadets in successfully negotiating their cadetships and gaining their professional certification before being employed in the maritime industry.”
Joining the cadetship scheme
Any Ukrainian nationals holding UK residency visas who would like to apply for an Officer Cadetship are requested to review the careers information on the MNSS web pages before emailing an application letter and CV to mnss@trinityhouse.co.uk, confirming your preferred training discipline (Deck Cadetship, Engineer Cadetship or ETO Cadetship).
For more information
Neil Jones, Communications Manager