The Corporation of Trinity House has announced that it recently secured a contract with the UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) for the fully-funded provision of Officer Cadet management services, to recruit and manage Ukrainian cadets who hold UK residency visas as Officer Cadets within the maritime industry.
This DfT initiative will help Ukraine to 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.
The cadets will be managed under Trinity House’s Merchant Navy Scholarship Scheme (MNSS) and follow 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.”
Any Ukrainian nationals who hold UK residency visas and wish to apply for an Officer Cadetship are requested to first review the careers information available on the MNSS web pages. Please then email your application letter and CV to [email protected] and confirm your preferred training discipline (i.e. Deck Cadetship, Engineer Cadetship or ETO Cadetship).
