CMI training programme strengthened THE CARIBBEAN Maritime Institute (CMI) has received five computers from the Human Employment and Resource Training Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA) to boost its Multi-Purpose training programme for ratings - individuals who work in entry- level positions in the engine rooms or on the decks of ships. The computers, which were handed over last week during a ceremony at the CMI Palisadoes Park campus, will facilitate the expansion of the programme to include information technology. Previously the course involved aspects of engineering, cargo work, general ship knowledge, seamanship, basic safety training and mathematics. 'Ratings' currently benefit from the CMI four-month training programme through collaboration with the HEART Trust. A multi-purpose 'rating' is an individual who is skilled with competencies to function both in engine rooms and the decks. The gift was presented by HEART Trust/NTA, Chief Information Officer, Enos Brown and accepted by CMI's Deputy Executive Director, Egbert Gallimore. Giving a background on the presentation, Mr. Brown, explained that the need to broaden the range of skills acquired by ratings became evident during a recent review of the programme, and the decision was taken to include an information technology component. He said the computers were acquired through the Information Technology Employment Creation (INTEC) Project of the Ministry of Commerce and Technology. The programme seeks to enable employment in the era of information technology. At the end of the course the successful candidates are certified by the CMI and are assisted by the International Crewing Agency, a subsidiary of the Institute, to find employment on cruise and commercial vessels, as well as at local shipping ports. The programme is accredited by the National Council on Technical Vocation Education and Training (NCTVET).
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