MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines still fails to meet European Union (EU)
standards on maritime education, training and competency certificates, according
to the results of a recent performance audit, prompting Foreign Affairs
Secretary Albert del Rosario to raise the matter to President Aquino.
With the jobs of an estimated 80,000 Filipino seamen on EU-flagged vessels at stake, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has ordered the phaseout and closure of 123 out of 157 maritime training programs nationwide.
The move aims to avert an EU ban on the hiring of Filipino seamen. Read the full article here at Philippine Star newspaper
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/05/29/947538/phl-still-fails-meet-eu-maritime-education-standards
With the jobs of an estimated 80,000 Filipino seamen on EU-flagged vessels at stake, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has ordered the phaseout and closure of 123 out of 157 maritime training programs nationwide.
The move aims to avert an EU ban on the hiring of Filipino seamen. Read the full article here at Philippine Star newspaper
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/05/29/947538/phl-still-fails-meet-eu-maritime-education-standards
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This problem will not be solve any time soon.
"CHED and MARINA Have Been Auditing Maritime Higher Education Institutions based on a Non-existent Standard"
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