The Deputy Ministry of Shipping announces the organization of Information Meetings in all provinces of Cyprus, which are addressed to secondary school students, parents and teachers in order to provide holistic information on all issues related to the maritime sector and especially on career choices and employment prospects in the sector.
The meetings are part of the new campaign "LetDISCO (Dive Into Shipping Career Opportunities of the Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, within the framework of the Committee for the Development of Maritime Culture and the Promotion of Maritime and Shipping Studies and Professions recently created by the Ministry of State for Maritime Affairs, which is composed of the entire maritime industry.
For the purposes of the new campaign, a 16-member Mentoring Team of young scientists active in all aspects of shipping, whose members come from various academic backgrounds, has been created in order to highlight the multi-dimensional nature of shipping.
The members of the Steering Group, as part of the "Let's DISCO" Campaign, will inform and provide useful advice to students and parents through their own experiences and expertise. For this purpose, an information leaflet has been prepared, which has already been distributed to every high school student, with the personal contact details of all members of the Steering Group. In addition to the information sessions, the students will be able to be informed at any time by the members of the Steering Group by contacting them directly.
This effort is supported by all the organisations that make up the maritime community in Cyprus, the Cyprus Chamber of Shipping, the Cyprus Shipowners' Association, the Cyprus Maritime and Marine Institute (CMMI) and the YoungShip and WISTA organisations.
This effort is supported by all the organisations that make up the maritime community in Cyprus, the Cyprus Chamber of Shipping, the Cyprus Shipowners' Association, the Cyprus Maritime and Marine Institute (CMMI) and the YoungShip and WISTA organisations. The organisation of the meetings is organised with the support and cooperation of the Vocational Education Counselling Service of the Ministry of Education and the Cyprus Youth Organisation.
Referring to the new campaign, Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades said: "It is an important effort by the entire shipping industry to communicate in a targeted and sincere way the exciting shipping industry to students, parents and teachers, so that they get to know and include shipping in their study and career choices, as it is a sector with significant potential that makes us as Cypriots proud with its achievements."
The Presentations will take place as follows :
- Nicosia 6/12/2022 at 18:30 - 20:30 Lyceum Archiepiskopou Makarios C', Dasoupoli
- Paphos8/12/2022 at 18:30 - 20:30 Lyceum A' Ethnarchis Makarios C'
- Larnaca 12/12/2022 at 18:30 - 20:30 Livadia Regional Lyceum
- Limassol 15/12/2022 at 18:30 - 20:30 Laniteion Lyceum Theatre
The relevant invitations for the above meetings with a message from the Deputy Minister of Shipping to students, parents and teachers are attached below.
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