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CaptPKilbride · 10-09-2007, 09:50 AM

I guess you might be referring to the article in the Triton in regards to recruiting students and graduates from Maine Maritime?
Good article, it was an enjoyable read.

I think that the yachting industry is a resource for employment that could be better utilized by the placement offices of these academys. Maine has added to their curriculum to train those who may be more interested in the yacht side than the commercial side.

I have placed help wanted ads with several academies, the problem is that in my program the vacancies I have are seasonal, and very entry level. The graduates of the academies, like you said, graduate with good tickets, but in many cases do not have a lot of real world work experience to go with it.

I sense among some of the recently graduated that I have talked with, a reluctance to start at the bottom and stay there for a while learning the intricacies of the industry. Some feel that they have been trained to drive the boats, and that is what they want to do. But, then again, this seems to be endemic to a lot of the crew members starting out.

10-09-2007, 09:50 AM	#2
CaptPKilbride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Connecticut and Downeast Maine Posts: 200	I guess you might be referring to the article in the Triton in regards to recruiting students and graduates from Maine Maritime? Good article, it was an enjoyable read. I think that the yachting industry is a resource for employment that could be better utilized by the placement offices of these academys. Maine has added to their curriculum to train those who may be more interested in the yacht side than the commercial side. I have placed help wanted ads with several academies, the problem is that in my program the vacancies I have are seasonal, and very entry level. The graduates of the academies, like you said, graduate with good tickets, but in many cases do not have a lot of real world work experience to go with it. I sense among some of the recently graduated that I have talked with, a reluctance to start at the bottom and stay there for a while learning the intricacies of the industry. Some feel that they have been trained to drive the boats, and that is what they want to do. But, then again, this seems to be endemic to a lot of the crew members starting out.