Seafood and Maritime Training’s new training vessel, The Navigator, has been officially commissioned and is set to provide more hands-on skills and qualifications for Tasmanian learners.
The Navigator will be used to train students across a range of maritime disciplines including maritime operations, aquaculture and seafood processing qualifications.
With more than 1500 students enrolling with SMT each year this new training vessel will make a big difference to both students mastering their new careers and the maritime and seafood industries in need of work-ready skilled team members.
Having served Tasmanian learners and the sector for 35 years, SMT is recognised as Australia’s leading seafood and maritime industry training provider and this is the largest single investment SMT has ever made.
It will take their ability to shape careers and provide a pipeline of highly skilled workers to the next level, and shows there is a high level of confidence in demand for training in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is pleased to be able to support SMT in training Tasmanians for rewarding careers through our Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund (User Choice), Skills Fund, Train Now Fund and the JobTrainer Fund.
Notably SMT delivers traineeship training in Certificate III in Aquaculture through the Apprentice and Trainee Training Fund (User Choice) which alone currently supports nearly 150 trainees.