Is traditional boatbuilding sleepwalking into a retention and marine skills crisis?
Tom Marfleet is managing director of employee-owned Emsworth Yacht Harbour. Here, he casts a spotlight on the marine skills...
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New career pathway to set professional benchmark for marine brokers
A new career development framework for yacht brokers has launched at the Southampton International Boat Show, aiming to formalise...
New initiative to address skills shortages in Scotland’s boating industry
British Marine Scotland (BMS) has launched a new national training and workforce study aimed at addressing skills shortages in...
Newport Boat Show to offer new education and hands-on training programme
The Newport International Boat Show, scheduled for 11-14 September, will include a range of new educational talks and workshops...
Flexiteek highlights importance of apprentice development
High-performance synthetic decking manufacturer Flexiteek is marking one year of its apprentice Riley Chamberlain’s development within the company, highlighting the...
US distributor returns with marine electronics technical training event
Gemeco Marine Electronics Specialists, the US wholesale distributor of marine electronics and accessories, will host the return of its...
What’s changed since 2019? Latest equity and inclusion survey
The Magenta Project has launched a new survey into equity and inclusion in sailing and the wider marine industry....
TMS holds marine technical workshop at RNLI College
TMS has hosted its technical workshop at the RNLI College in Poole, UK, bringing together industry professionals from across...
AkzoNobel’s Jemma Lampkin on leadership, talent management and DEI
Jemma Lampkin just celebrated her ten-year anniversary with AkzoNobel. Originally from New York, she’s currently based in Amsterdam as...
Princess Anne opens Cockwells’ new training facility
Cockwells Modern & Classic Boatbuilding, based in Cornwall and part of the Pendennis Group, welcomed Princess Anne for a...
Boat Building Academy students build first entirely British wood boats
Two students at the Boat Building Academy (BBA) in Lyme Regis, UK, are building boats using 100 per cent...
