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Only 12 schools in Spain teach the Training Course for Fisheries and Maritime Transportation

The Minister of Education, Training and Employment, Sotoca Constantine, today visited the Secondary School 'Admiral Bastarreche' to discover the two art simulators that the Ministry has purchased for the students of Vocational Training Course for Fisheries and Maritime Transportation, and allow "a more real with the environment where they work," said Sotoca.

In particular, it is a navigation simulator and other communications that are specifically designed to cover all areas of training and training in the field of marine navigation and radio communications, which, according Sotoca, "provides students with a experience will determine at the time of entering the labor market. "

The navigation simulator includes a module to interpret fishing search and detection of marine species and the fishing vessel's response during the capture maneuver.

It also contains a tug docking module to simulate docking maneuvers aided by ships.

For its part, the communications simulator includes, among other options, a monitoring module console that allows the simulation of air communications equipment to coordinate rescue operations.

The Department has invested over 185,000 euros in the acquisition of these two simulators that are already part of the teachings of the 30 students are currently enrolled in the cycle of 'Fisheries and Maritime Transport', but soon, "said the director- "will also become a catalyst for the formation of students from other regions and provinces adjacent to ours, mainly from the Mediterranean."

Quality teaching

In this sense, Sotoca recalled the launch of the Training Course in response to the demand of many groups involved in coastal shipping.

"A decision, as accepted as correct, whose implementation has been a success because 100 per cent of the positions offered at the IES Bastarreche are covered."

Sotoca stressed the educational quality of IES Bastarreche that "in addition to a very competent teacher and a very strategic educational planning, is among only 12 centers in Spain that currently offer this Training Course."

He noted that since its launch two years ago, the Ministry has earmarked some 300,000 euros, "said an investment," "will continue to make in the coming years to make this Institute into a national benchmark in training sea fishing activities. "

Finally, the Minister of Education stressed the importance of investing not only in the quality of educational planning, but also the quality of services it provides, "with materials and systems that are modern, but above all effective, so that students graduate, go skilled enough to be able to sit up, quickly, the labor market. "

Source: CARM