Do you know someone who wants to become a fisherman?

Do you want to become a fisherman?

Seafood Cornwall Training, Cornwall’s only dedicated fish industry training school, is running the last of a series of three, fully funded, Seafish Accredited Three Week Introduction to Commercial Fishing Courses, on the 30^th July in Newlyn. The three-week course will provide new entrants to the industry with essential basic skills, a comprehensive safety induction and all the mandatory certificates they will need to start work on a fishing vessel.

The course consists of two weeks shore-based training in essential skills such as net mending and gear construction, ropes, knots and splicing, watchkeeping, navigation and stability. The third and final week will consist of a week of mandatory safety courses, including Sea Survival and First Aid.

Seafood Cornwall Training has been able to access funding from Seafish and from the European Fisheries Fund via the Marine Management Organisation, meaning that this course will be offered free of charge to all candidates.

Candidates will receive a Seafish 3 Week Introduction to Fishing Certificate for New Entrants to the Commercial Fishing Industry, as well as STCW 95 qualifications in Personal Survival Techniques & Elementary First Aid, Seafish certificates in Health & Safety, Fire Fighting and Prevention at Sea, Basic Stability, Basic Engineering and a nationally recognised Food Hygiene qualification.

To be eligible to attend this fully funded course, candidates must be over 16 and must be able to attend the full three weeks of training, commencing 30th July and finishing 17th August 2012.

Fishing is not your normal 9-5 job, but it rewards those who are willing and able to work hard in a challenging environment.
Seafood Cornwall Training would like to hear from you, if you would like to attend this free course, as there are a few “late notice” spaces available.  Contact Sarah or Emma at Seafood Cornwall Training on 01736 364324 or visit www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk