PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
With India’s mission being to enable the growth of its maritime workforce from 7.86 million currently to nearly 40 million by 2047, the country’s premier maritime training college, Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy (AEMA) is committed to increasing the global share of Indian seafarers through skilling initiatives.
Stating this, the principal, Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy (AEMA), Tejinder P S Bhamra said that the 16-year- old AEMA is the only maritime training college of India that provides a 100 per cent placement guarantee for all its students or cadets, placing them on Anglo-Eastern ships for training and employment and added that it was a pre-sponsored programme of the company itself.
Notably, AEMA is promoted by world’s leading and Hong Kong-headquartered ship management company, Anglo-eastern Group. Cadets are guaranteed on-board training berths and subsequent employment on the company’s cargo and cruise ships, provided they successfully complete their training and perform well.
“With over 7,500 km of coastline, India has a unique position to serve as a global hub for maritime services and shipping. Our country has a strategic Maritime Vision 2030 vision to become a global leader in the maritime sector with skilling being a key element in its development blueprint. Maritime skilling is thus crucial for India to become a global maritime leader and economic powerhouse, enabling the nation to capitalise on its vast coastline and waterways to support its massive trade volume, create employment and drive growth in the burgeoning blue economy,” Bhamra said. He added: “At AEMA, we impart world-class maritime skills to the students and also guide them through discussions and case studies about the ways and means to save their hard earned money and how to invest money smartly so as to beat the inflation.”
India has the world’s largest youth population, with approximately 65 per cent of its people under the age of 35. This young population is a potential source of the country’s economic growth with a large working-age population contributing to the workforce every year.
“A maritime training academy like AEMA thus offers enormous opportunities to India’s young population keen on becoming world-class merchant navy officers,” Bhamra stated.
