{"id":22208,"date":"2023-03-15T08:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/?page_id=22208"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:47:45","slug":"career-and-skill-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seafarersrights.org\/sri-seafarer-resources\/mlc-advice-for-seafarers\/key-topics\/career-and-skill-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Career and skill development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A seafarer has the right to be given opportunities to strengthen his competencies, qualifications and employment opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Governments with seafarers domiciled in their territory should have national policies to promote maritime employment, encourage career and skill development and greater employment opportunities for such seafarers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There should be opportunities, both ashore and on board the ship, for further training and education to provide a seafarer with continuously developing skills and transferable skills to improve his continued employability and to keep him up to date with changing technology and labour market conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A seafarer\u2019s absence from work to attend an approved training course should be counted as part of the period of service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (\u2018MLC\u2019): A seafarer has the right to be given opportunities to strengthen his competencies, qualifications and employment opportunities. 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