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Fancy piloting a ship?

A North East college is opening its doors to help boost marine recruits. South Tyneside College is holding a marine open day to try and attract youngsters from across the North to take up a marine career.

Some of the marine industry’s top names from the UK will attend the event to provide information to interested candidates. Among the organisations coming along are Clyde Marine, Ship Safe Training Group and Bibby International.

Potential students will hear about the benefits of a career at sea from those working in the industry, and will also be able to test out their sea legs on the College’s marine simulation unit.

Gary Hindmarch, Head of the Marine College at South Tyneside, said: “With potential earnings of up to £40k tax free and a chance to see the world, a marine career offers fantastic opportunities.

“We want to ensure that as many youngsters as possible are aware of the benefits and consider this as a viable career option.”

The event takes place on Saturday 5 July between 10am and 3.00pm at South Tyneside College. For more details please contact the information centre on (0191) 427 3900.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .