“You can’t be what you can’t see”
In June 2024 YoungShip Liverpool Chair, Dr. Sean Loughney, visited St. Michael’s CP School in Liverpool with my colleague Anna Kaparaki (MacKinnons Solicitors) to talk to the pupils about our jobs in the Maritime Industry. We talked about:
✔️Who we are?
✔️How did we get in this point in our lives?
✔️Our qualifications
✔️How hard we had to work to get to where we are?
We are overwhelmed by the active participation of around 90 pupils (aged 8 to 10) who were in the classroom on the day.
The pupils learned a lot about the shipping industry and we felt particularly energised by their active participation and their smart questions. Well done to the pupils!
Despite its wealth of exciting roles and future growth, the maritime sector does not have the strong awareness amongst schools and young people that it should.
Inspiring the Future Maritime has partnered with Maritime UK to connect volunteers from the maritime sector with young people in the classroom, providing the opportunity for inspirational career journeys to be shared, to broaden horizons and raise aspirations of the next generation.
As Maritime UK ambassadors (at Liverpool John Moores University) we are thrilled about our role to inspire the young generation and showcase through our own experience that working in Maritime is exciting, rewarding and unlike any other industry.
Many thanks to the Learning Mentor of St Michael’s Primary Catholic School in Liverpool Mr Matthew Smith and his colleagues for hosting us! Congratulations for your Aspire and Achieve event 👏🏻
✔️Find out more about the Maritime UK sector -wide industry ambassador programme for schools and colleges :Inspiring the future Maritime here: MaritimeUK
