Opportunities for boatbuilding youngsters
The Shipwrights Lectures – inspiring youngsters
INSPIRATION: Yacht designer Rob Humphreys, his son Tom and Ian Benning of Volvo Penta UK are to lecture on the exciting career opportunities available for UK apprentices, young shipwrights and boatbuilders.
The Shipwrights Lecture takes place at 15.00 on 19 October 2011 at the Turner Sims Hall, University of Southampton. It’s free to apprentices under 25 years of age.
Rob and Tom Humphreys will be discussing developments in the yacht design sector in the first of a series of marine industry specific lectures. They will be followed by Ian Benning, sales director of Volvo Penta UK, who started his working life aged 16 as an apprentice. He will be drawing on his experiences and outlining the future for today’s young apprentices, based on the Shipwrights Lecture theme of “past, present and future”.
The Shipwrights Lectures are being organised by The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, in conjunction with the University of Southampton.
Support from the marine industry has been enthusiastic, with Pendennis, Princess, Rustler Yachts, SYS and Halyard all registering their apprentices for the event. The British Marine Federation (BMF) is also supporting the event.
Two lecture events will run each year, with each offering two presentations covering sail and power. Attendance is free for apprentices nominated by their employers, and young people under the age of 25.
Each apprentice will receive a certificate of attendance for each lecture subject, allowing him or her to build a collection of certificates demonstrating wide knowledge of different marine industry sectors and an appreciation of subjects alongside their particular apprentice training.
The first Shipwrights Lecture takes place at 15.00 on 19 October 2011, at the Turner Sims Hall, University of Southampton. Those interested in attending – or companies wishing to register young apprentices – should contact Michael Derrick at derricks@globalnet.co.uk
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