Maritime UK are inviting people working in the sector to sign up to become a Maritime UK industry ambassador.

Maritime UK has responsibility for coordinating delivery of the industry's recommendations within Maritime 2050. One of the key pillars of the strategy is 'people', and within that, there is a major focus on promoting maritime as a career to those in schools and colleges. To respond to that recommendation, Maritime UK partnered with Inspiring the Future in September 2020 to establish a maritime industry ambassador programme.

The initiative recruits people from all areas of the sector as volunteers to support young people who will learn by interacting with employees from within the sector as part of their education.

The partnership with Inspiring the Future provides a vital bridge between young people, educational providers and maritime employers. With over 1000 schools and colleges in the UK already using the platform, their mission now is to grow the number of maritime ambassadors available to those schools in all corners of the country. All ambassadors receive training and regular briefings to support them in talking about the breadth of the sector, as well as their own area of experience and specialism. 

To date, over 60,000 thousand young people have been engaged with the sector by a Maritime UK industry ambassador. They now want to double that and industry's help to do so.

To learn more about Maritime UK's careers and outreach programme, click here. Maritime UK is seeking employer support as sponsor partners for the programme. To discuss options, click here. 

We very much hope that you will consider supporting this mission as part of Maritime 2050. If you would like to discuss a bespoke engagement exercise for a large number of employees, do get in touch.

For more information on becoming a Maritime UK industry ambassador click here.