SCT February 2017 newsletter

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2017

Complete your basic safety training in four days and become fully qualified to work at sea.

14-17 March 2017

Basic Safety Training

2017 Dates

Price

Safety Awareness

30 January

£80

01736 364324

Fire Fighting

3 February 16 March

£110

Call us now to book your place.

First Aid (STCW)

14 March

£90

20 February 15 March

£120

17 March

£80

Survival at Sea (STCW) Health And Safety MCA approved AEC 30hour Diesel Engine course We are in the process of setting up a four day engineering course, which is part of the essential training needed to complete your under 16.5m Skipper’s Ticket.

If you would like to be alerted once it is up and running, give us a call or email: info@seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk

Are you registered at the Job Centre? If so, you might be eligible to some funding to take our courses (maximum £150 per person). Why not find out by contacting your advisor.

Seafood Cornwall Training is situated at the top floor of the old post office:

Admiralty Boat House 23 The Strand Newlyn TR18 5HL We are open weekdays from 8.30am to 4pm

There is funding available for experienced fishermen (minimum 2 years fishing experience) wishing to refresh any of their basic or advanced level training or take courses towards their Under 16.5m Skippers Ticket.

Candidates must already hold all four basic safety certificates– Sea

Survival / PST, First Aid, Fire Fighting, Health & Safety and have completed their Safety Awareness training to be eligible for funding (subject to Seafish approval).

Please visit our website for more details about our courses. www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk

Do you know the best way to handle fish?

There are a number of Food Safety courses available through Seafish Open Learning. Please call us for more details.

Level 1 Introductory Food Hygiene in the Seafood Industry Level 2 Food Safety for Manufacturing, Food Safety for Retail or Food Safety in Catering Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point ) Introduction to HACCP in the Seafood Industry – Generic Seafood or Scallops/Bivalves

FUNDING FLAG

Earlier this year the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) opened the €243m European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in England. The scheme is currently open for projects which focus on the reform of the CFP such as: improving health and safety on fishing vessels; enhancing the quality or value of catch; investing in port and harbour infrastructure such as ports/auction halls/shelters; helping the processing of seafood and aquaculture products or general investments in aquaculture.

Apply directly through the MMO website: https://www.gov.uk/topic/commercial-fishing-fisheries/funding. call 0208 026 5539 or email : emff.queries@marinemanagement.org.uk.

If you would like advice and support in developing your application prior to submission, Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd is running a service to advise and assist fishing businesses, harbours and fishermen’s associations with the applications for a small fee. Chris Ranford is on hand to develop and submit projects.

Please call the office on 01736 364324 or email chris.ranford@cornwallrcc.org.uk if you are interested.

Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) The FLAG will launch in early 2017. The FLAG has 4 priorities: 1. Supporting innovation, diversification and micro business development. Creating shared work space and collaboration between fishermen, fish marketing, adding value and development of energy reduction and innovation in plant and machinery. Improving the quality of the catch & waste solutions.

2. Developing and supporting social, economic and environmental projects which especially benefit smaller and isolated communities where the numbers of beneficiaries is low but impact is an important consideration.

3. Developing and supporting innovation in fish, fish products, fish waste and processes and adding value. Quality marks and catch quality. Environmental projects which benefit the wider fishing industry. Supporting social enterprise, branding and catch quality. Science and research, micro financial instruments. fish bi-products 4. Developing and supporting training to mentor new entrants. Working with skipper mentors and mentors in the wider fishing sectors to ensure entrants are safe and skilled in the many requirements of work.

If you have a project idea that meets one of the above priorities, please get in contact with Chris 01736 364324 or chris.ranford@cornwallrcc.org.uk to develop an expression of interest.

The University of Exeter is conducting workshops for women in fishing Come to one of our workshops to learn about:

 How to access funding from the Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG).  What help the Fishermen’s Mission can provide to fishing families.  Information and resources for fishing families coping with stress and ill health.

Childcare and refreshments provided 28 January 2-4pm Looe Lifeboats Station and 4 February 12.30-2.30pm Mevagissey Social Club The Bottom Line We are a not-for-profit company and run courses at the best price possible. But we suffer when trainees don't turn up or give us short notice, particularly as we have to pay the instructor even if the course is not full. To counter this, we now ask for a deposit for refresher courses, refunded upon attendance.

Help us keep the prices low for your training in Cornwall!

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