Maritime Career Information

ISA’s 2024 Workforce Plans identified several challenges common across the Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Transport, and Logistics industries. Critical labour and skills shortages are one such challenge and have been exacerbated by limited access to accurate information on job roles and career pathways, and outdated perceptions of industry.

To address this issue, and with the support of our Strategic Workforce Planning Committees, ISA has initiated four discrete projects to develop career information specific to Aviation, Maritime, Rail, Transport, and Logistics occupations.

Maritime career and learning pathways are often complex and poorly understood. This is compounded by the absence of a comprehensive and authoritative source of career information, and makes it difficult for current and prospective workers to understand prospects for employment and growth within the industry.

Given these challenges, it is imperative that we establish relevant, and up to date information and resources about career opportunities, skills and training requirements and learning pathways in the maritime sector.

This project will create a companion volume to the Maritime Training Package that provides a comprehensive career information including occupational profiles, career and learning pathways for key maritime occupations (STCW and Near Coastal). Information will be targeted at a broad range of stakeholders including job seekers, career guidance counsellors, schools, students, employment service providers, training providers, employers, industry peak bodies and other organisations associated with the Maritime industries.

• A Companion Volume to the MAR Maritime Training Package which includes comprehensive information on:
  • occupational profiles for key job roles in the maritime sector
  • mandatory licensing and regulatory training requirements
  • Career and learning pathways information for key job roles (entry, exit and progression points)