Marine Training Centre


The Marine Training Centre Tarawa is a training school for seafarers founded in 1967 in Betio, Tarawa, division of the Ministry of Employment and Human Resources of the Government of Kiribati.
The Marine Training Centre, mainly funded by Germany, European Union, New Zealand aid, and Japan, is approved to conduct training by the Marine Division of the Ministry, being the Maritime Authority of the Government.

Partners

Merchant Marine

South Pacific Marine Services and its partners:
A cargo ship of Hamburg Süd occurred to have an injured crew member in 1964: the Captain report on the skilled fishermen of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in Tarawa gave him the idea of recruiting these seamen.

Economy

The MTC is since its creation the most important source of private sector employment for Kiribati, generating significant foreign exchange earnings. More than 3,700 trainees have been graduated between 1984-2017. This situation created jobs with German shipping lines, with an average of 936 jobs filled per year. Remittances from wages earned while overseas provide a source of foreign revenue for the Kiribati economy and support to the extended families of the seafarers.