DBMA’s first batch leaves for UAE

The first batch of students from Don Bosco Maritimes Academy (DBMA), Mumbai was passed out and they will join Lamprell plc, a UAE-based company having its primary facilities in Sharjah and Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai.

The valedictory function was organised by Don Bosco Maritimes Academy with Lamprell, on March 17 at the college campus at Kurla, Mumbai.


James Henderson, Training Adivsor in India for Lamprell Plc speaking to Employment & NRI Times said: “In the past, we have to recruit form the recruitment and manpower consultant, but we used to get unskilled labour. With this collaboration with Don Bosco, now we get skilled labour, who knows the job and we can start from day one as soon as we employ them.

“We are looking forward for the first batch to join in the next four weeks and the second batch in the next three months,” James revealed.

Explaining why Lamprell selected Don Bosco as its partner, Justin Taylor, Operations manager, Lamprell Sharjah, said: “The academy has a history of technical training, ITI background, best faculty, the ratio of 1:1, that means one instructor for one student, proper public transport connectivity, good instructor, value of each subject they teach, syllabus it covers, we got the overall package that we were searching from an institute to offer us.

Speaking at the function, Prasad T, Chief Instructor said: “the performance will give the proof what you (students) have learned here. Training adults is very difficult, students are not learning, but interacting. They should develop their own skills while they are interacting.

“For one candidate, one instructor is what we have adopted to train them. Whatever you have learnt should be put for further development.” Prasad added.

“The knowledge they have acquired has given them brightness on your face and body, use your organisation to develop your skills. You should not remain just satisfied in acquiring knowledge, Parsad said addressing the gathering.

Technical persons should not worry about marks they have scored in their written exam, whether they get 35 per cent is not the problem, but they should work for 100 per cent and give this in the first attempt.

Lamprell plc based in the UAE and listed on London AIM, alternative stock exchange, it is a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil and gas industry and having more than 3000 people working in their organisation.

Its area of operation is to operate a full service jackup rig refurbishment facility in Sharjah and a modern, well equipped fabrication facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, including Croatia.

Established in 1998 with the objective of training prospective and serving seagoing personnel, as per the STCW Convention of International Maritime Organization (IMO). Don Bosco Maritime Academy is recognised as one of the leading maritime training academies with special focus on workshop and practical training.

The academy has won an ISO 9001:2000 certification for this course from Indian Register Quality Systems. The institute has an active liaison with several shipping companies, dry docks, new constructions in the offshore and onshore industries, catering to services, processes and construction. It also conducts varied training programmes and skill assessment tests for engineers and technicians of these companies.

Training Programme
The ten week training was started on January 3, 2007 and was completed on March 17, 2007. The Academy intends to train more than 200 traniees in one year. The cost of the entire traning is borne by Lamprell PLc. On completion, the candidate will be absorbed by Lamprell for their service in UAE.
Candidate with ITI or NCVT qualification in any trade with some industrial experience is preferred, he/she should have at least SSC cleared with Math as one subject, with English and science as additional subject.