Scuba divers wanted for Superyacht careers

[lexvil]

Probably a great time working as a slave for some Russian oligarch, until you see someone you shouldn’t.

 

[Jcp2]

I’m not crazy about any outfit that is charging fees either end..a fee to individuals for training and then the end client for recruitment of those individuals. I’m not sure that’s the case here but i suspect it is.

IMO the ethical thing to do in that instance would be to offer a refund on the training for anyone who fails to gain employment at the end of the process through their recruitment arm.

But either way, capitalism...but I’m not sure that this forum should really be a conduit for this...but again...not my board, so...

Colleges offer a credential with no refund if no employment derived from that credential.

 

[Bob DBF]

Colleges offer a credential with no refund if no employment derived from that credential.

Colleges don’t recruit their students with help wanted ads.


Bob

 

[spoolin01]

Here's a brief recounting of the intrepid crew of SV Delos taking SCTW training in the Philippines.


Starts at about 8:50. Two of the crew went on to work a season on yachts in the South Pacific.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Here's a brief recounting of the intrepid crew of SV Delos taking SCTW training in the Philippines.


Starts at about 8:50. Two of the crew went on to work a season on yachts in the South Pacific.

What did the rest of them go on to do?

 

[Jcp2]

Colleges don’t recruit their students with help wanted ads.


Bob

Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors

almost the same

 

[Ministryofgiraffes]

Colleges offer a credential with no refund if no employment derived from that credential.

colleges don’t charge employers to employ their graduates/students...that’s the bit you are missing that makes it an issue in my head.

I don’t know that this operation charges fees to boats to place their students..but I suspect they do.

 

[Jcp2]

It’s a training center and headhunting firm rolled together. I don’t see anything inherently wrong with that, if somewhat different than what you’re used to. What’s to stop superyacht person to just employ a graduate without paying the company? Maybe it’s worth it to the employers to have some assurance of basic competency? Without knowing the specific situation, it's hard to say whether this is appropriate or not.
These are ships that travel international waters under flags of convenience. If it’s not a sustainable model, it’ll be sorted out somehow fairly quickly. I thought your issue would be more that the students in the program could be taken advantage of through sham training, not that you felt sorry for the yacht owner.
The company I work for (in health care) does not pay schools directly if we employ one of their trainees, but for certain hard to find positions, we do provide internships and rotations at our own time and expense to complete their training, hoping that the students will stay on with us after graduation. In essence, we, as the employer, are paying the school for their trainees, just indirectly.

 

[Kharon]

It’s a training center and headhunting firm rolled together. I don’t see anything inherently wrong with that, if somewhat different than what you’re used to. What’s to stop superyacht person to just employ a graduate without paying the company? Maybe it’s worth it to the employers to have some assurance of basic competency? Without knowing the specific situation, it's hard to say whether this is appropriate or not.
These are ships that travel international waters under flags of convenience. If it’s not a sustainable model, it’ll be sorted out somehow fairly quickly. I thought your issue would be more that the students in the program could be taken advantage of through sham training, not that you felt sorry for the yacht owner.
The company I work for (in health care) does not pay schools directly if we employ one of their trainees, but for certain hard to find positions, we do provide internships and rotations at our own time and expense to complete their training, hoping that the students will stay on with us after graduation. In essence, we, as the employer, are paying the school for their trainees, just indirectly.

Seems a lot like the for profit "universities". Big scandels and scams in many of those.

 

[spoolin01]

What did the rest of them go on to do?

Their goals were just short term employment to refresh their cruising kitty. Other crew considered it simply worthwhile education for the $100 they spent, and had other means of earning money.