To honour and recognise the achievements of Vistarians, Mr. David Lee, Executive Director of Wavelink Education Group, was invited as the Guest of Honour for North Vista Secondary School 52 th Annual Speech and Prize-Giving day.

In his address, Mr. David Lee affirmed, “For many of you, the award is an evidence of diligence, discipline and determination in your life.” He also shared 4 principles for success in life which he termed as the acronym B.L.O.G. In short, they are B – Be at your BEST, L – Keep LEARNING, O – Be OPTIMISTIC, G – Earn a GOOD name. He encouraged the students to use this B.L.O.G. to create their life story.

Together with North Vista ’s motto – “Viva La Vista” which literally means “having a long lasting vision”, Mr. David Lee urged individuals to rise above the masses and achieve not just one but continuous success in life.

SMOU and Wavelink Celebrate
the Birth of Wavelink Maritime International

SMOU and Wavelink organised the Lunar New Year Luncheon cum Hong Bao Presentation with an additional celebration as they unveiled the setting up of the Wavelink Maritime International Pte Ltd (WMI) – a new subsidiary of the Wavelink Education Group. WMI’s mission is to enable members of the maritime industries to realize their potential through the delivery of high quality and cost effective courses and programmes.

Speaking at the presentation, held on 14 February 2008 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Guest-of-Honour, Minister of State for Education and Manpower, Mr Gan Kim Yong said: “The newly established WMI was set up to add value to the maritime industry through the education and training of seafaring officers. I encourage seafarers to take advantage of WMI’s training programs.”

Having recently been certified ISO 9001:2000, WMI is prepared to face the demands of the maritime industry while at the same time ready to add value to the industry through its team of professionals and experienced individuals from the industry.

The celebration this year consisted more than 700 guests including officials from NTUC, unionists, co-operatives, shipping companies, members and residents from its adopted charity, the Henderson Senior Citizens’ Home.

CadetsPlus

In the quest to develop quality cadets, Wavelink Academy first carefully selects students from reputable maritime institutions. Thereafter it provides them with a one-month value added customized training – CadetsPlus™, before placing them onboard. The result? Smoother integration and longer stay in sea.

The CadetsPlus™ initiative is supported by the Singapore Maritime Training Fund (SMTF) and shipping companies. CA ships with the Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union enjoy benefits from the SMTF. Strategic partners include Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA) as well as regional institutions and maritime organizations.

During the inaugural CadetsPlus Graduation Ceremony cum SMOU Qingdao Night on 14th Sep 2007 at Qingdao Shangri-la hotel, there were many touching moments as students expressed their gratitude to the teachers. Gracing the event was Guest-of- Honour Mr. Matthias Yao (Mayor of Singapore South East District), Ms. Wang He (General Secretary of COSE) and Mr. Wang Shaoyun (Vice President of Qingdao Port Corporation), together with representatives from the shipping companies.

Maritime Manpower Singapore Conference 2007
Full house – Thank you for your support

Since its inaugural inception in September 2001, the biennial Maritime Manpower Singapore Conference (MMS) has been established as a feature of the local maritime calendar. The Maritime Manpower Singapore (MMS) 2007 was jointly organised by the Seafarers Training & Education Advisory Committee (STEAC) and managed by Wavelink. Held on 7 September at Raffles City Convention Centre, this year’s conference, themed “Crewing Crisis – A Call for Action”, puts into perspective the widespread shortage of seafaring officers in the maritime industry with an added emphasis on the necessity to focus on the course of action to address this phenomenon.

The power-packed panel of speakers included senior management representatives from the shipping companies in the region, senior academics from maritime training institutions, senior figures from the maritime authorities and even female seafarers. The conference was attended by more than 300 delegates from the maritime industry.