Maritime Services Training Institute (MSTI, ) is a
post-secondary educational institution in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
which provides training in
maritime
Maritime may refer to:
Geography
* Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps
* Maritime Region, a region in Togo
* Maritime Southeast Asia
* The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Princ ...
services.
The MSTI was previously known as the Seamen's Training Centre; its name was changed to in 2003 to reflect a broader scope. Part of the impetus for the MSTI's establishment was to provide
training
Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or Physical fitness, fitness that relate to specific practicality, useful Competence (human resources), competencies. Training has specific goals of improving on ...
, and opportunities for those engaged in marine-related industries, and to make
careers
The career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Definitions
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defin ...
in marine services more attractive to the younger generation.
References
1988 establishments in Hong Kong
2003 establishments in Hong Kong
Educational institutions established in 1988
Educational institutions established in 2003
Universities and colleges in Hong Kong
Tai Lam Chung
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