Meet the The Verdict... news team The Quay Angel Francis, John Hedges, 15, said: “Being 15 years old, a reporter gave goes to St October 14 2010 me confidence George‟s Unlocking your future... and it was a School says he good way of enjoyed the meeting people, day and was asking the questions.” Harvey spending most Colston, 15, said “The day has of his time at opened opportunities for me in his favourite Students dive journalism that I didn‟t know stall, the cater- about before ing company. today.” Emma His reasoning Densley, 15, said was he was “Being a reporter inspired to be today helped me part of the into action! get an insight support team overseas and was into what the looking into a career in catering. profession would Isabelle, 13 years old, goes to By the Dane Court . She said: „I be like, and I Investigators enjoyed it.” enjoyed the exhibitions and I Nuveen Al-Kadi, loved the RAF stand but I am 15, said: “The considering becoming a sea Around 2000 excited students day was quite captain‟ Jake, 13, said: „I thought it came to the Dover Marine influential to- Festival in the hope of finding wards journalism really helpful, and have changed including meeting my plans and am heading into a career best suited to them. new people from engineering.‟ 70 companies set up stands to local newspapers Callie, 15 from Spires Academy, entice students to the career and ITV which added: „I found the hands-on prospects the maritime and was a good ex- bits exciting, and the animal and marine industry hold. Many perience.” Abby nature stuff helped me in my of the participants were very Suttle, 15, said: “It career choice‟. Tom, 17, from South Col- proud of the fine work pro- was a good ex- duced by the EBP Kent, in- perience which lege, said: „The army stuff was helped my skills cool‟ where all students saw the cluding Juliet Lasslett. grow and flour- guns and examples of military decide that my future career could Juliet works for EBP Kent. types of people.‟ found it to be very interesting ish.” Beth Jones, weapons that the soldiers use. be here. Frank, 16, from Dane She helped organise the Young people came from 27 and it exceeded my expecta- 15, said: “It was Chloe, 13, said: „The Marine Court Grammar, said: „It‟s been whole event and she believes schools around Kent, includ- tions!” Alex and Harvey from very useful in Biology stand has helped me interesting today and I‟m going to it is a „fantastic opportunity ing Charles Dickens, Ursuline Dane Court completed this providing me with go back to for lots of students to find College, Chaucer Technology newsletter with Abby, Angel, information about get more informa- their passion and future pro- School in , St Emma, Nuveen and Beth. pursuing future fession. From hairdressing, to George‟s C of E School and Alex said: „As a unit we careers.‟‟ Alex tion from Miles, 15, said the RAF catering to engineering and more. worked together and came to “Today has made stall.‟ lots more career choices to One student from Dane a verdict that the whole day me realise that job choose from.‟ She also says: Court , was a great success, utilising possibilities to do „The marine industry offers Broadstairs said: “I thought our skills and knowledge of with the marines many career prospects for all today would be alright, but I journalists.‟ are endless.”

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By Alex, Emma, Nuveen, Harvey, Angel, Beth and Abby

The Kent Marine Festival had a variety of stalls and companies promoting a plethora of professions connected in some form to the sea. We managed to take a few minutes of some of the companies‟ time to find out more about the opportunities which are open to us in the near future. Bill Tate, a retired captain works for Sea Vision, a training programme for people interested in becoming mariners. He told us they are based at North West Kent College, where they train sailors, in areas including naviga- which are used for training cadets. Biology Consultant, told us tion and ship Bill, who took 12 years to train as a that they aim to educate people management. captain, said: „We are here to show on beach wildlife, rock pools and what Their stand had awareness that 95% of imports is by The goes on in them, also on other topics two examples of Marines. This is vital for UK industry.‟ such as litter. We were told 15 year olds ship simulators We interviewed Nigel Holloway, the were able to volunteer to see what being marketing manager of the Warsash a marine biologist is about. Maritime Academy in Southampton If they like it, they could go into train- University. He stated: „We train every- ing when they‟re older which could lead one in all areas including navigators, them into jobs, such as oceanographic engineers and on board services spon- research, pollution clean-up and veteri- sored by ferry companies eg P&O.‟ The nary work. many people in the right direction of the Maritime Volunteer Service is an educa- London Array are the creators of the cruise industry and in to a well paid, tional service consisting completely of growing wind farm off our shores. They world wide career. volunteers. Support officer Mr Shaw- chatted to us about the growing opportu- Meanwhile we also spoke to PC Mar- case informed us the service helps coun- nities in renewable energy in the sea for tin Dadd who is apart of the Port of cils in disasters such as floods and pro- young people. Dover Police. He tackles anti social viding safety boats. Volunteers up to 70 Cruise specialists „ACE‟ offers guid- behaviour. At sea police work to prevent year olds can join. ance towards travelling and tourism anti– terrorism and smuggling. PC Marine Biology aims to encourage offering professional courses towards Dadd himself witnessed a failed smug- people to go into all sorts of jobs involv- cruising. Online training as well as gling attempt with 58 dead Chinese with ing the sea. Elena Setterfield, Marine colleges and universities can guide two survivors.

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