Crackdown on maritime diploma mills
Shoddy maritime schools are a poor excuse to exact money from the parents of would-be ship officers. They’re also a disgrace to the country, as we now witness in the European Commission plan to withdraw recognition of Filipino seafarer certificates. Yet, two things need to be said before anyone applauds the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for ordering the closure of the BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering programmes at PMI Colleges, formerly the Philippine Maritime Institute (PMI). (more…)
