For the second time, European shipyards and related companies opened their doors for European Shipyard Week to advertise their high-tech products and processes and promote a wide range of career opportunities.
Open door days at many companies, universities, research centres, museums and other institutions, special presentations for school classes and artistic performances at the opening event in the Netherlands formed part of the program. The promotion attracted thousands of school leavers, young graduates, job seekers and other interested visitors to participate. High-ranking speakers of the European Commission, the European Parliament and representatives of Europe's shipbuilding regions, attended the opening conference in Brussels on April 2. The first Shipyard Week, launched two years ago, resulted in increased recruitment numbers in maritime universities and companies. Nevertheless, the shipbuilding and ship repair industry still experience a growing shortage of engineers and skilled workers. Due to growing business as well as the age profile of the current workforce, European shipyards will require a further increase in recruitment numbers. This triggered the decision to organize the shipyard week on a biannual basis.
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