Overview

The Sea Your Future (SYF) Steering Group is a key part of the Institute's mission to support the next generation of marine and maritime professionals. 

The group shares a passion for encouraging students, apprentices, cadets and early career professionals to enhance their professional skills through continuing professional development, particularly by engaging with IMarEST initiatives. 

 

What you'll be doing

As a member of the SYF Steering Group, you will attend quarterly online meetings to discuss topics including: 

  • How to improve the IMarEST's membership offering to students and early career professionals
  • The creation and promotion of existing early careers initiatives, programs and materials
  • How SYF operations run in local branches

 

About you

Members of the SYF Steering Group can come from any professional background and career stage. It is expected, however, that all Steering Group members will hold an active IMarEST membership, of any grade.

 

Benefits

There are many benefits to volunteering with the SYF Steering Group, including:

  • Contributing to your continuing professional development
  • Developing mentoring relationships and peer connections that could lead to new opportunities
  • Encouraging new student, apprentices, cadets and early career professionals into the marine sector