Cheers, and cherish!
United Marine Training Center President Antonio Galvez (left) and Managing Director Engr. Donald Bautista (right) raises glasses to their clients, colleagues, and partners at the UMTC Banquet and Socials atop the UMTC Building in Manila on the evening of November 23.
Galvez declares the revival of UMTC’s tradition of open house gatherings for its valued clients and friends from the maritime industry after almost two years of limited personal contact because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event reflects UMTC's promotion of industry collaboration and commitment. Attendees include ship managers, manning agents, educators, suppliers, and even counterparts in the training sector.
Government officials also joined the stakeholders: From the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), Chief of Staff Atty. Jabeth Dacanay and METS Supervisor Presca Lugo. Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., NCR Director Nina Connie Dodd of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and NATSA-NTSB President Chef Gabriel Prats.
IMO Maritime Goodwill Ambassador George Hoyt and International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) Head of Training and Operations Adam Lewis are also present.
Galvez thanked their valued clients for sharing their passion for training excellence.
“It is through our partnership and collaboration and your continuous patronage that United Maritime Training Center maintains to be one of the top providers for maritime training in the Philippines.” He emphasized UMTC’s commitment to training good seafarers to become better.
Bautista enthusiastically welcomes the audience and turns nostalgic, asking the primarily foreign audience, "Kamusta?"
He explains that "Kamusta" ("Hello, How are you in English?") signifies concern, love, and care for Filipinos. It is a sight to behold, he said, "that we have here today all of you celebrating our triumphs over the challenging times. All of you here sharing stories."
Everybody cheers as Bautista exclaims, "For all the challenges we have overcome over the recent years and the challenges that we'll surely overcome in the coming years. Cheers to an awesome 2023!"
UMTC currently has over 135 clients worldwide and is expanding. Its training portfolio covers over 180 courses, including several adopted by MARINA as the template and benchmarking tool used by maritime training centers nationwide.
To meet the needs of shipowners and managers, UMTC created promotional courses for each rank, from rating to operational and management level.
Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) program, Deck Courses, trade tests, evaluations, and assessments are among the most popular.
This year also marks UMTC’s collaboration with the Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (IIEE), the only Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) accredited organization of electrical practitioners, to bring more competitive electrotechnical officers and electrotechnical ratings on board.
UMTC is the product of more than two decades of pursuit of excellence in training. UMTC traces its humble beginnings to a single lecture room that doubled innovation in the maritime sector.
Established in 1998, UMTC traces its humble beginnings to a single lecture room that doubled as the office and another room for culinary training. In 2004, the center expanded its operations to further fulfill the growing need for well-trained seafarers. UMTC finally moved to its present site in the heart of Manila in 2008, providing training for up to 40,000 seafarers annually.
The training center keeps expanding, enhancing, and improving to continue providing world-class training to seafarers.
For inquiries and partnerships, contact marketing@umtc.com.ph