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© Dawn Runnals, Truro. Tel: 01872 279353
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Welcome to the Cornwall Marine Network. With its unique coastline and strong maritime heritage, Cornwall confers natural advantages to its marine businesses, and our non-profit making company is dedicated to turning these into growth and prosperity.
Cornwall Marine Network was established in 2002. Our key aims designed to support growth and improve profitability include:
- Marketing initiatives which help marine businesses generate more enquiries and orders
- Training initiatives which sustain and improve the sector's skills base
- Networking initiatives which encourage the exchange of best practice between CMN members and other organisations
The Network was initially funded through the European Objective One programme with a total package valued at just over £1 million. Since then CMN has been awarded further funding in the field of training via other organisations including the Learning and Skills Council which has allowed new training products to be launched, including;
- Yacht and Boat Building NVQs
- Short Course Training events
- Introductory and Leadership courses
- Plus much more!
Cornwall has recently been awarded a further round of European funding, named Convergence. This funding will support Cornish initiatives which contribute to converging Cornwall's GDP with other regions in the European Union. Cornwall Marine Network is working closely with partners to ensure that the Network can secure additional funding for further projects. In particular, projects that develop innovation and the knowledge based economy.
The Network is based at the Marine Skills Centre in Falmouth, an award-winning fully renovated grade 2 listed rope works - fitted out with state-of-the-art resources needed for marine skills training.
If you are a marine business based in Cornwall or an individual who would like to work in the Cornish marine sector do not hesitate to contact us to discuss how we can help you.
Planned activities 2008
Training/employer & employee benefits
- Grants for any approved training
- Free advice to help you assess your training needs
- Courses organised by CMN for you
- Substantial subsidies for boat building apprentices (16-24 years)
- Mature apprenticeship option for boat builders aged over 25 years
- Funding for pre-apprenticeship placements to help you select the right person
- Option for CMN to employ your apprentice (we bear the risk)
- Subsidised boatbuilding qualifications for workers aged over 19 years achieved in your workplace
- Wide range of business short courses, eligible applicants supported by £50 per day wage subsidy
- Introductory Marine Management courses
- Administration and Business Skills courses with subsidies
- Office / Administrative apprenticeship schemes 16-24 year olds
- Access to Cornwall Marine Academy (working with young people and schools to improve marine vocational training)
- Free Assessor training for individual boatbuilders who want to support qualification achievement in the workplace (including wage for assessing activity)
- Free sail training and employability training for unemployed 16-18 years
Marketing & business development
- Individual business advice and mentoring on marketing plans
- Advice on website development and search engine optimisation
- Advice on online advertising campaigns
- Advice on brochures and marketing letters
- Free access to a library of 9,000 CMN-commissioned marine photographs
Promotion of Member businesses
- Free entry in the CMN Members' annual directory (circulation: 20,000)*
- Free listing on the Cornish marine industry website* www.cornwallmarine.net
- Access to the members-only area of the website*
- Exclusive group email access to fellow CMN Members*
- Free listing on CMN's website for water-users* www.cornwallmarine.com
Member services
- Invitations to CMN networking/social events and working breakfasts*
- Advice and support for external grant applications
- Preferential legal advice helpline
- Advice and support for external grant applications
- Preferential legal advice helpline
* The benefits usually available to Associate members.
Full membership of the Network is open to all marine businesses based in Cornwall. Associate membership is open to other parties who offer services to the sector.
Yours sincerely,
Roger Graffy
Chairman
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