Training
Professional development is a key pillar
Our people are our most important asset. Their professional development is a key pillar of our strategy. We are committed to creating the conditions they need to reach their full potential. Through specific education and training programmes, we focus on the continuous development of our employees and offer a challenging work environment and opportunities to grow.
Our ultimate goal
Is to acquire our own shipping tonnage, so that both local and foreign maritime cadets can acquire the necessary skills and sea-time, with the occasional lay-over visit to Trinidad and Tobago, while sailing the Caribbean Sea.
Start them at a young age
Since 2008, our T&T Shipbuilding and Repair Maritime Cluster has mentored many students, some as young as 16-years, helping them to lead positive and meaningful lives and encouraging them on step at a time to learn and become passionate about the maritime industry.
We welcome professionals from other industries
With the continued and rapid decline of the petro-chemical, oil and gas industries in Trinidad and Tobago, we recognize and encourage adults to learn about how they can transition into the global maritime shipbuilding and repair industry.
Some of our 75+ Craft Titles
Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation)
Work at construction and industrial job sites can be hazardous. Most job-site incidents are caused by
at-risk behavior, poor planning, lack of training, or failure to recognize the hazards. To help prevent incidents, every company must have a proactive safety program. Safety must be incorporated into all phases of the job and involve employees at every level, including management.
Introduction to Construction Math
Craft professionals rely on math to do their jobs accurately and efficiently. Plumbers calculate pipe lengths, plan drain slopes, and interpret dimensioned plans. Carpenters meet code requirements by using math to frame walls and ceilings properly. HVAC professionals develop ductwork and calculate airflow with practical geometry. Whichever craft lies in your future, math will play a role in it. This module reviews the math that you will need and sharpens the skills that you will be using in the exciting modules ahead.
Introduction to Hand Tools
Every profession has its tools. A surgeon uses a scalpel, an instructor uses a whiteboard, and an accountant uses a calculator. The construction crafts require a broad array of hand tools. Even if you are familiar with some of the tools, all craft workers need to learn how to select, maintain, and use them safely. A quality hand tool may cost more up front, but if it is properly used and maintained, it will last for years. A true craft professional invests wisely in hand tools, and uses, maintains, and stores them with the same wisdom.
Certification is recognized & accepted by 1,500+ companies
Lead Training Staff
Wilfred de Gannes - Programme Chair
Wilfred is passionate with assisting young adults learn about the thriving global maritime industry, besides finding the time to lead both the SRDC and Trinidad and Tobago Shipbuilding and Repair Maritime Cluster (TTSRMC) which is the largest maritime organization of its kind in the Caribbean.
He is an avid maritime author having his articles reviewed and published in several leading shipping magazines. Having been interviewed and his works published in Maritime Reporter and Engineering News. Maritime Reporter was first published in 1881 and is the world's largest audited circulation publication, serving the global maritime industry, LNG World Shipping, Caribbean Maritime (the official journal of the Caribbean Shipping Association and Sustainable Business Magazine et al.
At an early age, Wilfred studied Precision Investment Casting (PIC) technology in the United States of America and operates the only PIC foundry in the Caribbean region. This technology is utilised by NASA, The Boeing Company, Airbus SE and Perko, Inc., in the manufacturing of net-shaped precision industrial castings, in a variety of metal alloys.
Training is considered a major pillar in the development of human capital, required for the comprehensive development of the maritime industry, in the Caribbean region. We are happy to have Wilfred lead this world-class, globally accepted maritime training programme.
Deisy C. Marquez Puerta - Programme Director
Ms. Marquez joined the TTSRMC as a internship student in 2018 and quickly rose through the ranks to become Director and Office Manager.
She is bilingual and is also the founder of FUNDAJUVENTUD incorporated in 2002, as a registered Non Governmental Organization in Tucupita, Delta Amarcuro State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with the noble intention to support young adolescent persons. She has worked with various support projects with UNAIDS, Inter-American Courts on Human Rights and Action Solidaria.
Shawn S. Gibson MSL - Certified Master Trainer
Shawn has been employed with the organization, since August 2020 soon after attending a successful job interview/pre-screening. Our organization quickly realised the great benefit Shawn brings to our maritime sector, having provided training, leadership, supervision and administrative responsibilities in the United States Virgin Islands, where he resided for over 40+ years.
He is a qualified Master Trainer and Millwright Instructor having also undergone special training in various areas, including Employee Evaluation Training, Emergency Medical First Responder. He is a former serving member in the U.S. Army National Guard and was elected to a number of substantial community involvement programmes.
His industrial experience has been developed over the decades having worked at the HOVENSA, St. Croix Oil Refinery, which was a one-time rated as one of the Top-10 largest refineries in the world, with a daily throughput of 500,000 barrels per day, as of 2010. He was also employed with the Alcoa Alumina Refinery, also in St. Croix, USVI and was once owned by Martin Marietta. The St. Croix plant refines bauxite, aluminum's principal raw material, into alumina through a chemical process.
Kamal Ramnath - LNG Engineer / Maintenance Instructor
Kamal is an experienced Engineering and Maintenance Manager with a solid engineering background and over twenty (20) years’ experience in multi-train LNG engineering, operations and maintenance. He has been blessed with the unique opportunity to witness and contribute to the “life-cycle” of an LNG plant, as it progresses through the Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Start-up Operations, SteadyState Operations and entering end of design life.
He is leadership centric with a strong people focus allowing for effectively leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team of Engineers and Technicians in delivery of company’s objectives, using proven best practices and capable of leveraging and integrated maintenance management system with the digital twin model to drive continuous improvements and maintenance execution delivery.
Having been employed with leading global LNG organizations, such as, Atlantic LNG (Trinidad and Tobago), Yamal LNG (Russia) and more recently with TotalEnergies (USA) we are pleased to have Kamal on-board.
Ralph Kambui Edwards - Certified Pipe Fitting Trainer
Ralph started out as a Texaco Trinidad Trade Apprentice from 1963-1968 and also worked part-time, as a photographer for the Texaco Star Magazine. He later went to St Croix, United States Virgin Islands and worked as Draftsman at the Hess Refinery from 1968-1969.
He also worked for Lummus Technology then located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States of America as a Senior Draftsman from 1970 to 1973 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, as a Specialist E5. As a professional, he has worked in Refineries and Shipyards in eight (8) U.S. states, including Florida, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territory of St. Croix, as a Pipe Fitter, Piping Inspector, Instrument Fitter, Hydro Test Package Designer and a Certified Pipe fitting and Welding Instructor.
Ralph is happy to have returned to Trinidad and Tobago to share his knowledge and experience with those willing to learn. He is also computer tech savvy and makes documentaries and teaches Video Editing as a hobby.
Eric Young - Senior Steel / Piping Instructor
Eric has spent most of his working life as a AutoCAD Draughtsman, Quantity Surveyor, Supervisor and Fabricator.
He has worked for several leading local and global contractors, such as, Massy Wood Group, Damus Limited, BSI Services, Chicago Bridge, Stork-Wartsila and Lurgi GmbH.
As an experienced industrial professional, Eric has traveled and worked on various projects, including refinery and petro-chemical plant upgrades, in various Caribbean countries, including, St. Croix, USVI, Curacao and Aruba. Eric has undertaken various piping and construction related works (both onshore and offshore) for BG, Perenco and Amoco (now bpTT).
Today, he is happy to share his wide range of knowledge and field experience and lend his efforts toward teaching students, enrolled in the TTSRMC training programmes.
Dr. Jason Webb - QHSSE Trainer
Dr. Webb is a seasoned QHSSE professional with 18+ years of experience spanning QHSSE Management and Coordination, Safety Specialist, Medical Responder, Protection Specialist, Security Management. He has attained the Trinidad and Tobago Supplemental Police rank of a Precept Inspector and has experience in Project Management, Electrician and Welder in heavy industries.
He is a 1400.1 and 900.1 ISO certified safety specialist and holder of certificates in NEBOSH safety and Special Diploma in Environmental Management Emergency Management System, Occupational Safety and Health Professional, Safety Manager, Safety Supervisor and Safety Specialist, Certified Project Manager Train-The-Trainer, Automated External Defibrillation (A E D), HIV/Blood Borne, Medical First Responder. Occupational Safety & Health Standards, Health &Safety Supervisory Management, Health & Safety for Managers, Accident/ Incident Investigation, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) certification.
InternSHIP Programme
Building industrial capacity from a young age
Joseph started visiting the shipyard at 17-years of age, during his free Saturdays and learning the importance of good housekeeping and shipyard health and safety requirements. Today, Joseph continues to train in our SRDC media department, improving his skills, namely, video editing using the latest DaVinci Resolve 18 software and learning to operate high resolution video cameras. View Joseph's latest creation here.
Scholarship Awards
See if you qualify for one of our study scholarships
We gave an award and full P.P.E. to Shivan Singh, BSc.(Hons.) Electrical Engineering student to further his electrical studies in Photovoltaic Systems, in 2019. TTSRMC will continue these awards, this calendar year.