31. July 2023

Upcoming training opportunity! 28th of August we will start another online Introduction to Hydrography. Five instructor-led lessons of three hours given by Manaf Zora including an video in which students will be introduced to survey equipment and experience survey vessel installation and data collecting. Contact us on info@skilltrade.nl if you have any questions or wish to register.

31. May 2023

Upcoming training opportunity! 19th of June we will start another online Introduction to Hydrography. Five instructor-led lessons of three hours given by Manaf Zora including an video in which students will be introduced to survey equipment and experience survey vessel installation and data collecting. Contact us on info@skilltrade.nl if you have any questions or wish to register.

20. May 2023

For the last group of eight students of the 27th Cat B class, we had a good ceremony. They successfully completed their six-week practical and achieved outstanding results. Certificates were personally presented to each student. We are delighted that everything went smoothly and would like to express our gratitude to the Skilltrade team for their support throughout this course. We eagerly anticipate commencing the 28th Cat B class online in September 2023!

12. May 2023

For the second group of nine students of the 27th Cat B class we held a second ceremony including a nice dinner. They successfully completed their six-week practical and achieved outstanding results. Certificates were personally presented to each student. We are delighted that everything went smoothly and would like to express our gratitude to the Skilltrade team for their support throughout this course.

08. May 2023

We invited all 27 students and teachers to the ceremony of the first group in IJmuiden. We were pleased that all past their practical tasks and pass for their practical in the last weeks. It was also the first time that all students met the other 2 groups.

24. April 2023

Due to bad weather the Fugro survey vessels were in port of Ijmuiden yesterday. In cooperation with Fugro head office we were allowed to visit the Fugro Pioneer. A great gesture which was well appreciated by all students who are doing their CAT B practical here in The Netherlands. All groups were showed around the vessel starting at the bridge, survey room, deck and an explanation by their Geophysicist about their geophysical surveys for windmill parks.

18. April 2023

Lieutenant Colonel Bjorn van Vliet and Thijs Ligteringen, Head of the Knowledge Center Geodesy and Tides, of the Hydrographic Service of the Royal Netherlands Navy gave a lecture about the duties of the Hydrographic Department and military hydrography. Thijs Ligteringen discussed maritime limits, boundaries and law of the sea. It was a special afternoon because off interesting lectures and after all the online lessons and start in 3 subgroups, the students were finally all together in a room.

06. April 2023

Survey department was for all an eye opener. To know more about their organisation being on board their survey vessel was an excellent experience.

05. April 2023

We welcomed the second group of the 27th CAT B class who arrived from different destinations worldwide. After successfully completing their theoretical exams online they will finish the CAT B course after 6 weeks of practical training in Ijmuiden, The Netherlands and leave with their Certificates of Programme Completion. We are pleased to meet them face to face after all the “Online” lectures and exams. (afternoon at Haarlemmermeermuseum De Cruquius)

27. March 2023

We welcomed the first group of the 27th CAT B class who arrived from different destinations worldwide. After successfully completing their theoretical exams online they will finish the CAT B course after 6 weeks of practical training in Ijmuiden, The Netherlands and leave with their Certificates of Programme Completion. We are pleased to meet them face to face after all the “Online” lectures and exams.