12. April 2019

The 23rd Class was coming to an end. We were honored with a visit from Commander Mahmud from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Togerther with the students, who have worked hard over the last 12 weeks, Nova College and various teachers we were pleased to celebrate this class and their efforts.

11. April 2019

Our visit to Ocean Business in Southampton led to various new contacts for courses, e-learning and our books. R2Sonic surprised us with their very generous donation of a 2010 Multi-beam Echosounder. We thank the R2Sonics management for this much appreciated gift. The upcoming students of the 24th Cat B will definately benefinit from this equipment during their practical project. Registration is open for the upcoming courses. If you have any questions or wish to register, please do not hesitate...

30. January 2019

21 January 2019 the 23rd Cat B course started in Ijmuiden. A group of 8 dedicated students from Iceland, Nigeria and The Netherlands. The next 24th Skilltrade Hydrographic Survey Category B Course will start 2 September 2019 in Ijmuiden, the e-learning training for this course should be started on or before 15 June 2019. If you have any questions about this course or wish to register, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

04. December 2018

Skilltrade was represented at the 1st International Water Environment Ecological Construction Development Conference “Harmony with Nature”. This 2 day conference -co-hosted by the Chinese Dredging Association (CHIDA)- was held in Wuhan, China on 18 and 19 October.

04. May 2018

In week 18 we welcomed a group of 18 (board) members of the Association of Authorised Land Surveyors from Malaysia. We organised a 5 day course on Flood control in the Netherlands, and introduced them to the Dutch strategy for dike reinforcement and climate adaptation. We started with a brief introduction course in Hydrography, geological settlement and sea level rising studies. Furthermore we arranged visits to exchange knowledge how we handle the various aspects of water rising. We received a...

30. April 2018

The next 22nd Skilltrade Hydrographic Survey Category B Course will start 10 September 2018 in Ijmuiden, the e-learning training for this course should be started on or before 9 June 2018. We received a great international interest which needs to be confirmed in the next coming weeks. If you have any questions about this course or wish to register, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

17. April 2018

16 and 17 April 2018 we held an Introduction Hydrography course at our office in Voorschoten. We welcomed 9 participants, employees of Geometius, Groningen Seaports, Boskalis, Stema, IGL and Primo Marine. An interesting 2 day course for people who received no formal hydrografic training but who do work, or want to work in this field. This course can also be a starting point for a company specific course, allowing for specific requirements to be included. If there is sufficient interest, this...

30. March 2018

The 8 students of the 21st class all received their certificate of theoretical completion on 30 March 2018. Another accomplishment was made by Axel de Meijer, student of the 16th class: He earned his FIG/IHO/ICA Certificate of Field Proficiency after logging 365 operational days. Congratulations all! After lunch we concluded the ceremony with a visit to exposition SHIP about the construction of the new sealock in IJmuiden.

11. January 2018

8 January the 21st Cat B course started in Ijmuiden. A group of 8 dedicated students from Latvia, Chile, Morocco, Panama, Great Britain and South Africa. We hope they will all go home with a certificate of programme completion the end of March. The next 22nd Cat B course will start 10 September 2018 in Ijmuiden, the e-learning training for this course should be started on or before 9 June 2018. If you have any questions about our services or wish to register, please do not hesitate to contact...

24. November 2017

Again we had an enjoyable ceremony: we were grateful that we could hand out 9 certificates. We were pleased to welcome the family members and employers of the students. Armands Murans travelled all the way from Latvia by car to collect his certificate of field proficiency. Koen Schippers, Rik Veldhuizen en Sander Cuperus all completed their Field Training Project (FTP) and therefore received their FIG/IHO/ICA certificate of programme completion. The students of the 20th class all received their...