Burgess Newsletter Spring / Summer 2008 - Burgess Yachts

44 YA C H T M A N A G E M E N T
Integral to the BURGESS Management department is
the recruitment and placement of professionally
trained, qualified and experienced crew on board our
managed yachts. Crew who can deliver the very highest
of standards and exceed both the guest and Owner’s
expectations are a priority and in order to seek out
these crew members we are using a number of
different methods, from within Burgess as well as
external organisations.
Burgess website
The recently relaunched Burgess website now features a
designated page to advertise all vacancies on board our managed
yachts as well as a feature enabling crew to submit their CV’s and
enable us to develop our in-house database to target people for
specific positions.
The Superyachts Skills
Foundation
Due for launch in Summer 2008 this new initiative is designed to
nurture the next generation of senior superyacht crew and
Burgess are whole-heartedly lending support to the programme.
The Superyachts Skills Foundation will take the form of an
internship, targeting recent graduates from management,
engineering, hospitality and catering colleges and introducing
them to an industry they may not have previously thought about
for a long term career.
In-house cadetships
In line with the Superyacht Skills Foundation we are also
reviewing the possibility of creating in-house cadetships on
board Burgess managed yachts. We will be working with the
MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) to design a suitable
cadetship opportunity in order to train certificated officers who
are in ever-increasing demand in the superyacht industry. The
demand for such a scheme is following the growing
sophistication, size, power and tonnage of these vessels, coupled
with the developing safety regulations. Burgess have developed
strong relationships with selected training providers in the UK
and overseas, in order to ensure that our crew and cadets are
receiving the best training and development available.
The Burgess management
team are here to assist
crew to develop in their role
on the yacht and above all
to encourage their
advancement in the
industry. We are working
towards making this
industry and particularly
Burgess Yachts a career
of choice.
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