MRA Training Center trained 248 workers in 1Q’2019
In the first quarter 2019, Training Center of Marine Recruiting Agency (MRA, a company of UCL Holding) trained 248 blue-collar workers including 194 people who completed the programmes of basic professional training and 54 people who completed the programmes of additional professional training. More than a half of the trainees – 129 people – obtained new professions.
Among the most popular courses of basic professional training were “dock engineer” and “slingsman” selected by 115 people, up 7% year-on-year. When it comes to additional professional training, the highest demand was for “basics of fire safety” mastered by 39 people.
All in all, Marine Recruiting Agency has developed over 50 training packages basic professional education programme including training, retraining and advanced professional training of dock engineers, slingsmen, crane operators, tallymen, mooring men, operators of port and road-building vehicles. Additional professional programme offers training covering labour safety, basics of fire safety, safety of working at height.
Marine Recruiting Agency LLC is a recruiting company representing interests of transport logistic, construction and other companies of North-Western region in sphere of recruiting, training and provision of temporary personnel. MRA was established in 2001 and is a subsidiary Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg JSC. From 2016 the company is accredited by Federal Service on Labour and Employment for performing the activities related to provision of personnel.
The Agency has its own Training Centre with its own technical infrastructure. Its functions are primary training, re-qualification and advanced training on the basis of various educational programmes.
Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg JSC (a company of UCL Port – stevedoring division of the International Transportation Group UCL Holding) is the largest operator, rendering services on handling of all types of dry cargoes at Big Port St. Petersburg. It operates modern multipurpose specialized terminals for handling of general and bulk cargoes and specialized terminals for ro-ro cargoes and containers.