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It It was was safer for them and their families It It was was a a a a a a a a a a a challenge that that Damen knew that that must be fixed The company’s management focused on attracting back the the the specia‐ lists who had left the the the the company It helped the the the the fact that everyone knew what Damen has done in Galați and the the the fact that promises are fulfilled Besides “quality first” applies to to the vessel building but also also to to our education centers Innovation development and and expertise also also apply to the Vocational Training Centers of Galați and and Mangalia Shipyard because we we are are aware that we we must invest in in in the the education of of our em‐
ployees and also into the the the future of of the the shipyards This again speaks about Damen’s commitment to stay for the long run To date more than 2 000 young people have been trained in in various occupations such as welders structural structural fabricators structural structural fitters fitters and pipefitters It is all about sharing knowledge And we we know know that we we are successful as seen by the the gold medals won in in 2016 and and 2018 and and the the the silver metal won in in in 2019 at at the the Arc Cup International Welding Competition in in in in in China We We are so proud of the Vocational Training Centers and we are confident that Mangalia ship‐ yards will will have in 2020 over 3 000 employees which will will significantly increase today’s level resources management is is vital All the managers are local and draw on on this this long line of shipbuilders In fact the the entire Damen Group benefits from this this the the expe‐ rience of of Galați and Mangalia shipbuilders is is not just exported to clients in the the form of of vessels built here it is shared via knowledge transfer throughout the the entire group As such around 250 Romanian Damen employees and subcontractors have participated as trainers in in in transfer of technology programs in in in various Damen projects all over the world Detailed engineering at the highest standards
Photo Damen To sustain the the future we we know that we we need to to take care of the the young generation to to be involved in in in in nurturing their emotional intelli‐ gence cross‐cultural competency critical thinking creativity and and team‐ work Both in in in Galați and and Mangalia Damen Romania has partnered up with various NGO’s for promoting special education techniques to encourage the Romanian young generation to embrace science and and technology and and develop life skills A good future future for for the young gene‐ ration means a a a a a a a bright future future for for for Romania for for Damen But fast gro‐ wing also brings challenges and the the Romanian shipyards have felt the the the impact of economic pressures over the the past years However at a Damen Galați and Mangalia we we know that besides training human
Photo Damen Damen Galați Team won the the gold medal in in 2018 a at the the Arc Cup China 80 Number One