AMFA's Mission, Vision and Values

To provide quality, innovative and industry driven training and services that increase the standards within the maritime, fishing and seafood industries.

AMFA's Vision is provide the highest standard of training, using the latest technology, to be the leading international maritime, fishing and seafood industry and related services training provider in Australia.

AMFA's Values are that we will:

• be honest and act with integrity
• be professional, consistent and strive for the highest standards
• operate as a team and communicate while respecting each person's individuality
• be innovative and flexible
• be relevant, accountable and customer focused
• be loyal, trustworthy, friendly and demonstrate empathy
• be responsible and have a strong work ethic

AMFA's Board

The Board of the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy is an expertise based board and all directors have extensive links to the maritime, fishing and seafood industries.

The board provides strategic direction and oversees the implementation of the mission and vision while ensuring that industry-relevant outcomes are achieved. Current board members are:

Hagen Stehr AO (Chairman)
Brian Jeffries (Deputy Chair)
Steve Moriarty
Hon Nick Bolkus
Steve Hinge
Nigel Winter
Bob Miller (CEO)

AMFA's Role

Offering a broad range of nationally accredited training programs and short courses, the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy is continuously developing and customising its wide range of education programs to meet industry specific requirements.

The Academy's programs are designed to deliver learning outcomes that are effective, ensuring practicality and relevance to the maritime, fishing and seafood industries.

AMFA is recognised as a leader in Australia and the Asia Pacific region for innovative, focussed and relevant fisheries advisory, management and training services that are client driven.

AMFA's People

The Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy is able to provide a wealth of experience and expertise through a combination of vastly experienced practitioners on the staff and broad industry expertise available through its associates and industry links. This ensures that the AMFA can offer a fully integrated service to fishing, seafood and maritime interests in the region.

Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy personnel have a broad scope of relevant skills in areas ranging from fish catching operations, fish farming, vessel management, aquaculture, fisheries management and compliance, post harvest operations (processing, retailing and marketing), and research and development.

Programmes

The Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy offers training for all sectors of the fishing and seafood industries as well as the small vessel maritime industry from entry-level traineeships through to senior management programs.

Programmes include regulatory maritime certificates; fishing operations, aquaculture and post harvest traineeship programs; fisheries compliance; seafood processing and retailing; leadership and management; aquaculture (sea farming and land based); sea safety; food safety; quality management and environmental programs.

Industry-based advisory panels allow the Academy to ensure that programs are relevant to industry needs while ensuring successful industry-student partnerships are built that enhance employment outcomes.

Resources

The Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy has an impressive range of resources that allow the delivery of relevant, practically-focussed training.

These resources include two training vessels, a wheelhouse simulator, a mobile engine room as well as access to operating aquaculture farms, fishing vessels and seafood processing plants through its industry partnerships.

Part of the training students undertake is navigational simulation. This is conducted on AMFA's Wheelhouse simulator. For more information see the recent article on the ABC Adelaide website: "Skipper sim: Navigate locations around the world from the comfort of an office."

Fully operational radar, GPS and plotting equipment is used to simulate real-time navigational situations. Students also have access to a number of different computer-modelled simulations to test their abilities.

A fully functioning vessel engine room is used to simulate operation and maintenance aboard a vessel. AMFA's courses are designed to give students practical experience in the controlled environment of AMFA's classrooms.

Services

Providing a range of services which complement its training focus, the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy has extensive experience in providing consultancy services to Australian and offshore clients including developing and implementing education programs overseas; developing learning resources and programs both within Australia and overseas; and conducting industry reviews.

Partners

In understanding the value and benefits of productive partnerships, the Australian Maritime & Fisheries Academy has established links with other maritime, fishing and seafood industry training providers in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. These include the Australian Maritime College; the Secretariat of the Pacific Community; and Fisheries & Maritime Colleges in Papua New Guinea and Samoa.