Marine

The marine sector is made up Ports, shipping, marine engineering and manufacturing, marine business services, leisure marine, technology and research businesses as well as fishing.

Marine

The marine sector is made up Ports, shipping, marine engineering and manufacturing, marine business services, leisure marine, technology and research businesses as well as fishing. Marine jobs can be found across Cornwall, but Falmouth is a key hub for the sector. A&P Falmouth (a major ship repair company that also provides servicing contracts for naval vessels) together with world-class Superyacht designers and manufacturers and a number of internationally renowned boat builders.

The marine sector makes up 1% of the Cornish economy and the mean average salary is £31,995. Nationally the maritime sector supports over 1 million jobs and adds £46.1 billion to the UK economy. Specialist roles that are likely to require a degree level qualification, for example biochemists and engineers, attract higher salaries.

15,057 There are 15,057 people employed in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with an additional 1,020 volunteers, some of whom are paid.

Jobs The areas with the highest employment are manufacture, repair and maintenance of ships and boats, followed by building of pleasure boats and marine fishing.

805 These workers are spread across 805 businesses, with small and medium sized employers being a particularly important part of the marine sector.

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There are hundreds of small, medium and international marine companies operating in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, as well as world class research institutions.

Jobs are typically in one of three sub-sectors: leisure and tourism (e.g. boat hire, cruise ships, leisure fishing or water sports), commercial (e.g. boat building and repairs, commercial diving, marine engineering and construction or tidal energy) or support services (e.g. marine law and finance, coastguards, and marine supplies and accommodation).

Cornwall Marine Network

Cornwall Marine Network (CMN) is the main business support network in the Marine sector. CMN provides skills and training, digital marketing, innovation and productivity support to 351 member businesses who collectively represent around 90% of the Cornwall marine economy.

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Cornwall Marine Academy

Cornwall Marine Network owns the Cornwall Marine Academy (CMA) which offers careers advice to young people, improves their employability skills and uses member businesses to provide vocational work experiences. CMA was recognised with the Maritime UK Future Skills national award in 2019 for supporting young people into the local marine sector.

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Marine Labour Market Information

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Apprenticeships are available in specialist skilled areas such as boat building, marine engineering and general, transferable areas such as project management. Most roles in the marine industry expect employees to have GCSEs in Maths and English.

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