SUPPORT FOR MARITIME TRAINING (SMarT) REVIEW

As a department, the DfT is committed to evidence-based policy decisions. Economics and other analysis therefore play a pivotal role in decision making. The research specified in this Invitation to Tender will clarify whether government support for maritime training is still required/should continue and at what level. The Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding scheme was last reviewed in 2011 to see if it was still needed to support UK maritime training and whether adjustments were necessary. Since then further changes have occurred and it is timely to initiate a further review. A review of the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) funding programme to provide evidence of the effectiveness and requirement for trained seafarers in the UK.