Posted:
October 9, 2008
Earlier this year, the trustees of the AMO Safety and Education Plan decided to shift the courses provided at STAR Center in Toledo, Ohio, to the STAR Center site in Dania Beach, Fla., consolidating training and upgrading services for members of American Maritime Officers in one location. The last course concluded Oct. 3 at STAR Center in Toledo.
Although training services for AMO members are now being provided at STAR Center in Dania Beach, Fla., the union's Great Lakes headquarters at One Maritime Plaza in Toledo remains in operation. AMO officials and staff will continue to service the Great Lakes membership from the Toledo site, and AMO members will continue to have access to all union services, as well as the ability to file for vacation, at that location.
The training needs of AMO Great Lakes and inland waters members, as well as the training requirements of AMO contracted companies, were reviewed by representatives of participating operating companies, AMO Great Lakes officials and staff from the STAR Center sites in Toledo and Dania Beach during STAR Center's annual Training Needs Conference earlier this year.
The decision of the trustees to shift all training services to the Dania Beach site was made following a thorough review of the operating costs of STAR Center in Toledo, the curriculum provided at that location and the availability of space at STAR Center in Dania Beach. It was determined the necessary capacity is now available at the Dania Beach site to accommodate the curriculum that was being provided at the Toledo site.
The consolidation of the two schools at the site in Dania Beach provides a significant savings in operating costs to the Safety and Education Plan and maximizes efficiency in operations while affording AMO members and contracted companies the benefits of sharing best practices and access to broader training opportunities.
AMO Great Lakes headquarters operating in Toledo as STAR Center courses shift to Florida site
Earlier this year, the trustees of the AMO Safety and Education Plan decided to shift the courses provided at STAR Center in Toledo, Ohio, to the STAR Center site in Dania Beach, Fla., consolidating training and upgrading services for members of American Maritime Officers in one location. The last course concluded Oct. 3 at STAR Center in Toledo.
Although training services for AMO members are now being provided at STAR Center in Dania Beach, Fla., the union's Great Lakes headquarters at One Maritime Plaza in Toledo remains in operation. AMO officials and staff will continue to service the Great Lakes membership from the Toledo site, and AMO members will continue to have access to all union services, as well as the ability to file for vacation, at that location.
The training needs of AMO Great Lakes and inland waters members, as well as the training requirements of AMO contracted companies, were reviewed by representatives of participating operating companies, AMO Great Lakes officials and staff from the STAR Center sites in Toledo and Dania Beach during STAR Center's annual Training Needs Conference earlier this year.
The decision of the trustees to shift all training services to the Dania Beach site was made following a thorough review of the operating costs of STAR Center in Toledo, the curriculum provided at that location and the availability of space at STAR Center in Dania Beach. It was determined the necessary capacity is now available at the Dania Beach site to accommodate the curriculum that was being provided at the Toledo site.
The consolidation of the two schools at the site in Dania Beach provides a significant savings in operating costs to the Safety and Education Plan and maximizes efficiency in operations while affording AMO members and contracted companies the benefits of sharing best practices and access to broader training opportunities.