CAREER GUIDANCE IN BLUE ECONOMY
The blue economy includes all economic activities related to oceans, seas and coasts. It covers a wide range of interlinked established sectors (e.g. shipping, offshore oil&gas, coastal tourism) and emerging sectors (e.g. offshore renewables, biotechnology). The blue economy is a priority of EU because it represents 3.5 million of jobs with 174 billion Euro gross value added. As for all industries, the blue economy sectors operate in cycles, with periods of highs and lows. During periods of low, people can hardly find a job. However, the sector cycles do not overlap, meaning that when the shipping is low, the offshore oil&gas may be high; as a result, there may be more job offers in oil&gas compared to shipping. These are the facts, but you probably ask yourself “So what”? Read below…
