Full support for teachers

Once again, the Maritime Career Market offered pupils an excellent opportunity to gain insights into the maritime industry and receive valuable guidance for their future careers. 

The on-site programme was specially tailored to the needs of grades 9 to 13 and enabled exciting group experiences. Teachers were able to use the event to thematically accompany their lessons and optimally prepare their students. 

We are already working on the next Maritime Career Market on 3 + 4 September 2026 and look forward to welcoming you and your school classes again. 

Besuchende unterhalten sich mit Ausstellenden

Pay nothing, take part in everything:

In 2024, admission was free for pupils, students and teachers.

Interested parties were able to secure free tickets online, which, in addition to participation in the Maritime Career Market, also gave them access to SMM, the world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry, on both days.

Action part for pupils


Sustainability in shipbuilding - experience technology live and explore the exhibition centre. That was the Pupil's Rally 2024.

It was organised by VSM, the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association. Under the motto ‘Be Part of the Maritime Future’, students from maritime disciplines guided the pupils around SMM and introduced them to companies in the maritime industry and presented training and study opportunities.

Ausstellende unterhalten sich mit Besuchenden an einem Pult.
Drei Besuchende unterhalten sich mit Ausstellenden.

Guided tour for students and trainees

Meet HR managers from companies in the fields of electronics, shipbuilding, marine technology, mechanical engineering and marine equipment - specific offers and discussions about starting a career. This was made possible by the 2024 guided tours.

Will you be there next time? 

Career Happy Hour

After an informative first day, the Career Happy Hour provided the perfect opportunity to relax with music, snacks and drinks and reflect on the impressions.  

Mehrere Menschen unterhalten sich im Career Forum.
Zwei Frauen unterhalten sich bei einem Getränk im Career Forum.
Aufnahme der Bildschirmpräsentation des Career Forums.
Zwei Männer im weißen Hemd unterhalten sich im Career Forum.
Ein Mann und eine Frau unterhalten sich im Career Forum.
Menschenmenge auf dem Career Forum, Vorne ist ein DJ am Pult zu sehen.

Available free of charge

Teaching materials


The Deutsches Maritimes Zentrum’s Maritime Pathfinder contains plenty of free information, as well as teaching and learning materials for teachers of all grades to make the societal and economic significance of the maritime industry more tangible for pupils.

Of particular note is the extensive range of formats provided in the Maritime Pathfinder by various industry players. You have access to analogue and digital materials, worksheets, and presentations, as well as the comprehensive, sustainable education project MarWiLo – Maritime Wirtschaft und Logistik (maritime economy and logistics), a curriculum-based concept with work aids, teaching handouts and online modules, along with access to an online portal for supplementary materials and training offers.

    The following offers (in German) are available free of charge in the Maritime Pathfinder for grades 9 to 13:
     

    • Wir wollen Meer – die Zukunft der Ozeane zwischen Konsuminteressen und Umweltschutz (the future of the oceans between consumer interest and environmental protection). Provided by Greenpeace.
    • Echt fair! Ermöglicht ein Lieferkettengesetz verantwortungsvolles Handeln? (Genuinely fair! Does a supply chain law facilitate responsible trade?). Provided by teacheconomy.de, by the Joachim Herz Foundation.
    • Was tun, wenn die globale Lieferkette reißt? (What to do when the global supply chain breaks?). Provided by teacheconomy.de, by the Joachim Herz Foundation.
    • Ocean Lovers Education. Provided by the German Ocean Foundation.
    • Foto-Identifikation von Belugas (Weißwalen) (photo identification of belugas (white whales)). Provided by Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.
    • Lecture: Warum Wale hören können müssen (why whales need to be able to hear). Provided by the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg
    • PlasticSchool, secondary level I and II. Provided by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde
    • Umwelt im Unterricht (environment in teaching). Provided by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV)
    • MarWiLo – Maritime Wirtschaft und Logistik (maritime economy and logistics). Provided by: Institut für Ökonomische Bildung gGmbH, affiliated institute of the University of Oldenburg.

       

    To Maritime Pfadfinder website

    Contact

    Nina Krüger

    Conference Manager

    Manager MS&D | gmec | Maritime Career Market | Open Stages

    Nina Krüger