During the last three years, the number of applicants for fishing lines at upper secondary schools in the country has more than doubled. For tenth grader Martin Storøy, this means that his future as a fisherman is at stake. – My dream is to become a fisherman, but I don’t know if my grades are good enough. Martin Storøy wants to follow in his grandfather’s and uncle’s footsteps. After taking part in a fishing trip on the sharken with them, it is now the nature use line and fishing and catching at Herøy high school which is the next natural step. There is a big fight for places. Last year, the minimum grade required to enter was 3.5. To get into fishing and catching in the second year, you needed 4 on average. It is not the pay that lures Martin Storøy (15) towards the fishing profession. The Herøy boy has “salt water in his blood” and has been fishing with both his grandfather and uncle in the past. Photo: Nils-Atle Sundnes / news For Martin Storøy, a working day is where he gets to do something he likes and something he is passionate about most importantly. – The salary means very little to me. I want to become a fisherman because this is something I am interested in, he states. For the record, the average fisherman has a gross income of NOK 892,000 according to figures from Statistics Norway. Missing out on motivated candidates – You can be a good practitioner even if you are not good at school, says Odd Kristian Dahle, information manager at Fiskebåt. Dahle says that it is gratifying that the fishing profession has gained a better status and that the education has become so popular among young people today, but that the medal has a downside. – There is reason to believe that you are losing many good and motivated candidates to the fishing profession because of the requirements you have to meet today, says Dahle and at the same time emphasizes that you can be good at school and be a good candidate for the fishing profession. Odd Kristian Dahle, information manager at Fiskebåt, believes it is important that students get to test life at sea early in the school term. Photo: CF Wesenberg / Fiskebåt He suspects that many of those now completing these classes will have ambitions to become coxswain, skipper or fill other jobs in the fishing industry. Aware of the problem Møre and Romsdal County Council is responsible for secondary education in the county. They reply in an e-mail that the issue surrounding the high grade requirements on practical lines is something they have worked on a lot in recent years. Competence manager Kariann Dimmen Flovikholm says further that they would like to take in students on other grounds. She says that they have sent an inquiry stating that they want to admit students on the basis of skills, entrance exam or interview as a pilot project. The Directorate of Education has not replied to the county council yet. Hope it lasts Even though there is a war for the places, Martin has not lost faith in getting into his first choice. – I don’t have the best grades, but I hope they are good enough, says the youngster. Both Martin Storøy (th) and his friend Samuel Haugen are looking forward to a school day characterized by practical teaching. Haugen considered fishing and trapping for a long time, but in the end applied for the sports line. Photo: Nils-Atle Sundnes / news He adds that he understands that the system is such that it must be decided on grades when there are too many applicants, but that it can still feel a little unfair. Ideally, the 15-year-old would wish that there were other criteria for admission. – Do you think you would have got in if it was an entrance exam? – Yes I believe. The application deadline for upper secondary education is 1 March and students all over the country are anxiously awaiting the answer that will come during the summer. The application process for upper secondary education From 4 January you can apply for admission to upper secondary education through vigo.no. You can register changes to the application right up until the application deadline. The ordinary application deadline for upper secondary schools is set for 1 March at 23:59. For apprentices and in the case of special needs, the application deadline is 1 February. Answers to the 1st intake will arrive around 5 July, the deadline for answers is 17 July. Answers to the 2nd intake will come around 3 August, the deadline here is 7 August. School starts on 21 August. Retrieved from vilbli.no.
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Martin Storøy from Herøy wants to become a fisherman – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
