The AMOSUP Training Center was established in 1972 in compliance with the mandate of the constitution and by-laws of the union with the following objectives:

· To provide job-oriented up-graded training courses to union members free of charge as well as to other Filipino seafarers to augment their skills and competence and to increase their acceptability for employment in the International Maritime Fleet;
· To serve as a maritime graduate institution to supplement and upgrade the training of Licensed Deck and Engine Officers and special technical courses for non-licensed Ratings, and other IMO requirements as mandated in the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW);
· To improve the image of the Philippines as a modern maritime country on account of its quality trained seamen; and
· To promote technology transfer in the field of maritime education and shipping industry.

The Training Center was established in 1972. In 1989, a 4-storey building was constructed to house the center. Its 7 classrooms and 2 conference rooms can each accommodate up to 30 people. In 1999, the center was moved to an even better facility in the campus of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) in Mariveles, Bataan.

It has 2 DECCA Radars, an ARPA equipment, a Poseidon GMDSS simulator, a Tanker simulator and various deck gears, machines, pumps, laboratories, life saving equipment and measuring devices and instruments used for hands-on training. The new Training Center in MAAP is also equipped with complete workshop and machining tools such as lathe, grinding, and milling machines and devices for electric and gas welding.

The Training Center’s programs are all approved and certified by the Maritime Training Council of the Philippines. Tuition fees are union subsidized for all members. Non-members may also enroll for upgrading courses but union subsidy is waived.