scholarly journals PREDICTING A FAST-TRACK MARITIME CAREER: CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL OFFICERS DURING TEENAGE YEARS

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 550-567
Author(s):  
Manuel Joaquín Fernández González ◽  
Dmitrijs Semjonovs ◽  
Irma Narica ◽  
Diāna Strautmane ◽  
Sandra Ozola
Keyword(s):  
Fast Track ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Success Predictors ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Maritime Education And Training

Fast-track maritime career is a topical question worldwide due to the shortage of seafarers in maritime industry. Assuming that the fast-track career officers’ relevant common characteristics in adolescence could predict future maritime career speed, the research questions of this research are: What were the common characteristics of fast-track career officers when they were 16-18? Were there any statistically significant differences between the fast-track career groups and the officers with a slower career at that age? A questionnaire survey involving 175 maritime officers was conducted in Latvia in January – October 2016, regarding officers’ family context, school achievement, involvement in sports, and personality traits when they were 16-18. Fast-track career officers perceived themselves as more conscientious, calm and more leadership oriented than the whole group in adolescence. Statistically significant differences among career-speed groups were found regarding family socioeconomic status, family atmosphere and family career support at that age. Based on those communalities among maritime officers with a fast-track carrier when they were 16-18, maritime education and training institutions could better find and give appropriate career guidance to prospective maritime officers. Even if maritime career speed is a very individualized phenomenon, family characteristics could be studied further as a potential good predictor of fast-track maritime career. Keywords: career success predictors, fast-track career, maritime career, maritime officers.

scholarly journals Maritime Labor Market Demand and Career Path in Latvia

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Inese Barbare
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Maritime Labor ◽  
Maritime Education And Training

<p><em>Seafaring profession has traditionally been considered a romantic profession among young people, but in today’s labour market has dramatically changed priorities of career choices. At present, the maritime industry has more than 40 thousand vacancies, in addition to the growing trend - the shipping officers with University level are particularly difficult to recruit for crew shipping companies. </em></p><p><em>The methodology: an analysis of policy documents, statistical data analysis, a secondary analysis of previous research, database analysis, surveys. The motives of choosing profession of young people were determined by economical (good salary, possibility to maintain family welfare, career possibilities and etc.), social (wish to acquire education, seafarers are valuated as specialists, and etc.) and psychological (seafarer’s work seemed to be very interesting, dream to become a captain, and etc.) factors. Both external and internal factors predetermine the choice of seafarer’s profession.</em></p>The conclusion can be done that maritime education and training institutions have to explain young people all merits of maritime profession and show possibility for them to find emotional attractiveness and realization of their interests if they choose maritime professions.<p> </p>

scholarly journals Women's interest in maritime education at the Nikola Vaptsarov naval academy in Varna

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
B. Belev
Keyword(s):  
Primary Role ◽  
Naval Academy ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Maritime Education And Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Made In

United Nations Organization and its specialized agencies promoted gender equality and women employment in the Maritime industry as their main goal. Maritime Education and Training institutions are an integral part of this process. However, the primary role is given to ship owners and their manning agents around the World. Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy is a part of this big process of the general change in human thinking regarding the acceptance of women on board of merchant ships. The study in the article exposes the change of the process of admittance and graduation of women in the Academy. In this research, the method of interview is used to study the attitudes of female candidates in the Academy. The paper opens the door for the next research that need to be made in the recruitment market in order to find reasons for skepticism for women on board and how to break the conservative way of thinking.

scholarly journals Maritime Undergraduate Students: Career Expectations and Choices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4297
Author(s):  
Yui-Yip Lau ◽  
Cristina Dragomir ◽  
Yuk-Ming Tang ◽  
Adolf K. Y. Ng
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Maritime Education And Training ◽  
And Training

The following study presents an inquiry into understanding the motivating factors of students to enroll in a maritime university and to further continue with a career in the maritime industry. By collecting data from 378 undergraduate students enrolled in various maritime programs (navigation, electromechanics, electrical engineering, and economic engineering in transport), we aimed to better understand the profiles of students, their information sources, interest, and the prospects of associated programs where they are enrolled. As such, this study seeks to enable educators and industry practitioners to better understand the educational and career paths chosen by undergraduates in the maritime field. It can align the students’ expectations with program delivery. We examined students’ perceptions and assessments according to the program they are enrolled in. Taking into account the fact that there is a world low attraction for maritime careers, the results of this study are useful for maritime education and training (MET) providers during the design and marketing campaign of the educational program to attract students. Additionally, the findings are useful for public administration and the Ministry of Education’s analysis of expanding educational and research programs, as well as for Ministry of Labour forecasting. Employers from the maritime industry can find useful the main motives for which a graduate would choose to work in this sector, business field, or a related business. Moreover, industry practitioners and academia can expand the study at a larger scale, comprising more countries and taking into account national and regional characteristics.

scholarly journals Exploring the Qualifications of Future Seafarers from the Perspective of Stakeholders: its Implications in the Maritime Education and Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Ade Niko Setiawan ◽  
Yudha Prawira Dijaya ◽  
Andhika Wira Paratama
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Maritime Industry ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Maritime Education And Training ◽  
And Training

The global need for logistics distribution is increasing from year to year. Significant technological developments have been applied to merchant ships to run supply chains more effectively and efficiently. Seafarers are the main subjects who operate and navigate ships to adapt to technological advances. Their qualification to meet stakeholder expectations then becomes an essential issue for discussion. This study aims to discover the qualifications of future seafarers from a stakeholder perspective. Implications in Maritime Education and Training are also discussed. The authors uses a qualitative research design and conducts interviews to collect data. Using the purposive sampling method, the author involved participants who had much experience in the maritime industry. The findings of this study reveal that technical and theoretical knowledge, english communication skills, and IT skills are hard skills expected by stakeholders. Apart from hard skills, seafarers also need soft skills to support their work, including managerial skills, hardiness and adaptability, motivation to learn, and a good attitude. This finding has significant training in the Maritime Education and Training sector. Students need to learn lessons to foster student learning motivation and provide more time for ship simulators and engines to experience actual work activities on board.AbstrakMenggali Kualifikasi Pelaut Masa Depan dari Perspektif Pemangku Kepentingan: Implikasinya dalam Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Maritim; Kebutuhan global distribusi logistik semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun. Perkembangan besar teknologi telah diterapkan pada kapal-kapal niaga untuk menjalankan rantai pasokan dengan cara yang lebih efektif dan efisien. Pelaut sebagai subjek utama yang mengoperasikan dan menavigasi kapal dituntut untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan kemajuan teknologi. Kualifikasi mereka untuk memenuhi harapan para pemangku kepentingan kemudian menjadi isu penting untuk dibahas. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menggali kualifikasi pelaut masa depan dari perspektif pemangku kepentingan. Implikasi dalam Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Maritim juga dibahas. Penulis menggunakan desain penelitian kualitatif dan melakukan wawancara untuk mengumpulkan data. Dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling, penulis melibatkan partisipan yang banyak mendapatkan pengalaman di industri maritim. Temuan penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa pengetahuan teknis dan teoritis, keterampilan komunikasi bahasa Inggris, dan keterampilan TI merupakan hard skill pelaut yang diharapkan oleh para pemangku kepentingan. Selain hard skill, pelaut juga membutuhkan soft skill untuk menunjang pekerjaannya, antara lain kemampuan manajerial, hardiness dan adaptability, motivasi belajar, dan attitude yang baik. Temuan ini memiliki implikasi yang signifikan di sektor Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Maritim. Penting untuk menyesuaikan metodologi pengajaran untuk menumbuhkan motivasi belajar siswa dan memberikan lebih banyak waktu untuk penggunaan simulator kapal dan mesin agar siswa dapat mengalami aktivitas kerja nyata di atas kapal. 

scholarly journals The continuum of simulator-based maritime training and education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-eun Kim ◽  
Amit Sharma ◽  
Morten Bustgaard ◽  
William C. Gyldensten ◽  
Ole Kristian Nymoen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Maritime Operations ◽  
Maritime Education And Training

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the maritime supply chain and called for accelerated adoption of digital technologies in various aspects of maritime operations, including the area of maritime education and training (MET). This paper aims to discuss the current maritime simulator-based training and educational practices that forms an integral part in seafarer training and competency development. The study provides a review of the existing simulators in use in MET, and discusses upon the technological and pedagogical advancement of maritime simulator-based training interventions with predictions regarding the future MET practices with use of virtual reality and cloud-based simulators. This study—by focusing on ship’s bridge operations—highlights the characteristics of various types of simulators and also discusses the role of instructors, challenges, and opportunities involving future simulator-based MET due to accelerated adoption of digital technologies and the need to comply with pandemic-related restrictions for MET institutes. The analysis generated in the paper may contribute to the ongoing discussion regarding the future of simulator-based MET and the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 in the maritime sector.

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