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The factors affecting the met instructors’ efficiency

The instructors who teach professional courses at maritime education and training institutions play an important role in the process of acquiring new and/or upgrading existing competences of seafarers. Both the instructors’ and the seafarers’ standards of competence must meet the requirements of the STCW Convention. The implementation of the education system that complies with these requirements is responsibility of each Party of the STCW Convention. If there are discrepancies, the maritime education and training system will not deliver intended learning outcomes, with highly probable negative impact on the motivation of learners and teachers participating in the process. The IMO has identified the problem and supported development of the different IMO Model Courses to help the instructors at MET institutions to deliver the curriculum in accordance with expectations. The main goal of the research presented in this paper was to identify the current situation and the key factors that influence the learning outcomes in different countries. The research lasted one year, from January 2019 through January 2020. It included 113 MET instructors from 26 countries. All the data were collected by means of a questionnaire. For the purpose of this paper, the key factors affecting the intended learning outcomes have been divided into two main categories: the factors referring to the MET instructors and those referring to the trainees. The organisational segment (duration, costs of education process, etc), although indirectly influencing the intended learning outcomes, has not been analysed in this paper. The key factors identified as relevant for instructors’ competences are sea service time, and additional training (both professional and educational). The factors referring to the trainees’ competencies are their personality and cognitive abilities of a person or a group, motivation and communication skills. The last part of the research deals with opinions of the MET instructors regarding the usability of the IMO Model Courses as a practical tool in MET processes. The paper presents the findings of the research but also indicates the most important conclusions and recommendations supported by the findings.

STCW, IMO Model Courses, Competences, MET instructors

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