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Harmonization of short-courses for seafarers.

Maritime industry is global industry and seafarers are educated in accordance with international standards, i.e. STCW Convention. Apart from formal education, carried out at accredited higher educational institutions according to accredited programmes, short-courses for seafarers play a key role in maritime industry. Seafarers are usually required to attend numerous short-courses during their seagoing career. These courses can be divided into courses that are standardized by STCW Convention and the ones that are the result of shipping companies’ requirements and are not standardised (non-SCTW short courses). Harmonization of non-STCW short courses will enhance the certification and recognition of non- STCW short courses and it will enhance the attractiveness of seafarers’ educational and training programmes. This development should be based on multinational cooperation in all fields of the industry, especially between the most important stakeholders in the field of maritime education and training, e.g. maritime higher institutions, maritime training centre and maritime shipping companies. Today, cooperation on improving educational and training programs for seafarers is not at satisfactory level. The main problem is lack of cooperation between maritime education and training providers in different countries, as well as, the lack of cooperation between maritime education and training providers and shipping companies. All parties involved in maritime education and training may improve their education and training system through cooperation and coordination with maritime education and training providers from different countries. This cooperation may lead to exchange of knowledge in the field of seafarers’ education among different countries and can significantly improve the quality of non-STCW short courses. Therefore, it is important to provide the environment that maritime education and training institutions can pick good practices from each other.

STCW Convention, STCW short courses, non-STCW short courses

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