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Training seafarers for tomorrow: The need for a paradigm shift in admission policies
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Caesar, L and Cahoon, S, Training seafarers for tomorrow: The need for a paradigm shift in admission policies, Universal Journal of Management, 3, (4) pp. 160-167. ISSN 2331-950X (2015) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.13189/ujm.2015.030404
Abstract
The traditional approach used by MET
institutes to admit students who are trained to become
seafarers is increasingly becoming deficient in the face of the
growing labour crisis within the global shipping industry.
Further pressure is being placed on MET institutes to revise
the modus operandi used to enroll students due to the
dynamic nature of the seafaring labour landscape. Due to the
limited knowledge MET institutes have about the students
they admit, their expectations and career ambitions, it is
difficult to effectively retain them onboard ships. This is
because the lack of information on the career ambition of the
students translates into poor management of their
expectations. This paper discusses the need for MET
institutes to employ psychological testing tools to gather
adequate information about the students at the time of
admission. This is necessary as it will help both the trainers
of seafarers and shipping industry employers to adequately
manage their expectations. When the expectations of
students are not known, it consequently leads to a poor
management of their career ambitions which then culminates
in attrition from ships to landside jobs when they become
seafarers. Thus MET institutes need to know the kind of
people they are recruiting in order to effectively manage
their expectations and this requires a thorough understanding
of the reasons and factors influencing people to enter into
seafaring.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Ship Officers, Seafaring, Shipping, Admission Policy, Shortage, Students, Recruitment and Retention |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Human resources and industrial relations |
| Research Field: | Human resources management |
| Objective Division: | Transport |
| Objective Group: | Water transport |
| Objective Field: | International sea freight transport (excl. live animals, food products and liquefied gas) |
| UTAS Author: | Caesar, L (Mr Divine Caesar) |
| UTAS Author: | Cahoon, S (Professor Stephen Cahoon) |
| ID Code: | 100349 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | Seafaring and Maritime Operations |
| Deposited On: | 2015-05-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-02-16 |
| Downloads: | 565 View Download Statistics |
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