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An investigation of the skills gap between course learning outcomes of maritime business degrees and onshore employment requirements
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 13:08 authored by Shu-Ling ChenShu-Ling Chen, Stephen CahoonStephen Cahoon, Pateman, H, Prashant BhaskarPrashant Bhaskar, Wang, G, Parsons, JThis paper explores key industry perceptions, through interviews with 27 senior maritime managers in Australia, Canada and the US, on the employability skills required for onshore maritime professionals. Those perceptions are then compared to the skills identified from the collected nine Course Leaming Outcomes (CLOs) of nine maritime business degrees. The findings show that CLOs and maritime industry requirements tend to converge in areas such as knowledge, self-management and computer/IT skills. Less alignment was evident in CLOs relating to communication and problem solving. By giving more attention to these two CLOS in terms of specific emphasis and depth of study, students will gain more comprehensive skill sets for these critical areas. This paper also recommends that including adaptability, flexibility and an inquiring mind in CLOs may enable students to better respond to the dynamism and complexity inherent in the maritime industry.
Funding
International Association of Maritime Universities
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 18-th Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime UniversitiesPagination
125-135ISBN
978-954-8991-96-4Department/School
Australian Maritime CollegePublisher
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval AcademyPlace of publication
BulgariaEvent title
18-th Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime UniversitiesEvent Venue
Varna, BulgariaDate of Event (Start Date)
2017-10-11Date of Event (End Date)
2017-10-14Rights statement
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