Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations
MET institution’s mission is not only preparing young people for maritime career at sea, forming their professional competences, but also providing help in their career management. For this reason, it is important to know new seafarers’ generation needs and career ambitions, as well as expectations...
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doaj-f2f95351467d4370a244e8a9e80d3f832020-11-25T00:42:23ZengGdynia Maritime UniversityTransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation2083-64732083-64812018-06-0112228529010.12716/1001.12.02.08811Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and ExpectationsViktoras Sencila0Genutė Kalvaitiene1Lithuanian Maritime Academy, Klaipeda, LithuaniaLithuanian Maritime Academy, Klaipeda, LithuaniaMET institution’s mission is not only preparing young people for maritime career at sea, forming their professional competences, but also providing help in their career management. For this reason, it is important to know new seafarers’ generation needs and career ambitions, as well as expectations from employers’ point of view. Mutual understanding would help to find a balance between expectations of both and adequately manage changes. Results of research, conducted by surveying 4th year full-time students studying at the Lithuanian Maritime Academy and experts from shipping and crewing companies in Lithuania and Latvia regarding desirable contract conditions and seafarers’ personal and/or professional characteristics, important for successful career, are presented in the article.http://www.transnav.eu/files/Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations,811.pdfSeafarers ProblemsNew Seafarers GenerationMaritime Education and Training (MET)MET System in LatviaMET System in LithuaniaMaritime CareerSeafarers NeedsSeafarers Expectations |
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Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations |
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Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations |
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Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations |
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Gdynia Maritime University |
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TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation |
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2083-6473 2083-6481 |
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2018-06-01 |
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MET institution’s mission is not only preparing young people for maritime career at sea, forming their professional competences, but also providing help in their career management. For this reason, it is important to know new seafarers’ generation needs and career ambitions, as well as expectations from employers’ point of view. Mutual understanding would help to find a balance between expectations of both and adequately manage changes. Results of research, conducted by surveying 4th year full-time students studying at the Lithuanian Maritime Academy and experts from shipping and crewing companies in Lithuania and Latvia regarding desirable contract conditions and seafarers’ personal and/or professional characteristics, important for successful career, are presented in the article. |
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Seafarers Problems New Seafarers Generation Maritime Education and Training (MET) MET System in Latvia MET System in Lithuania Maritime Career Seafarers Needs Seafarers Expectations |
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http://www.transnav.eu/files/Finding a Balance: Companies and New Seafarers Generation Needs and Expectations,811.pdf |
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