This paper aimed to determine the maritime students’ readiness to cope with the abrupt paradigm shift from face-to-face to online learning for the first time in maritime education amidst the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It utilized a descriptive-normative approach where incoming 2nd year and 3rd-year maritime students were the respondents. Data gathering was online using a survey questionnaire in Google Forms. Statistical tools used were frequency count, percentage and a 5% margin of error in projecting students’ population throughout the schoolyear 2020-2021.The study showed a majority or 7 of 10 among maritime students were not ready to cope with the paradigm shift on the basis of not having a computer of their own for school works; no internet connectivity at home; no access to internet shops; and personal wellbeing. Almost 3 of 5 preferred face-to-face learning. Participation was limited with only the maritime students while everybody was under the community lockdowns for safety and health reasons. Internet connectivity of the students also was a limiting factor.A catch-up framework in maritime education for SY 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 addresses problems relative to the start of SY 2020-2021 by delaying it to January 2021. This will give the maritime students inclusive opportunities to graduate within the prescribed period despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government, school authorities, parents and faculty members also benefit from this framework once adapted.
Strong dynamics in international maritime education and training has provided stakeholders the challenge to level-up in order to remain globally competitive. Responsive to this challenge, the effort towards sustainable-continual improvement with regards to product realization among students of the Maritime Education Upgrading Program conceived under the international cooperation of the Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT) and the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR), shipboard performances of deck and engine cadets onboard Dutch ships, aligned with the competencies required in Table A-II/1, 2, & 3 of the Standards, Training, Certification and Watchkeeping ‘78 (STCW ’78), as amended, revealed results in the Task Performance in Navigation manifested that the deck cadets performed the required tasks to high level of performances consistent with the theoretical knowledge gained in school and to the acquired skills, competences, and actual work performance requirements onboard ships. On the other hand, results of the Task Performance in Marine Engineering attributed to the engine cadets indicated that these cadets have likewise performed the task aligned with the competencies required in the STCW ‘78 to an average level. The study was a descriptive-survey utilizing a standardized instrument of the College of Maritime Education’s Quality Management System Manual. The instruments were sent to shipboard trainer officers’ onboard Dutch ships. Filled up survey instrument was then authenticated by ship Masters and stamped with the ships’ seal before these were sent back to the school either through email via the cadets’ respective manning agencies or by the cadets themselves upon their disembarkation.
This study endeavored to determine the impact of the Maritime Education Upgrading Program of PIT-KVNR on the socio-economic status of its graduates from school years 2002-2003 to 2007-2008. A descriptive-comparative approach design was used with two groups of respondents and total sample size of 296. It was found out that, before these graduates entered the program, the socio-economic status between parents of the two groups of marine transportation graduates-respondents were already significantly different, while there was no significant difference in the socio-economic status between parents of the two groups of marine engineering graduates-respondents. Furthermore, there were significant differences between groups of marine transportation and marine engineering graduates-respondents on their socio-economic status after they graduated from the program. Moreover, results revealed that the socio-economic status of graduates from all groups of respondents have greatly improved over a short span of time after they graduated from the program. On the other hand, the respondents from both groups also accounted the extent of performance of the Maritime
This study was conducted to determine the family relationships of the respondents who graduated with the degree Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT) and Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering (BSMarE) before they joined and after they graduated from the Maritime Education Upgrading Program of the Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT) – Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) through a descriptive research method. It was found out in the study that the quality of family relationships that kept family closely attached were not compromised thus considered healthy for the BSMT and likely healthy for the BSMarE even before the respondents have joined the upgrading program. Moreover, as the respondents already graduated from the program and already working onboard ships, it was found out that no amount of financial success could destroy the basic fundamentals of strong family relationships among Filipino families. Subsequently, as the respondents were always away from their families most of the times, yet this did not put the family relationships in peril. The respondents’ families manifested that their family relationships remained very strong and healthy that speaks true to Filipino way of family life. Data gathering was through several medium like the internet, the social media, mail delivery services, and by personally fielding the questionnaires. Sending the questionnaires through the identified mediums was done three times to give extra leeway for the respondents to acknowledge and return the filled-up survey questionnaires.
This study was conducted to determine the attributes that influenced the performances of the deck and engine cadets of the Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT) during their apprenticeship training onboard Dutch ships. The study was a descriptive-survey method utilizing a standardized survey instrument provided in the Quality Management System of the Institute"s College of Maritime Education. The subjects considered were deck and engine cadets who were onboard Dutch ships for their 1 year apprenticeship training. While deck and engine management level officers were the respondents. Results revealed the performances of the cadets were highly influenced by the associated attributes as regards "Personal Qualities" and "Professional Knowledge and Skills." Moreover, as regards to "Outlook/Expectations", majority of deck and engine cadets were expected able to perform their tasks independently as ship"s officers upon completion of the onboard training period of one year; while there were few from both groups that were expected able to perform his/her task independently as ship"s officer only after an additional on board training period. Furthermore, it was found out the academic
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