Date of Publication

2007

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education Major in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Educational Leadership

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Adelaida L. Bago

Defense Panel Chair

Roberto T. Borromeo

Defense Panel Member

Sherlyne Almonte Acosta
Michaela P. Munoz
Remedios Z. Miciano
Teresa Yasa

Abstract/Summary

This study traced the status of employability of AIMS Maritime graduates covering school years 1994 1995 and 2003 2004 and determined the relationship of employability factors to their personal profile variables. Specifically, it sought answers to the following specific questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of the following: 1.1Personal Variables 1.1.1course taken at AIMS; 1.1.2age; 1.1.3gender; 1.1.4marital status; 1.1.5height; 1.1.6weight; and 1.1.7occupation of father. 1.2 Performance Variables 1.2.1Licensure Examination Rating 1.2.2Academic Rating 1.2.3On-board Rating Performance 2. What is the status of employability of the respondents in terms of the following factors: 2.1 Waiting period on the first apprenticeship/training after graduation in the preparatory course; 2.2 number of times boarding a ship; 2.3 average length of service per embarkation; 2.4 position/s held; 2.5 salary; 2.6 job relation to course; and 2.7 Percentage employed? 3. How do the groups of respondents, alumni and employers perceive the relevance of the following skills and knowledge acquired from AIMS to the respondent job? 3.1 theoretical 3.2 technical skills (MT) 3.3 technical skills (ME) 3.4 character / attitude 4. Are there significant relationships among the different personal profile variables and status of employability of respondent alumni? 5. Is there a significant difference in the perceptions of the alumni and employers on the usefulness of the skills and knowledge acquired by alumni received from AIMS in line with all variables stated in statement of the problem number 3? 6. Based on the findings of the study, what measures can be proposed to improve the board performance and employability of AIMS graduates? iii It can be concluded that AIMS, as a maritime educational institution, was able to produce a good number of graduates employed by the industry after more than a decade of its existence. These alumni possessed the physical qualification in terms of age, height, weight and other physical attributes required by the shipping employers. There is an imbalance in the number of MT and ME graduates and this imbalance is being experienced by many maritime schools nowadays. The graduates did very well in the PRC board examinations but need to improve their performance in topnotch positions to further improve its reputation for commitment and service quality. The employability of the graduates in terms of waiting time for job after graduation and after filing of application does not only depend on the alumnis personal attributes or having a seaman father, but on other factors such as, skills and knowledge acquired from the school, previous work experience, character/attitude, reputation of the school from which a graduate obtained his degree, and intensity of job demand. The existence of significant correlation between the heights of the cadets and their salaries signals the concerns and preference of the employers over the good built of the seafarers. This is anchored on the principle that good built coupled with right attitude in the workplace can very well complement the technical skills of the seafarers to obtain promotion, hence a corresponding salary increase. iv Personal profile such as age, marital status, height, weight, and occupation of father do not directly affect employment in the maritime field as they are in other industry fields. The graduates were hired by their employers because of their character/attitude, theoretical skills and technical skills. However, employers felt the need for the graduates to improve the leadership capabilities as this is an important quality of a future marine officer who can hold either operational and management level positions aboard the ship. Based on the conclusions, the following recommendations are offered: 1. The imbalance between the number of graduates in the marine transportation and marine engineering courses has to be addressed not only by AIMS but also by other maritime schools experiencing this situation. A special forum on this topic can be discussed intensively with the participation of the ship crewing industry sector, academic institutions, government (CHED) and maritime students. AIMS can make the initiative to hold a forum on this topic in collaboration with the Philippine Association of Maritime Institution, in which it is a member. 2. The level of current support and initiatives of AIMS in producing topnotch maritime graduates should be reviewed by its Academic Board to identify the areas which need specific improvements. Financial support is not only v an area that can be reviewed but also the guidance and counseling and student services as well. 3. Faculty involvement in monitoring the academic performance of graduates is very important, considering that they are the first direct contact of the students as far as their academic performance is concerned. Likewise, academic performance of students can be improved if a school has a pool of carefully selected and screened faculty members. 4. In line with Item No. 3, the maritime school should ensure that it has a strong faculty development program that is being implemented accordingly. The field of maritime education is one which is experiencing constant changes and developments because of the international nature of shipping. Thus, the continuous provision of appropriate education and training to maritime faculty members should be on top of the agenda of the schools faculty development program. 5. Waiting time for job of the graduates can be reduced if the school has very strong linkages with ship crewing and manning companies. There are more than 300 ship crewing companies in the country. AIMS should increase its current linkages with these companies. High level representation and management involvement is an important component of establishing linkages. Increase of visibility and participation of the vi schools executives and academic heads in various events and activities of the maritime industry can be planned and implemented. 6. Students capability to act as leaders can be enhanced through classroombased teaching or through provision of seminar-workshop. However, the development of leadership capability can start right in the classroom and this begins with the facultys modification of its teaching instruction. Integrate this concept and principle in every subject of the curriculum. 7. Further studies are recommended along the following areas: Quality of educational services of maritime schools Vis-à-vis the demand for seafarers Implications of job-waiting time to the alumni of maritime schools Effects of board performance rating on the hiring attitude of ship crewing companies Changes in the maritime education in the Philippines: Implications to the employability of seafarers Challenges to maritime education systems towards a strategic framework on curricular development Aligning perception of graduates and employers on the usefulness of schools education and training.

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004391

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

ix, 123 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Employability; Alumni and alumnae; --Asian Institute of Maritime Studies

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