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Title: The relationship between maritime education and employer trust
Other Titles: the structural equation modelling (SEM) perspective
Authors: Mohamad Rosni Othman
Egbert Adolf Naintin
Keywords: Maritime education and training
Maritime labour employer
Trust
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher: WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Citation: Vol.15(2); 293-316 p.
Abstract: The research is aimed to identify factors in the maritime education and training (MET) system and its relationship on maritime labour employers’ (MLEs) trust based on current practice in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was used, and the respondents were the participants of a related conference in Malaysia. The structural equation modelling technique was used to explain the relationships in the stipulated research model. The test of structural model confirms that the model is adequate in explaining the MLEs’ trust. The results reveal that the perceived MET institutions’ efficiency has significant direct effects on the MLEs’ trust and the perceived seafarers’ competency. In addition, the perceived implementation of International Convention was found to significantly affect the seafarers’ competency. However, the perceived seafarers’ competency was not found to directly affect the MLEs’ trust. This study suggests that the MLEs’ trust is an important indicator and feedback on it can be used to further enhance the current MET system and its policies. Thus, one of the strategies is to develop a policy in order to achieve an effective maritime education and training. This is to support the maritime communities in progressing towards a more sustainable development in the MET in the context of enhancing the maritime safety.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5525
ISSN: 1651436X
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