AN ANALYSIS OF PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF MYANMAR MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING SYSTEM WHICH IMPACTS ON MYANMAR SEAFARER’S EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Abstract

The development of international trade of each country in the world are mainly based on transportation. In the meantime, to carry out the development of both internal and external business and commerce, it has transported by air transport, road transport, rail transport and water transport. The bulk of goods is transported with the possible lowest cost of transportation by using water transport. So, every country has needed more labour demand than labour supply in the maritime industry.

Therefore, Myanmar is one of the major seafarer supply countries in the world to be able to compete with neighboring seafarer supply countries over the market share of global seafaring market, the role of Myanmar Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Services are of vital important.

This study aims to analyze Myanmar Maritime Education and Training related to people motivation, behavior, value and the process of their communication and relationship between people and organization in maritime industry. Maritime training in organization is very important not only to reduce employee dissatisfaction but also to achieve its goals and objective. This study presented the course of COC and COP, opening in MMU, MMMC and private maritime training schools and have been implemented according to the policy of MET system and STCW convention supported by Department of Marine Administration from the period 2011-12 to 2016-17.