Sea Ahead - Seafarers / Employees Survey

Welcome!

This survey takes less than 10 minutes. Your experience as seafarer matters.

Your input will help improve Maritime Education and Training (MET) programs by identifying the skills maritime professionals need for the future. The findings will support the development of more relevant and future-oriented education and training.

Your responses are anonymous and will be analysed only in aggregated form for research purposes, and handled in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

Thank you for helping shape the future of maritime education and training.

This survey is part of the SeaAhead (Sailing Acceleration through Vocational Excellence and Innovation) project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme.

1.When you graduated and started your job in the maritime sector, how would you best describe your skills in relation to what was required to do your job at that time?(Required.)

My skills were at the time higher than what was required to do my job

My skills matched what was required for my job

Some of my skills were lower than required for my job and needed or still need to be further developed

Some of my skills were significantly lower than required for my job and needed or still need to be further developed

Don’t know/Prefer not to answer

4.What percentage of the knowledge and skills that are acquired during Maritime Education and Training (M.E.T.) is now outdated?(Required.)

5.How likely or unlikely do you think it is that several of your skills will become outdated in the next five years?(Required.)

6.Technological progress has a significant impact on the maritime sector. Please present your view regarding the following statement: “Further training is needed because of new developments in my field of work which could not be foreseen during my course of study”.(Required.)

8.What is the most important way for you to gain new skills? (one choice)(Required.)

9.Do you prefer E-learning as a way to develop or enhance the necessary knowledge and skills.(Required.)

10.What is your gender?(Required.)

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to answer

12.What is your highest degree earned?(Required.)

Secondary School Diploma

Vocational degree Level 4 of the European Qualifications Framework

Vocational degree Level 5 of the European Qualifications Framework

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Postgraduate STCW related degree

Other (please specify)

13.What is your nationality?(Required.)