Instructors currently engaged in delivering training under the STCW Convention, or individuals who require teaching qualifications to deliver such training.

At the end of the course, trainees will be in a position to deliver competency-based STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) Convention and Code related courses effectively using appropriate teaching methods and resources.

Using the virtual campus and its teaching resources, the teaching staff will combine lecture-based and active learning methods in accordance with the specific objectives of each training module.

The practical training, which will require trainee participation and the completion of specific exercises, is designed along the lines of project-based learning. An overarching project will take shape module by module: the development of a course syllabus in accordance with the STCW Convention and Code. 

Module 01. STCW Convention and Code. Overview and requirements for competency-based training.
Module 02. Effective planning of the learning environment.
Module 03. Teaching aids.
Module 04. Methodology: effective use of teaching activities.
Module 05. Planning a training session.
Module 06. In-training assessment.
Module 07. Course design.

VIRTUAL CAMPUS

The Jovellanos Centre's virtual environment provides access from anywhere to a useful and dynamic learning experience, making it a personalised training process based on a pre-established progress sequence.

The course consists of 60 teaching hours delivered over 7 weeks.