The maritime management and leadership course for the shipping industry

• Module 1 - Introduction to Maritime Business, Management and Leadership
• Module 2 - Understanding and Managing Finances in a Maritime Business
• Module 3 - Managing Yourself and Developing as a Manager
• Module 4 - Organisational Planning, Management Tools and Techniques
• Module 5 - Leadership and Teamwork
• Module 6 - Effective Communication for Managers and Leaders
• Module 7 - Managing People (Shipboard and Ashore)
• Module 8 - The Human Element in the Maritime Industry
• Module 9 - Management in Tough Times/Environments
• Module 10 - Future Leadership and Management with increasing automation
• Case Study - Pervasive Issues in Maritime Management and Leadership

• Analyse, interpret and evaluate concepts and theories in leadership and management.
• Understand the vocabulary of management accounting and interpret financial information.
• Discuss and apply effective leadership and management techniques to yourself, individuals and teams in the workplace.
• Discuss the tools/techniques required to translate strategic vision to executable management process and the leadership required to achieve success.
• Apply management and leadership best-practices to different situations, in particular the maritime environment.
• Analyse and adapt existing effective Leadership and Management techniques in an increasingly automated environment.

Every course is broken down into manageable modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:

• Work through your instructional material online
• Interact with your peers and learning facilitators through the online forum to discuss subject related issues and to network with your fellow learners
• Investigate relevant, real-world case studies
• Apply what you learn each week to ongoing project submissions

Delivered in partnership between the National Maritime Training Centre at North Kent College and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the course continues to be the ideal professional development course for existing ship managers, prospective ship managers and for those who work alongside the ship management sector.