Learning & Development Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES Competence Development

• Responsible for all On-Shore Learning and Development team processes, focusing on 2 key elements:
  • building pool of high quality and highly skilled Seafarers, compliant to Legal & customer requirements
  • Ensuring a continuous promotion pipeline of seafarers from Cadets, minimizing the need for external hiring.
• To achieve these key elements, responsible for driving well planned, efficient operations with continual review and iterative improvements.
• Keep updated with new developments on IMO regulations, Flag, Class, Oil major / Customers requirements related on Competence development. Plan and develop courses to ensure compliance as per required timelines.
• Prepare, plan and execute new Learning and Development courses related to Nautical/ Cargo aspects, Safety, Environment, Quality, SIRE 2.0, CDI, Risk Assessments and any other relevant topics to enhance the Company’s Technical performance by getting inputs from the Technical / Marine / Vetting / HSEQC teams and data mining 3rd party inspection reports.
• In charge of keeping the Company’s Integrated Management System (IMS) updated with the L&D team’s Policies and Procedures. Update Company’s Training Matrix to comply with all legal regulations and Company’s requirement in liaison with Marine Assurance team.
• Identify external Competence development providers or Internal resources in various countries to ensure all courses required by Company’s Training matrix are delivered. Review the training providers facilities and resources in discussion with Technical / Marine / HSEQ / Vetting teams to finalize courses implementation. Negotiate contracts and commercial terms and get approval from Technical Director.
• Responsible for all Shore Learning and Development related software, hardware, and course facilities towards ensuring a conducive and facilitative environment.
• Responsible for all Competence development course record keeping, processes for Data collection, updating Seafarers completion of Company required courses / seminars in the Crew management system.
• Analyze data for trend analysis to assist in planning, ensuring compliance of seafarers to Training matrix.
• Analyze evaluation/feedback on Learning and Development providers and coordinate with responsible person on proper action to take if any. Review seafarer’s course feedback or other teams feedback towards enhancing the quality of competence development.
• Identify and deliver L&D reports required for team internal tracking or other cross functional teams, or senior management consumption.
• Audit Manning / Training partners to ensure compliance with company specified Learning and Development requirements.
• Ensure standardization of Learning and Development Programs and Processes in different countries or Learning and Development institutes
• Carry out regular reviews of courses conducted for content and Learning and Development effectiveness.
• Ensure effective delivery of Learning and Development courses.
• Visit vessel to carry out onboard Competence development related inspections, Cadets progress, Compliance Audits and/or impart Learning and Development content onboard ships.
• Coordinate with the Purchasing department in the accreditation and evaluation of Learning and Development providers.
• Train and assist the Manning Operations team on any new Regulations, Certification requirements and internal procedures.
• Act as audit team leader of Learning and Development Centers.
• Maintain regular contact and report on an indirect line to an assigned Marine Assurance team / Technical Team manager from Singapore HQ to co-ordinate and plan all Learning and Development activities.

• Develop, establish, and implement a career development scheme for seafarers that is equitable across all ranks that ensures competence in rank.
• Issue and evaluate Score@ booklets to ensure effective learning towards improved competency.
• Carry out Promotional interviews to gauge suitability for promotion.
• In charge of all Learning and Development Programs, including Enrichment programs like Secondment programs.
• Develop and implement competence management system/s across the fleet vessels and monitor…