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BRIEF ON THE TRAINING NEEDS AND TRAINING CAPABILITY

OF ASEAN PORTS SURVEY

The highlights of the results of the Survey on the Training Needs and Training Capability of ASEAN Ports are presented below. The purpose of the survey which is essentially to match the training requirements with training capabilities of ports in the region is deemed achieved with the types of information that have been gathered. Although they may lack some details, they are enough to establish that training needs of port employees can adequately be met and satisfied since these are being delivered by port organizations under the umbrella of APA. A port that is in need has an array of courses to choose from. APA members will only have to guarantee that the training they deliver and/or are availing of are abreast with technology.

Profile of Answers to the Survey Forms

All of the members of the APA submit the accomplished questionnaire on training whenever changes are introduced to the courses they offer and/or their needs.

Priority Training Needs of APA Ports

The ports indicated various training needs. For Brunei Darussalam, the needs are in the areas of port operations and management, management of breakbulk and multi-purpose terminals , handling /transport/storage of dangerous cargo, port security and waterways, and safety and emergency rescue.

In the case of Indonesia Ports, emphasis of training are in the fields of port operations and management, dangerous cargo handling, equipment maintenance, container and marine operations, equipment maintenance, port marketing, privatization, port planning, manpower planning, customer service and training of trainors.

The training needs of Malaysia ports are on port operations and dangerous cargo handling besides container operations and management, MIS and EDI Portals/Application , dredging and construction, port marketing/promotions, and training/human resource development.

Philippine ports also place high priority on IT skills and EDI applications, port safety and environment, career planning and development, value-orientation, communications, leadership and quality improvement.

For Singapore, the priority training requirements indicated are mostly under operations specifically on container quay operation, RTG/crane operations, maritime control and management of free commercial zone. In the field of engineering, a strong need for training on modern trends in regional planning has also identified. Thailand, for its part, placed premium on container terminal management, equipment control/operations, port marketing and negotiation technique.

Finally, Vietnam stated its training needs to be in the areas of advanced port operations, container terminal/yard operations, container handling and RTG operations, management of container terminal, container numbering and-related courses and computerization of port operations.

On the whole, the respondents placed high priority on the following training courses: Advanced Port Operations; Dangerous Cargo Handling; Port Safety; Informatics including EDI Applications and Portals, Management of Container Terminal; and, Human Resource Development. It is expected that the new demands for ISPS compliance as mandated by IMO will shift the need for priority training on areas related to port and vessel safety and security.

Training Capabilities

Except for Informatics (Information and Communications Technology) courses including EDI applications, it would appear that the types of training required by most port employees in the region are being delivered in the APA ports. It is assumed that container numbering, container receipt and delivery and other related courses are covered in the existing courses on container operations and management There is no indication, however, whether the quality of training in terms of substance and training tools, as well as trainors’ skills adequately satisfy the requirements of port employees.