MARITIME STUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL CAREER PLANNING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AS ASSESSED BY LECTURERS‘

The particular dynamics of vacancies and movement of labour force, rapid changes of activity content are characteristic of maritime sectors and its labour market. It urges to activate the research of future seafarers’ professional career planning and career planning skills development. The empirical part was devoted to the investigation of the lecturers’ assessment of maritime students’ professional career planning skills and the lecturers’ participation in the process of professional career planning skills development. The research showed that the maritime students quite seldom address their lecturers on the issues of professional career planning. Less than a half of the lecturers frequently communicate with students on the issues of professional career planning. The qualitative research showed that the success of students’ professional career is determined by the professional competence; general and career planning skills.