Scope and Purpose
This course aims to introduce issues of cross-cultural differences to OSM seafarers who work with international crew. This course is essential in order to minimize problems and misunderstandings that arise from cultural differences.
- Explain the need for cultural awareness.
- Identify fundamental patterns and factors of cultural differences.
- Explain five (5) ways of classifying national culture.
- Differentiate between high context culture and low context culture.
- Identify key learning points in cross-cultural teamworking.
- Classroom-based
- iLearn
- Open to all OSM seafarers
- Must have taken the following courses as pre-requisite to the virtual classroom session:
- OSM PEOS/ HR
- WAVE
- CCC iLearn module
- iLearn : 30 Hours
- Virtual : 2 Hours