Scope and Purpose
The course aims to introduce issues of cross-cultural differences to OSM Thome seafarers who work with international crew. The course brings awareness as to how national culture can influence organizational safety culture.
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Explain the need for cultural awareness
- Describe six (6) dimensions of culture
- Differentiate between high context and low context culture
- Identify key learning points in cross-cultural teamworking
- What is Culture?
- Dimensions of Culture
- High Context and Low Context Culture
- Cross-Cultural Teamworking
- e-learning
- Virtual classroom or classroom-based
- Open to all OSM Thome seafarers
- e-Learning + Virtual Class: 2.5 hours or
- e-Learning + Classroom-based: 3.5 hours