Pack n send is posting this article from handyshipping news. We found it enlightening that Universities are recognizing the needs for standards in the freight shipping and freight receiving industry.
ABERDEEN / SCOTLAND - A new course has recently been launched by the Energy Centre at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, that is designed to fulfill industry requirements for a practical course delivering the benefits of applying a life-cycle approach to asset management.
The MSc Asset Integrity Management (AIM) is designed to equip students with the skills and competencies to manage assets whilst adopting a business, safety and compliance approach. One of the course leaders, Dr Jesse Andrawus, said that: "Ships and marine items have to operate as efficiently, safely and cheaply as possible in diverse geographical and political arenas, whilst keeping within maritime law and the classification requirements of their flag state.
"AIM ensures that this occurs for the lifetime of the asset, including its decommissioning and disposal in a method very similar to an oil rig."
The course is highly flexible and has been specifically designed to fit in with students in professions. It is available to study as online distance learning and online tutoring, with directed study and peer to peer forums. This allows students to learn, and to get immediate feedback on solutions to real-life work issues, by communicating with highly experienced tutors and industry professionals in the online forums.
He described his experiences of the MSc AIM, stating that: "Expanding my knowledge in things I thought I knew a lot about is a nice feeling, but it's even better when I can quickly apply this new learning straight into a real working environment. I'm better armed to improve in my current role, and move myself forward into even greater challenges."
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