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Maritime Sector Foundation Degrees Framework for the Merchant Navy October 2005  Contents Preface iii About this framework iii About Foundation Degrees iii Part 1: The Maritime Sector 1 1 About the sector 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 About the Maritime Skills Alliance 1 1.3 Sector overview 3 1.4 Employment in the sector 4 1.5 Key organisations and regulatory and professional bodies relevant to the sector 5 1.6 Skills frameworks 7 Part 2: Merchant Navy Foundation Degrees 8 2 About the merchant navy framework 8 2.1 Summary 8 2.2 Rationale and targeted workforce development 8 2.3 Why Foundation Degrees? 10 2.4 Context 11 2.5 Application 11 2.6 Position in Scotland 12 2.7 Approval of programmes 12 3 Design 13 3.1 Introduction 13 3.2 Generic references 13 3.3 Sector-specific references 15 3.4 Desired learning outcomes 16 3.5 National training schemes 16 3.6 Relationship to MCA and STCW requirements 17 3.7 Partnership working 18 3.8 Learning and assessment aboard ship 19 4 Delivery 20 4.1 Introduction 20 4.2 Work-based learning 20 4.3 Employer involvement 21 4.4 Access 21 4.5 Accreditation of prior learning 21 4.6 Medical standards 22 4.7 Preparation for learning 22 4.8 Mode of learning and delivery 22 4.9 Progression 23 4.10 Lecturer expertise and staff development 24 4.11 Personal development planning 24 4.12 Induction 25 4.13 Monitoring and reviewing progress 26 5 Quality assurance and validation 26 5.1 Content 26 5.2 STCW quality standards 26 6 Promotion 27 6.1 Strategy development 27 6.2 Promoting access/wider participation 27 7 Evaluation 28 7.1 Content 28 7.2 Destinations 28 Annex 1: Desired learning outcomes of Merchant Navy programmes 29 Practical and technical knowledge and skills 29 Management and leadership knowledge and skills 29 Key and generic skills 30 National Occupational Standards 31 Annex 2: Guidelines on the integration of Foundation Degree programmes into national schemes for training cadets 38 Preface About this f