THE ACADEMY BASES ITS OPERATION ON THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES:
- Academic Excellence - Providing excellent and innovative maritime education and training programmes that comply with international standards and utilise up-to-date technology.
- Student-Centeredness - Creation of an environment where student success, development and career opportunities are accorded first consideration.
- Leadership – Commitment to being recognized as both a national and an international centre of excellence in maritime education and training.
- Integrity – Commitment to acting fairly and impartially in all our operations.
- Partnerships – Development of national and international partnerships for providing up-to-date training equipment, delivering excellent training programmes and providing industrial/onboard ship training for our cadets.
- Qualified and motivated workforce - Maintaining an adequate stock of qualified, competent and motivated workforce, particularly lecturers/instructors, appropriate to delivering on the mandates of the institution.
- Human capital development - Ensuring staff training and development programmes that are responsive to the training and staff development needs of the Academy.
- Quality Assurance (QA) - Establishing, implementing and maintaining an Integrated Management System that assures customers and stakeholders on the quality of education and training in line with the requirements of STCW Convention, 1978, as amended. QA has been established to enhance effective compliance with international instruments such as the STCW Convention, 1978, as amended.
- Cadets’ discipline and leadership quality - Instilling in our cadets and students a high level of self-discipline, commitment to responsibility and leadership quality suitable to national and international services.
