and authority comparable to international institutions. The PAMI and
its members have attempted to initiate voluntary accreditation in their desire to
THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL LADDER
Figure 1
Source: Enriched Guidelines, Policies and Standards for Maritime
Education Program (EGPS). Technical Panel and Technical Committees for Maritime Education,
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), Manila 1991.
show to the world that the Maritime Education and Training given to
Filipino seafarer are credible, above board and up to international standards.
The first maritime institution that has been granted the accredited
autonomous recognition is the J.B. Lacson Foundation College. other maritime institutions
that are preparing to follow the voluntary accreditation process are the: University of
Cebu in Cebu City; the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in Fort Bonifacio; and the
Philippine Maritime Institute Colleges in downtown Manila.
Necessity of a Regional Maritime Academy in the Philippines.
The establishment of a regional maritime academy in the
Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is a realization
deserving imitation. It is a recognition of a goal that would answer to the urgent demands
of the maritime manpower shortage - competent and skilled officers and ratings.
Predominant countries in the Area are archipelagic in nature, and so the establishment of
such an institution was felt seriously. The growth Area, being the evolving 'tiger
economies' in the region will surely benefit from the formation of a said academy which
will solve the perennial
