WEB CADET ON THE SPOTLIGHT

   

The Norwegian Maritime Foundation of the Philippines in cooperation with Maritime Training Offices and INNIT  AS have launched the Web Cadet in the Philippines in a 2-day forum and demo on March 19 and 20 at the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Manila. 

    On the first day of the forum, Geir Frdtjof FoldØy - Training Consultant of MARROP had discussed the usage of web cadet in Norway and the approval of the Norwegian Maritime Administration. The INNIT team have had a run through on the developments of web cadet, roles and constraints in the system, cost and opportunities for customization and a demo of web cadet. 

    Web Cadet is an online and offline training record book, with social web technology 2.0 which makes it available through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google +. Web Cadet is simply L.I.M ( Learning in Motion)  with applications available on smartphones and tablets. It has also back up and dual site replication. It is being used  by training offices in handling apprentices to ensure quality of education and quality of administrative tasks according to the Norwegian laws of apprentice training.

    The need for consistent documentation throughout the maritime education period has paved the way to the development of web cadet. In continuous search for better quality and better security, 4 Norwegian Maritime Training Offices in cooperation with an  IT company INNIT AS, the apprenticeship electronic documentation system known to us now as web cadet is developed. The development is approved by Norwegian Maritime Administration and supported by parties in the maritime business; Norwegian Shipowner's Association, Federation of Norwegian Coastal Shipping, Association of Cargo Freighters (Norway ) , Royal Norwegian Navy, Norwegian Maritime Officers Association and the Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers. 

  The web cadet system aims to have a reliable and secure electronic documentation system and to assure quality documentation of training and assessment for the coming officers and engineers. 

   The development of web cadet started from the request of maritime training offices in Norway, then feasibility study was conducted in August 2012. The project has started in November of the same year followed by BETA testing from May 2013 - August 2013. After its approval the full scale production started this year. 

   

   Web Cadet has flexible system built with configurable options making it readily available for customization. Though  any institution interested  should apply for approval of its National Authority. As web cadet originate in Norway, this has been approved by  the Norwegian Maritime Administration.  The cost for customization varies depending on the number of users/cadets. 

     On day 2, the descriptions and roles on web cadet course has been tackled including the structure and common features. Cadets, training officers, assessors and cadet administrators were taught of managing dashboards, reviewing record book, performing assessment and reports and approving ship periods. There was also a short demo of web cadet apps for smart phones and tablets.