IoT-Based Competency Tracking Systems for Seafarer Training Management: Automated Performance Monitoring and Skill Gap Identification in Indonesian Maritime Academies
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https://doi.org/10.55123/ijisit.v2i2.55Keywords:
Competency Tracking, Educational Technology Utilization, Internet of Things, Maritime Training, Skill AssessmentAbstract
Internet of Things (IoT)-based competency tracking systems represent a transformative advancement in maritime training management, enabling automated, real-time monitoring of student skill development, objective performance assessment, and data-driven identification of competency gaps that manual assessment methods cannot match in precision, timeliness, or scalability. Yet the full realization of these technological capabilities is critically constrained by a utilization gap between what IoT tracking systems can provide and how instructors actually employ these systems in training practice. This mixed-methods study investigates IoT competency tracking system implementation at Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Pelayaran (STIP) Jakarta through secondary analysis of system usage logs (N=17 instructors, 847 student records) and Focus Group Discussions with maritime academy students (n=22) and training instructors (n=17). Findings reveal that while IoT tracking systems generate comprehensive, granular competency data across navigation, engineering, and safety training domains, instructors utilize only 22.3 percent of advanced analytical features, relying primarily on basic attendance and pass/fail recording while underutilizing skill gap diagnosis, personalized intervention planning, and longitudinal competency development tracking capabilities. Competency data completeness rates of 70.5 percent and average entry delays of 4.1 days further compromise system effectiveness. Instructor training deficits (38%), time constraints (28%), and data interpretation confidence gaps (18%) emerge as primary utilization barriers. The study proposes an IoT Competency Tracking Utilization Framework integrating comprehensive faculty development, dedicated system interaction time, ongoing technical support, and institutional accountability mechanisms for closing the capability-utilization gap and ensuring maritime graduate competency outcomes align with STCW requirements.
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