Learning Design Methodology
Good training doesn't start with a slide deck. It starts with the right learning objectives and a clear view of the behavior we need to change.
Training designed for the real working environment
Behind every Maersk Training course is a deliberate design process. We start with the operational outcome the client needs – safer lifts, faster well control response, better bridge team coordination – and work backwards to the learning objectives, assessment criteria and delivery format that will actually get us there. It is why our courses hold up to international accreditation and, more importantly, to the reality of the working environment they prepare people for.
Our methodology
Six stages, one goal: training that transfers from the classroom to the working environment. Here's how we get there.
Needs and performance analysis
We sit with operations, safety and HR stakeholders to understand the gap – the incidents, near misses, audit findings or strategic changes driving the training need.
Defining learning objectives
Objectives are written as observable behaviours, not topics. Each one links to a competency, a task and a measurable outcome.
Blueprint and assessment design
We decide the right mix of classroom, simulator, e-learning, VR/XR and on-the-job coaching – and how we will know the learning has transferred.
Content development
Subject matter experts and instructional designers co-author materials. Scenarios are built around real operational data where possible.
Pilot, validate and accredit
Courses are piloted with representative learners and, where relevant, submitted for accreditation (Nautical Institute, GWO, STCW, OPITO, IWCF / IADC).
Deliver, measure and improve
Participant, instructor and client feedback feeds a continuous improvement loop. We track whether learning actually shows up back in the workplace.