The impact of effectiveness of the simulator training program on different factors of needs and interest of the training

This research is an attempt to identify the impact of effectiveness of the maritime simulator training program on different factors of needs and interest of the program. Model is developed to understand the impact. Data was collected from the course participants attending various simulator based training programmes from three training centers. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to examine the reliability and validity of the measurement models. Path analysis is also carried out to understand the impact of effectiveness of the simulator training program on different factors of needs and interest of the program. The structural equation modeling technique using AMOS software was used to test the model.