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WMI’s 2016/2017 Schedule is Live!
The 2015/2016 academic year at Western Maritime Institute is coming to an end and we’re down to our last few spring courses. We’re excited about what the next academic year has in store. Congratulations to all
Course registration is now available on our website and we are looking forward to having another very busy year with a campus full of activity. In the 2016/2017 academic year, we will be offering:
STCW MED Refreshers – Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have not been able to schedule out MED Refresher courses in the Spring and Summer as we had originally anticipated. We are now projecting to start running those courses in the Fall and the course schedule can be found on our website.
Watch Keeping Mate – Near Coastal
Mate and Master, 500GT Domestic
We will also offer Marine Emergency Duties courses spread throughout the year as well as a variety of fishing vessel courses from the new Small Vessel Operator Certificate and modules to the Fishing Master 4 and Fishing Master 3 Certificates of Competency at our Ladysmith campus on Vancouver Island.
Now is a good time to enrol in courses starting in September! Here’s a handy to-do list for registration:
- Have a Seafarer’s Medical done to ensure that you are physically able to undertake employment in the marine industry. To find a Transport Canada approved examiner in your area, log on to https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/4/mme-mdm/eng/marine-medical-examiners/search
- Get your Candidate Document Number (CDN) from Transport Canada
- Go to our website and register for the courses you need. Once you register, you’ll get a call from one of our Admissions and Career Advisor within one business day and you’ll be taken through the payment process.
- Pay your deposit: to secure your spot you will need to pay a non-refundable deposit. The deposit is $250 if you’re registering for a full program and $250 per course (to a maximum of $1000) if you’re registering for portions of a program.
We look forward to welcoming you to our campus as you start or further your marine career.
Master 500GT, Domestic Certificate of Competency
Western Maritime Institute is now fully accredited by Transport Canada to offer the Master, 500GT, domestic certificate. Thanks to the success of the 2015/2016 cohort of students on the Transport Canada exams, future students can now enroll in a fully accredited 500 Tons Master certificate at WMI. This means that the next time you take a Ship Management Level 2 and/or Engineering Knowledge Level 1 course at WMI, you will be writing the WMI exam at the end of these courses. For more information on the Master, 500GT, Domestic Certificate of Competency, log on to http://www.maritimeed.com/master-500gt-domestic/.
Here we Grow Again!
If you haven’t been at the Ladysmith campus in the past two months, then you haven’t seen the transformation that’s taking place in the WMI gym, future home of WMI’s Transas Bridge Simulator and Marine Engineering programs. With this addition, WMI will be the only marine college in western Canada offering a full Engine Room Rating Certificate!
Once installed, the new Bridge Simulator will allow our Watchkeeping Mate, Near Coastal and Master, 500GT students to complete their Simulated Electronic Navigation courses at WMI.
Martin Leduc at The Monitor visited our campus and wrote a great article about the transformations taking place at WMI as we seek to provide more options for accelerated marine training on Vancouver Island and beyond.
Stay tuned for announcements on an Open House and unveiling of the finished project.
Funding Options
- Canada-BC Jobs Grant
The Canada-BC Job Grant is “an employer-driven, cost-sharing program that helps employers invest in training for their current or future employees”. The 2016 round of funding is now available for training that starts on or before September 30, 2016.The grant helps employers offset the cost of training up to a maximum of $10,000 per employee per year. The employer is required to contribute at least 1/3 of the cost of the training and to have a job for the employee at the end of the training. The employer will need to pay for the full training cost up front and then apply to have the government portion repaid once the employee has been placed in a job. More information about the program as well as the application forms can be found at: https://www.workbc.ca/Employer-Resources/Canada-BC-Job-Grant/What-is-the-Canada-B-C-Job-Grant.aspx or call our Admissions Office for more information.
- NPES Nautical Training Bursary
This year there will be a total of five $1,000 bursaries awarded to applicants enrolled in Nautical Science or Marine Engineering courses of a minimum length of 250 hours at a training institution approved by Transport Canada and registered with the British Columbia government.
For more information and/or to make an application visit www.npesc.ca or contact the secretary/treasurer directly by email at [email protected] or by mail at 3648 Glenview Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7R 3E8
Application deadline: October 14th, 2016
For more information
TF 1 866 632 6888
T 250-245-4455
F 250-245-8881
[email protected]
www.maritimeed.com
3519 Hallberg Road, Ladysmith BC, V9G 1K1
