The new Algoma Central Corporation Marine Emergency Duties (MED) Centre has been officially opened at the Owen Sound Campus of Georgian College. The $7.5 million, 13,600-square-foot facility is a key part of the college’s Centre for Marine Training and Research. It will be used extensively by students enrolled in Georgian’s postsecondary marine programs as well as by working mariners who require certification or refresher training.
CITT has announced the 2016 winners of its academic awards. The six awards, which are given to those who receive top marks in CITT’s specialized logistics courses towards the CCLP® (CITT-Certified Logistics Professional) designation, will be presented at Canada Logistics Conference 2016 in Saint John, New Brunswick, on October 26-28.
Obtaining and maintaining a professional designation is a worthy achievement and something that any individual can be proud of. Currently some 80 individuals proudly bear the Professional Freight Forwarder (PFF) designation and are recognized as ‘Individual Members’ of the association.
The Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Seaspan, announced multi-year, multi-million dollar donations to benefit the future of British Columbia’s marine industrial sector.
The commitment totals $2.9 million and includes a three-year, $900,000 donation by the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation to three institutional trades training programs in Canada. This donation has been given in support of the Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy program under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The donation recipients include the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to support Aboriginals in trades, Camosun College to support women in trades, and the Canadian Welding Association (CWA) Foundation for both new welding equipment and teacher professional development.
By Alex Binkley
Employment in the maritime sector is low on the radar of most high school students and, as a result, Georgian College in Owen Sound brings a navigation simulator to job and trade fairs to attract attention.
In surveys of what would rank as the top 50 job areas for graduating students, “no one picks shipping,” says Colin MacNeil, Coordinator of Marine Programs at the Owen Sound campus of Georgian College, the only community college in Ontario that offers marine courses. Many students and career councillors “don’t know the industry is there.”
By Keith Norbury
Partnering with institutions of higher learning to deliver educational programs is nothing new for the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association. For years, CIFFA has arranged with community colleges, such as Seneca College in Ontario, Brighton College in B.C., and Eastern College in the Maritimes to deliver programs in international trade, business, and logistics.
