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  • Interested in a Nautical career? Check out Camosun College’s Nautical Training Site!

    Industry approved Marine Training Certification taught by industry professionals.

    Located in Victoria, BC, Camosun College's Nautical Training provides industry approved Marine Training Certification taught by…

  • Donation to help women and Indigenous people in trades training

    Representatives from Camosun College and Seaspan Shipyards celebrate a major donation. Front, left to right: Nigel Mark, Paige Boroski and Shanae Atkinson (Camosun College students).…

  • Victoria’s Camosun College to receive $150k for potential on-campus film studio

    Camosun College’s Interurban campus will be getting $150,000 from the province to facilitate the potential creation of an on-campus film studio for its students, according…

  • Welcome to Camosun College Nautical Training!

    With over 40 years of providing outstanding real-world training to thousands of seafarers, Camosun continues to deliver the practical skills, support and education you want…

  • Camosun College to roll out electric-vehicle maintenance training program

    VICTORIA -- A Vancouver Island college is set to begin training certified automotive technicians on how to maintain electric vehicles.

    Camosun College’s Interurban campus will…

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  • Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada (NPESC) Award presented to Camosun Students

    Today Capt. Ivan Oxford one of the directors of the Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada (NPESC) was here and presented the bursary award to…

  • New! Ship Construction and Stability

    A new Nautical Course from Camosun College!

    Ship Construction and Stability

    For details on this course and contact, click…

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  • Watchkeeping Mate Award of Excellence

    Did you know that each year BC Ferries and Thermopylae Club award a Watchkeeping Mate student the Watchkeeping Mate Award of Excellence? 

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  • At Sea with Nautical

    Here are two bridge watch students, Natalie and Pria (L to R), working on a stage on the side of a vessel as part of…

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  • New Nautical Simulator Signals Strong Partnerships

    Atlantic Towing Simulator Partnership

    VICTORIA, BC - - Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL) is pleased to announce approximately $700,000 in funding to support a new, state-of-the-art marine simulator for Camosun…

  • Unique collaboration between UVIC and Camosun trains students for engineering competitions

    Welding Engineering Collaboration UVIC and Camosun

    The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Victoria serves as the home for a number of student design teams, such as the UVic Submarine…

  • Camosun’s continuing education site a quick hit

    Camosun’s continuing education site a quick hit

    Camosun College has given flight to a new website, along with hundreds of fall classes, geared towards launching new career opportunities.

    There has already been…

  • Indigenous students continue to gain meaningful employment through marine industry partnerships

    Camosun College’s Coastal Centre reports that 100 per cent of students recently enrolled in a collaborative marine industry program…

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  • Camosun Coastal Centre celebrates student success with marine industry training

    January 24, 2018

    Victoria, BC – Sixteen Indigenous students have recently graduated from the Ship Repair Entry Level Training Program (SRELT), a collaborative marine industry…

  • Seaspan ULC Appoints Brent Hale as Chief Administrative Officer

    Vancouver, BC — Seaspan ULC (Seaspan) today announced the appointment of Brent Hale as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

    Brent joined Seaspan in June 2015 as…

  • Camosun opens new training centre in Esquimalt

    Camosun College has increased its regional presence with the opening of the Camosun Coastal Centre in Esquimalt. Formerly known as IMTARC (Industry Marine Training and…

  • Exploring Supplier Development in British Columbia 2017-18 PILOT

    Overview
    In partnership with industry, the Government of British Columbia is exploring the creation and implementation of a British Columbia Supplier Development Program (BC…

  • 2017 IMTARC RFPs

    Please see the following (3) RFPs:

    Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
    Corporate Lean Training Request for Proposals

    Summary Details:
    This RFP seeks…

  • Centred on productivity: why IMTARC is primed to fill the construction training gap

    Nobody is going to confuse a navy destroyer for a Vancouver condominium, but there’s a remarkable overlap in the skills required to build them. It’s…

  • IMTARC & Camosun’s joint “Passport to Shipbuilding” program featured in Times Colonist

    Times Colonist, May 15, 2016

    Chris Taylor is like most millennials. He wants a good career job and eventually a family and home of his…

  • Multi-Industry Skills Training (MIST) program helps British Columbians get job-ready

    On November 9, 2015, 12 students made a 20-day commitment to their career futures. This was the first of six cohorts of students - 72…

  • IMTARC and Cryopeak partner on the delivery of the first LNG course of its kind in BC

    Esquimalt, BC., – July 21, 2015 – The Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC), an industry-focused enabler for workforce development, recently partnered with…

  • IMTARC completes first entry level Ship Repair Program of its kind

    Esquimalt, BC., – May 20, 2015 – The Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC), BC's key shipbuilding and repair industry workforce development integrator,…

  • IMTARC completes Introduction to Shipbuilding and Repair Course

    The Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC) and Camosun College recently partnered on the delivery of a six week "Introduction to Shipbuilding and Repair" course. …

  • IMTARC’s Aboriginal graduates start work at Meridian Marine

    IMTARC's Graduates

    Esquimalt, BC – Dec. 15, 2014 – The Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC), BC's key shipbuilding and repair industry workforce development integrator,…

  • The Aboriginal Workplace Readiness Program is a success at IMTARC

    From October 4th to October 18th ten hardworking individuals took part in the Aboriginal Workplace Readiness Program at the Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research…

  • Outlook brightens for region: Industry officials predict growth for high-tech, shipbuilding, tourism

    Chemistry Consulting’s annual economic outlook breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. for a good reason — there’s a lot happening these days in Greater Victoria…

  • Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC): A student’s perspective

    IMTARC SRELT students learning at the Esquimalt Graving Dock

    By Tonya Gillard, Recent Graduate, Shipbuilding Repair Entry-Level Training...

    Between October 2 and December 20 2013, I became one of 13…

  • BC/NS Discussions on Workforce (and Supplier) Development in the Shibuilding and Repair Industry

    On November 26th and 27th, 2013, the Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC) in British Columbia and the Major Initiatives and Project Office…

  • Training centre opens in Canada

    An era of enhanced growth, productivity and competitiveness for British Columbia’s shipbuilding and shiprepair sectors is promised as a result of major new investments…

  • Company facilitates training for marine industry

    Instructor David Rogers from BC Hazmat Management Ltd. teaches a Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) course to employee

    A retired naval captain is changing the way marine industrial training is done in British Columbia.

    Capt(N) (Ret’d) Alex Rueben best…

  • Sun rising on shipbuilding industry, says Victoria-based marine research centre

    Nick Thom, left, Dwight Huddlestan, Mitchell Pennimpede and Reg Hayward learn from Ryan Steacy about measuring C02 levels using an atmospher

    B.C. shipyards have the capability to build three new B.C. ferries, although it may require a joint effort among companies, says the head of…

  • Collaboration and support crucial to the success of the industry

    The West Coast shipbuilding and repair industry is undergoing an industrial renaissance.  In October 2011, the federal government announced the results of the National Shipbuilding…

  • IMTARC Ship Building & Repair Training Update

    Activities and training courses, supporting the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, continue to build at the Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC)…

  • New Shipbuilding Training Centre Built Close to the Industry’s Heart

    A new training centre has been established on southern Vancouver Island to serve B.C.’s re-awakened shipbuilding and repair industries. In the first two months…

  • IMTARC Grand Opening

    Minister Yelich joins partners in celebrating the opening of the Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC) on January 22, 2013

    Today,…