Guidance
Quality in Marine Education
The Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre in Owen Sound, Ontario is a key program of all of the programs offered by Georgian College.
Marine Careers Start Here!
Shipping companies recognize that cadet training attracts and produces the kind of people required to operate today’s ships. Accordingly the graduate placement record continues to be one of the best in the province. The longer term prospects for well-trained marine engineers are very promising as there is a critical shortage of qualified engineers at the higher certificate levels both nationally and internationally. Also, the pay levels – while appropriate to the responsibilities and conditions involved – are much higher than in most shore-based industries.
The Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre was established in 1969 in accordance with Transport Canada’s Marine Transportation Branch. Since that time, 1,000’s of graduates have gone on to work in rewarding marine careers like:
- Shipboard positions as Deck Officers
- Engine Room Officers
- Shore-based jobs as Marine Superintendents
- Marine Operations
- Manager Human Resources
- Vice-President
- President and Owner of Canadian shipping companies
Georgian College marine graduates play a large role in the success of Canada’s transportation industry. Graduates from the Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre are considered some of the finest and best educated mariners, with the best marine certification in the world!
The Marine Engineering Technology and Marine Navigation Technology programs have been planned in co-operation with Transport Canada and shipping companies, offers complete preparation for those seeking employment as ships’ engineering and navigation officers.
This program has been organized to provide the best available merchant marine engineer and navigation training in Canada and features the following:
- Six months of comprehensive basic skills training
- Co-operative training on-board Canadian and international merchant ships
- Courses supported by an equipped 16,000 square foot laboratory
- State of the art propulsion systems simulator
- Workshop facility
