Western Maritime Institute Canada
3519 Hallberg Road V9G 1K1 Ladysmith, BC, Canada

Congratulations Dustin- from all of us at WMI! Check out his review below. We look forward to welcoming you back, in the future! With my new Bridge Watch Rating, I challenged and passed it. I got a lot of information from my instructor, Serge in the MED STCW Basic Safety Training course. Please let him know I am saying a huge, Thank you! -Dustin

We are one week away from our very first course in WMI's new, Surrey Campus! With limited seats still available, contact WMI now to discuss your enrollment into the Marine Advanced First Aid for December 14-18, 2020. Speak with an Admissions Rep now at: [email protected]

At WMI, we are working hard to protect you, your loved ones, our staff members and their loved ones too! A reminder to our students at this time... masks are mandatory when on the WMI campus, this is to ensure we can continue providing safe education to you. To see further updates, please click here or inquire with us at: [email protected] https://www.maritimeed.com/covid-19-updates/

Welcome to Western Maritime Institute, in our new Surrey campus! Check out our video to get familiar with our new campus and contact us to discover upcoming course(s)! Speak with our Admissions team now: [email protected]... #westernmaritimeinstitute #vancouverbc See more

Mainland Campus !!! Coming Soon !!! You asked, we listened- that’s our part, here is yours: WMI’s new mainland campus on King George Blvd is opening soon. Send us a quick email to [email protected] letting us know what course you would like to see delivered at the new campus.

It’s World Maritime Day & Thank you Thursday! Today we think about all those who have dedicated their careers to protecting Canadians at sea and providing marine assistance - day in & day out! Along with our partners and communities, we thank you.

As we all adjust to the new "norm" of society, here's a good article from the CBC. Students at WMI this year will be practicing safety in multiple ways, one of them being, with the use of masks. We look forward to welcoming you to campus for 2020/2021! https://www.cbc.ca//technol/face-mask-stow-reuse-1.5675473

Congratulations to our first completed, Bridge Watch Rating course for the 2020-2021 school year and good luck on all of your future endeavours. Today we also say farewell to one of our beloved instructors, Steve Graham... may retirement suit you and may your next chapter be even more exciting! #MarineIndustry #Canada

As we all adjust to the new "norm" of society, heres a good article from the CBC. Students at WMI this year will be practicing safety in multiple ways, one of them being, with the use of masks. We look forward to welcoming you to campus for 2020/2021! https://www.cbc.ca//technol/face-mask-stow-reuse-1.5675473

A reminder to our eagerly awaiting students... registration for all courses opens up for July 13th (Monday). We hope to see you on campus again soon!

Our campus may look a little different to what you remember... but today we welcomed back our first group of students for the 2020-2021 school year... Welcome to WMI, our July Bridge Watch Students, it is a pleasure to have you onboard!

Wishing WMIs family, friends and students across Canada, a wonderful, memorable and safe Canada Day for 2020! #CanadaDay2020

By popular demand, we have launched an earlier date for the MED STCW Advanced Firefighting. The July 13-17, 2020 MED STCW AFFOC is now open for registration. Contact our Admission Reps today to get enrolled! ... #Firefighting #Marineindustry

Our students are our crew members here at WMI. You asked for the courses and we listened, we have a variety of courses that are soon to begin... MEDs and Bridge Watch for our soon-to-be deckhands, ECDIS and EPS for our aspiring Watch Keepers, among many others... Inquire now with our Admission Reps! 250-245-4455... https://www.maritimeed.com/ See more

From our corner of the globe to yours, we celebrate the powerful, life giving and life taking, seductress that is the ocean. Did you know: There are more historic artifacts under the sea than in all of the worlds museums! #worldoceansday

Some of our students get to work in the most secluded, challenging and breathtaking places that Canada has to offer... Join them and kickstart your career as a deckhand today! To inquire further, please call 250-245-4455.... MED STCW BST: July 26-31, 2020 MED STCW SC: Aug. 04-07, 2020

Kevin (Instructor) was a great instructor. He is passionate about this subject and made it a great learning environment!- SEN-EPS Spring 2020 Student A reminder that online EPS (Former SEN 1A) registration is still open, will we be seeing you at our next course? https://www.maritimeed.com/

Mitch (instructor) was a top notch teacher and he provided me with lots of help when needed and I was very grateful for that! He also made the course fun. I will recommend this school to many people Nils Webber, Bridge Watch Rating student

As WMI prepares for Bridge Watch Rating Registration to begin next Monday (June 1st, 2020)... we want to wish everyone a Happy Friday and an enjoyable weekend. Fair Winds and Following Seas!

Due to demand and the anticipated overwhelming number of Bridge Watch Students returning to school in September, we have scheduled an earlier Bridge Watch Rating class, details below: Course: Bridge Watch Rating Course Start Date: July 6th, 2020 - Aug. 26, 2020 Fee: $5,615... If you are planning to take the full Bridge Watch Program, the schedule is detailed below: Bridge Watch Rating Course July 6 Aug. 26, 2020 - $5,615 Marine Basic First Aid - Aug. 27-28, 2020 - $385 ROC-MC - Sept. 02-04, 2020 - $625 MED Survival Craft Sept. 08-11, 2020 - $1,268 MED Basic Safety Training Sept. 14-19, 2020 - $1,990 Registration begins on Monday June 1st, 2020.

Happy Monday! A reminder to our students working towards their WKM, CM500GT or M500GT: SEN- EPS (Former SEN 1A) is now available as an online course with registration to begin today.... Please call WMI on: 250-245-4455 between the hours of 10-14:00 to register! #onlinecourses

In 2004, 410 people drowned in Canada. Of that 410 people, 66% were less than 15 metres from shore/safety. -Cold Water Boot Camp A Lifejacket can be the difference between life and death. Here is an interesting read and a necessary reminder... wear your life preserving equipment- it is there for your safety, not for decoration!

As WMI works to organise more courses for online delivery, we are excited to announce an additional course. For our students working towards their WKM, CM500GT or M500GT: SEN- Electronic Positioning Systems (Former SEN 1A) will be available as an online course with registration to begin on Monday the 25th of May, 2020. For more details please see: https://www.maritimeed.com/online-learning/

WMIs first set of online courses have now concluded. It was a pleasure having our students back in a classroom environment through our online Zoom sessions. Take a look and see what they had to say! Will we be seeing you at our next online course? Leadership and Teamwork: "Under the circumstances, being able to work from home in a live, real time context was useful. This course saved me money in personal expenses and being away from my family." -Dan Rutherford... Leadership and Managerial Skills: "Chris (instructor) has an excellent teaching style and is very helpful/valuable in group discussions.The online training delivery is excellent." -LMS Student https://www.maritimeed.com/online-learning/

Hi WMI students... have you been eagerly awaiting our next school years schedule for 2020/2021? Checkout our new schedule on our just launched new website! Keep in mind, WMI is working hard to ensure your safety in returning back to campus. For this reason, we will not be taking registrations until July. We recommend getting started on planning the required time off and getting your funding approved! We look forward to welcoming you back to WMI very soon!... https://www.maritimeed.com/

WMI students and soon to be students... we have some exciting updates heading your way on Wednesday... Make sure to stay posted and check our website and social medias for our next school years schedule announcement!

Lets take a moment to appreciate being isolated in such a beautiful part of the world! Whilst we at WMI, count down the weeks till we can see our students again, we hope you are all staying safe and eagerly awaiting coming back to WMI for school in September, 2020! Expect updates on next school years schedule soon... #stayposted #WesternMaritimeInstitute #BeautifulBC #September2020

Exciting things are underway at WMI...We are only one week away from our first online course beginning! #onlinetraining #marineworld #leadership #teamwork #managementskills #canada

https://twitter.com/CoastGuardC/status/1256250181860851712

Western Maritime Institute has been working hard to give our students the opportunity to take some of their courses online. At this time, we would like to advise we are now able to offer, Leadership and Teamwork (LTW) and Leadership and Managerial Skills (LMS) through online education. To learn more, please contact WMI at 250-245-4455 between the hours of 10-14:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday or send an email to [email protected] #onlinelearning #marinetraining #vancouverisland

On this National Day of Mourning, we remember those who were killed, injured, or made ill as a result of workplace incidents. We must all make sure workers hav...e the supports they need to do their jobs safely, and do everything we can to prevent workplace incidents. Every worker deserves to come home to their family at the end of the day. Learn more: https://www.dayofmourning.bc.ca/

For some, this pandemic has caused a change of routine, for others it means working harder to keep vital supplies moving... Lets hope that no matter the circumstance, youve taken a moment to breath in and appreciate the beauty that is evident all around us- especially those lucky enough to call Canada home! Happy 50th Earth Day! #EarthDay #BeautifulBC #VancouverIsland #Canada

We always love to see what our students are doing now, with their career at sea! A big thank you to one of WMIs graduated students, Mathew for this beautiful shot of H.N. Hodder bringing a tow into the mouth of North Arm Jetty in Vancouver, B.C! Keep up the good work guys! #tugboat #marinetraining #lifeatsea #westernmaritimeinstitute

A reminder to everyone to check up on their friends, family members and neighbours... this is an unprecedented time for everyone but there is help for those who feel they need it. #covid19 #weareinthistogether #wellnesstogethercanada

We hope everyone is staying safe and (for those who can)... staying home! For our wonderful essential workers (and a lot of our students), we thank you for your continued hard work and dedication at this time! #stayhome #weareinthistogether

Extinguishers! Heres an example of one of our students learning how to respond to an emergency situation, and correctly addressing that emergency with a fire extinguisher. An important part of MED STCW BST course is the hands-on aspect as it prepares students for what they can expect in the event of a fire on-board their vessel!... PTASS- pull pin, test extinguisher, aim, squeeze, sweep! #MarineTraining #Firetraining #EmergencyResponse #Studentsof2020 #Firesimulation #VancouverIsland

To give insight into our MED STCW BST course, we sent one of our Admissions reps, Connie, in for some training...check out her experience. Will we be seeing you on our next course? These records denote Connies experiences of going through the MED STCW BST course at WMI.

We love hearing the stories from our students about their travels! Whether it is ice breaking in the Arctic, tugging logs in the coastal waters of Canada to all other Marine operations! A big thank you to all of our students and fellow Mariners who are working hard to keep vital supplies moving and to ensure the safety of essential travel during this time!

At this time, Western Maritime Institute is not contactable via telephone. Due to this, our Admission Reps are contactable only via Email for any questions or concerns. https://www.maritimeed.com/contact/ We are in this together #COVID19