Mass Maritime offering free program for mariners

Available at no cost to maritime professionals for the first two years, students have an opportunity to earn up to fifteen college credits by completing the program, which is recognized and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.

The Maritime Executive alerts us that the Massachusetts Maritime Academy has launched a new online certificate program titled “Pollution Compliance for Seafarers.”  This new program, offered through the Department of Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, is designed to raise awareness of pollution concerns affecting the maritime industry by making courses easily accessible to professional mariners. Offered entirely online, the program consists of five, credit-bearing college courses leading to a “Certificate of Pollution Compliance for Seafarers.”

The program is free for mariners until October 1st 2010.  Funding has been provided by a grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seafarer’s Education Fund.

This is a great opportunity and it looks like the first class is already full.  I’d recommend anybody interested in taking advantage of this do so as soon as possible.

For more information, visit the Mass Maritime website.