The is offering two rounds of pre-training courses in Iqaluit come September, as well as another round of the Kisarvik Program.

SA国际影视传媒淭he pre-training program is really an introduction to what the marine industry is all about,SA国际影视传媒� said executive director Elizabeth Cayen.

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The course is two weeks long and run like life on a ship.

SA国际影视传媒淵ou have to be in your seat at 8:30 because if you arenSA国际影视传媒檛 the ship has sailed,SA国际影视传媒� said Cayen.

Drugs and alcohol are absolutely not allowed and accommodations need to be kept shipshape

SA国际影视传媒淎nd we try to use marine terms as much as possible. Even in terms of time. If your class starts at 1:00 p.m., it starts at 13:00.

Cayen says absolutely anyone in Nunavut can apply.

The Kisarvik Program includes some pre-training material, but adds Bridge Watch 1 SA国际影视传媒� a course that prepares students to be employed as safe and efficient workers on board a marine vessel. A successful student will exit the course with myriad certificates.

Kisarvik, first run as a pilot program in the fall of 2016, was designed to also teach essential life skills, including literacy, numeracy, problem-solving, form-filling, budgeting and banking, and resume-writing.

As co-ordinating instructor Capt. Randy Pittman has previously explained, Kisarvik means safe place to anchor, save haven, good bottom, and good foundation.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 meant for people who have more than one challenge. LetSA国际影视传媒檚 face it everybody in Nunavut has challenges SA国际影视传媒� weSA国际影视传媒檙e a rural community across the board so that is challenging in itself. With Kisarvik we try to aim for the younger crowd, so 18 to 30, 35,SA国际影视传媒� said Cayen.

SA国际影视传媒淎 lot of them wonSA国际影视传媒檛 have high school. They may have challenges with never having left home. They donSA国际影视传媒檛 know what thatSA国际影视传媒檚 all about. They may have challenges academically. TheySA国际影视传媒檒l have challenges maybe with things like daycare or family challenges. A lot of them have never gone high school.SA国际影视传媒�

Cayen says some Kisarvik students apply for the program by way of

a high school teacher who sees the potential but the young person has never had the chance to prove themselves.

SA国际影视传媒淲e are a strict operation. We try to make it as real life as possible. One of the things that we try to teach in the Kisarvik Program is: what is work?  A lot of people do not understand what work really is. It means having to show up on time every day. So those are things weSA国际影视传媒檝e tried to instill in them. What a work ethic is and what is demanded in the marine industry,SA国际影视传媒� said Cayen.

The two-week pre-training courses takes place at consortiumSA国际影视传媒檚 school in Iqaluit Sept. 9 to 13 and again Sept. 16 to 20. The Kisarvik Program takes place at the school from Sept. 23 to Dec. 13.